On a recent warm May day, bundles of small sun-kissed-colored fruit droop from a towering tree in Raffy Espiritu’s backyard ...

Salads mean different things to different people; the key lies in fresh ingredients, texture, and a well-balanced dressing.

Fruit. Surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora) is a large South American shrub or small tree that produces a crop this time of year ...

Bay Laurel (Lauris Nobilis) has a few other names to identify it and has a history in ancient Greece and Roman mythology. It ...

This chowder is one of the freshest, most summer-glorifying soups you can imagine. I make many versions of it during these ...

Bay leaf trees are hardy, tall, and evergreen — ideal for the region. Once planted, they take two to three years to mature. But the reward is long-lasting: “A single tree can yield 15 to 20 kg of ...

What do bay leaves taste like? Bay leaves come from the bay laurel tree, an evergreen tree native to the Mediterranean region. When they're cooked in a meal such as a stew or soup for an extended ...

Sweet: Beyond the savory, bay leaves are occasionally used in desserts, especially dairy-heavy plates like custards, panna cottas, and ice creams, to brighten rich sweets with fresh herbal flavor.

Sweet: Beyond the savory, bay leaves are occasionally used in desserts, especially dairy-heavy plates like custards, panna cottas, and ice creams, to brighten rich sweets with fresh herbal flavor.

Even so, bay leaves have prominent doubters, among them celebrity chef and cookbook author Ina Garten.The revelation came in a 2022 “New Yorker Radio Hour” podcast, when she was asked by a ...