Check the date on your bay leaf jar. If there isn't a date or you don't remember when you got them, it might be time to ...

When seasoning a dish before popping it in the oven, you might not think about the plants the herbs and spices came from. One time you might is when using bay leaves. It’s one thing to sprinkle food ...

Stewed honey apples with bay leaves are a soft, fruit topping for late winter breakfasts.

It’s the rare cookbook that reads like a travel journal and a cultural history as well. But in “Kitchen of Light: New Scandinavian Cooking With Andreas Viestad” (Artisan, $35), Viestad, a journalist ...

Can you eat bay leaves? Not always. Here's what to know about the potential dangers.

In the kitchen, there are some ingredients that are staples - garlic, onions, salt and pepper, maybe some Lawry’s. Without them, your recipe wouldn’t be the same. But what about the bay leaf? Does it ...

One of the things Angela Dimayuga loves most about California is the scent of eucalyptus in the air. She captures it in this rice dish by perfuming it with both ground dried bay leaves and fresh ones.

Traditionally, bay leaves come from laurel trees native to the Mediterranean region. In fact, they composed the crowns awarded to the athletes in ancient Greece. Bay leaves have also been used in ...