Are you a bay leaf believer? Or do you think these leaves add little in the way of flavor. Read on to find out whether it's ...

I f you cook regularly, you have probably come across a recipe that calls for a bay leaf and thought, "Do I need to spend $7 ...

They can be added directly to the food or wrapped in cheesecloth and removed before serving. The following are suggested herb blends. (Assume equal parts unless specified.) Bay leaf, 2 parts parsley, ...

Although fresh leaves are becoming more widely available, they are usually sold dried. The dried bay leaves are more strongly flavoured than fresh ones, but the uses for both are the same.

I saw my first Bay plant (Laurus nobilis) 17 years ago while visiting the herb gardens at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska. It was a handsome plant about 5 feet tall in a large ...