Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, step aside. These unusual spices and chef-level spice blends make your dishes sing with less toiling in the kitchen.
Salt increases thirst only in the very short term and then actually reduces it and makes you hungry. That’s the…
Is there a mishmash of messy old spices in your cupboard? Here’s some spice-saving wisdom… First, how long can spices…
Making spice blends at home can transform your meals—in minutes. There’s magic when you blend aromatic spices together—cumin, coriander, ginger,…
Want a quick mood boost? Go vanilla. People who ate vanilla-flavored yogurt had more positive moods, according to a new…
Oops! You just dumped a bunch of salt in your homemade stew (or soup or dressing or anything with wet…
Humidity can make your pepper shaker uncooperative. Here’s what to do… To keep the holes in a ground pepper shaker from…
Fresh herbs are great for a variety of recipes, but they can be pricey and you often can't use the…
Piper nigrum Linne, the plant that gives us black pepper, has been used in Eastern medicine for centuries to reduce…
Spice rubs and mixes are an easy way to add wonderful flavor to foods. They can be made in advance…
Do you need to watch your salt intake? Well, don't trade in flavor for bland! Here are three Wilen sisters–approved…
If you have eaten in a Japanese restaurant, you have probably tasted miso, the fermented bean paste that is the…
No doubt you've heard about the current “it” spice, turmeric, which shows promise at protecting against cancer, inflammation and Alzheimer's…
What a great root ginger is! It's an inexpensive healer for stomach ills and muscle aches and a chef favorite.…
