Although you probably have bay leaves in your spice cabinet, ready for use in stews, sauces, stocks, and curries, they likely aren't the freshest, which means they aren't doing much for recipes. We're ...

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 ...

Can you eat bay leaves, or are they toxic? We'll separate the truth from the myth and explain why you technically can but should not eat this seasoning.

This pudding is redolent of bay, whose aroma lingers on the palate. Fresh bay leaves give the pudding a wonderful fragrance you don’t get when you use dried bay leaves, but either may be employed here ...

You may be skeptical about whether bay leaves actually have flavor, but rest assured they most certainly do. Bay leaves are one of the more elusive herbs with a flavor that puzzles people. Despite ...