herbs

Our backyard garden is moderately small but it has a lot in terms of plants. We are not herb users but we have some herbs mostly given to us by friends. And some of those edibles growing around the house are not planted but wild. What's good is that we benefit from those plants that we need not...

Do you know the difference between a Herb and a Spice? I ask because I see so many people mixing the two up and genuinely not knowing the difference. It is quite easy to know the difference. A Herb is basically the green leaf and sometimes green stalk of a herbaceous (non-woody) plant. A...

When you use herbs and spices in your cooking do you pull out measuring spoons and measure exactly what the recipe calls for, or do you eyeball the measurements? I typically eyeball the measurements and use the quantity that feels right unless I am working with a brand new recipe.

Out of all of the herbs and spices there are in this world, I can honestly say that I hate cumin! The taste does not agree with me and it literally makes me sick to my stomach when I taste it in my food. I am not sure why this is, and I really can't describe what it is about the spice I don't...