Tomato soup feels like the perfect base for flavor experimentation, but it's not as simple as it seems because not all ...

Although herbs and spices are often grouped together, they are actually completely different cooking elements with one basic similarity: They come from aromatic plants. Herbs are the leaves, stems, ...

Herbs and spices add fabulous flavor and color to food without adding salt, fat or sugar. Cooking with herbs and spices is also a great way to introduce a variety of flavors to children while helping ...

Professional chefs commonly enjoy a wide variety of flavors and celebrate them in their cooking. However, there is one herb ...

Although spices and herbs have been used since ancient times, they are playing a new and important role in modern food preparation. They not only add unique flavors to our food, but contribute color ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." From a ...

Medically reviewed by Jamie Johnson, RDN Certain herbs and spices may help your body fight an infection or ease symptoms. Compounds in these plants have anti-inflammatory or antimicrobial effects, ...

Open a drawer or cabinet in any kitchen in the U.S., and you’re likely to find several jars of dried herbs and spices. Jessica Clark, a mother of two from Lincoln, Nebraska, says she uses them so ...

In a world filled with quick fixes and weight-loss fads, the real game-changers often lie quietly in the kitchen spice box or herb rack. Across different cultures, many herbs and spices have long been ...

Open a drawer or cabinet in any kitchen in the U.S., and you’re likely to find several jars of dried herbs and spices. Jessica Clark, a mother of two from Lincoln, Neb., says she uses them so often ...