Native to Mediterranean regions, the bay leaf plant (Laurus nobilis) is a well-known culinary herb. Also known as bay laurel, it’s a tree or shrub that grows outdoors in warm, humid climates or ...

If you cook regularly, you have probably come across a recipe that calls for a bay leaf and thought, "Do I need to spend $7 on a jar just for one bay leaf?" "Are the ones I have had in the spice ...

My earliest memory of bay comes not from the garden, but the kitchen. My mother always dropped a single dried bay leaf in her simmering pot of spaghetti sauce made from a recipe handed down from ...

Whether they're your running sneakers or your coziest slippers, our shoes go through the wringer. Can bay leaves help revive and refresh your favorite footwear?

Burning bay leaves is a traditional practice that some believe offers health benefits. But there’s little evidence to support these claims. Plus, doctors do not recommend burning and inhaling smoke of ...

Delia' shows you how to make béchamel sauce, using a mixture of butter and flour called a roux. A béchamel sauce is one of the French "mother sauces" and is a really good one to learn. Each serving ...

Back in December of last year, Ina Garten spoke with David Remnick on “The New Yorker Radio Hour,” and in answering a listener’s question, she shared her feelings on bay leaves — which were ambivalent ...