by Chef's Garden | Mar 19, 2024 | Culinary Arts
Scientifically called the Piper auritum, the peppery root beer leaf is also called hoja santa—or, the sacred leaf. While being cooked, the flavor of sassafras—along with cloves, nutmeg, mint, and black pepper—carries through the process whether these edible leaves are...
by Chef's Garden | Mar 7, 2024 | Botany
The leaves of the mushroom plant, which is indigenous to Papua, New Guinea, allow you to impart the delicious flavor of mushrooms to creative dishes—adding a delightful crunch instead of the traditional texture of mushrooms. Here are three ways that Chef Jamie Simpson...
by Chef's Garden | Oct 15, 2020 | Crafts & DIY
Ancient Sumerians created a soap-like substance using fats, ashes, and water thousands of years ago. They inscribed the directions for making it on cuneiform tablets. Romans, Greeks, Babylonians, and other cultures also used similar substances. Two thousand years ago,...
