Herald Food Editor Jeff Tiedeman loves to cook with spices because they can make even the blandest foods taste great without adding fat, sugar or salt.
CHEF JEFF: Slow-Cooked Italian Chicken with Noodles
Herald Food Editor Jeff Tiedeman loves to cook with spices because they can make even the blandest foods taste great without adding fat, sugar or salt.

Columnist Tammy Swift says certain foods have become so expensive and in-demand that they outshine the traditional Valentine's Day gifts like roses or jewelry. Bouquet of eggs, anyone?
This week, gardening columnist Don Kinzler fields questions about planting potatoes, rabbit-resistant shrubs, and how to prevent tomato blossom end rot.
Columnist Jessie Veeder shares her reflections on the passage of time during a recent stroll of her farmstead.
Trends include vegetable gardens in raised pods and a continuing surge in using native plants and grasses.