Regardless of how you celebrate end-of-year holidays, food is probably central to your winter festivities. And a trio of ...

Mace is a warming spice derived from Myristica fragrans, an evergreen known as the nutmeg tree. Native to the Banda Islands, aka the Spice Islands, in Indonesia, it’s the only tree that grows ...

How did these spices, grown in the tropics, became so closely associated with the Northern Hemisphere's winter holidays?

Did you know that mace and nutmeg are from the same tree? They share the same botanical name, but culinary-wise they are ...

Buy nutmeg whole and grate it as you need it. Avoid using ready-ground nutmeg, which quickly loses its flavour.

Buy nutmeg whole and grate it as you need it. Avoid using ready-ground nutmeg, which quickly loses its flavour.

Take ginger, which features in both sweet and savory recipes in many cuisines worldwide. Ginger roots take between eight and ...

Part two of this video segment can be found at the bottom of the article. ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — In a two-part Arts on the Go segment, artist Morgan Williams demonstrates painting a pine tree with ...