The jarringly early arrival of pumpkin spice-flavored everything means one thing and one thing only: Our palates are doomed. (Just kidding ... kind of.) The arrival of pumpkin spice in lattes, muffins ...

Fennel often belonging to the "grossly underutilized vegetables" tab, and it deserves much more praise and attention than it gets. It's one of those plants that can be eaten almost entirely, as the ...

I don’t think I had ever tasted fennel until I worked in a restaurant. Growing up, most of the vegetables we ate came from a can, and when we did have fresh produce, fennel certainly wasn’t on the ...

I cook a dish which I deem an excellent “gateway vehicle” to the wonder of fennel for many of my friends, and I’ve gone to absurd lengths in order to convert many a licorice-averse acquaintance to ...

Learn how to use every inch of this versatile vegetable. Makenna Held, the author of Mostly French and a cooking teacher based in France, didn’t always like fennel. She found it overpowering and ...

A quick weeknight supper of sauteed pork chops includes apples and fresh fennel, all in one pan. After browning the chops in a large skillet, transfer them to a plate, and cook sliced apples and ...

THIS TIME OF YEAR, the weather really messes with my psyche. A warm day comes along and I cheer right up. Then sun turns to sleet, and I just don’t know what season it is—or what I want to eat.

After a very indulgent holiday season filled with our favorite foods and sweets, we are ready to welcome 2014 with renewed intentions for clean living and eating. At least until Valentine's Day, when ...

The entire fennel plant is edible, including the bulb, stalk, fronds, “seeds,” blossoms and even its pollen. I don’t think I had ever tasted fennel until I worked in a restaurant. Growing up, most of ...