The kitchen you had designed with utmost dedication no longer attracts you,the very thought of going into the kitchen to prepare meal for the whole family gives you a jerk! If every now and then you plan to go out for your dinner just to avoid stepping into the kitchen, rest assured that its high time you should go for a renovation of your kitchen. It’s time to bring back your lost interest.

The modern day range (more…)

Ask the average American to define herbs and he or she will tell you that herbs are green leaves that have some medicinal properties. Some may even add that herbs like Thyme and Sage are used for cooking. This is how most people define herbs; which is quite good knowledge considering that most folks are ambivalent about the actual use of herbs in their own lives.

A herb (the word rhymes with ‘curb’) is a plant that is grown for (more…)

I love growing herb plants, they are cheap and easy to grow, they grow well indoors through the winter and I get to eat them. Herb plants grown well in cheap plastic plant containers. I got a stack of them out of the trash dumpster behind my local plant store. A few packets of seeds, some salvaged containers, some dirt and it is amazing how much will grow.

Most herbs are tough wild plants which thrive when pampered by gardeners (more…)

The cultivation and use of herbs as flavorings and medicines can be traced back to ancient Egyptians, the ancient Chinese and early Greeks and Romans.  Bible references and medieval documents reveal that most households used herbs in some way – whether to enhance and preserve food, as dyestuffs, or to keep odors at bay.

Today, we grow herbs for several different purposes – to flavor food, for potpourris to scent our homes, for ref (more…)

Want to be a Chef in San Francisco?

One of the reasons Tony Bennett left his heart in San Francisco has to be the food. Since the time of the Gold Rush, San Francisco, CA has been attracting people from all over the globe. They’ve been looking for a new start and bringing their cultural influences with them. Those cultural influences definitely show up in the food available in the Bay area. From the freshest seafood at Fisherman’s (more…)