"Spices are an incredible ingredient in the cook's arsenal, capable of transforming dishes, adding excitement, heat, and a wonderful taste."
"We use oils because we enjoy what they can do for cuisine and for making healthy food that we eat tastes that much more satisfying."
"Garlic powder is such an underappreciated product."
"Embrace garlic not just for its tantalizing flavor but for the incredible health benefits it brings to our table."
"The hottest thing that I grow is a habanero. I always grow habaneros like a plant of them for making peach habanero jam."
"The delicious taste of cinnamon has made it a popular culinary spice used among many cultures worldwide."
"Cinnamon works very well as an adjunct to other herbal tonics and is commonly added to tea blends which may include other roots, barks, and herbs."
"Tempeh: very versatile, delicious with grains, in soups, salads, or as a meat alternative."
"The fact that Alex and I can just come out here grab a weenie bring it into the kitchen and make full meals from the vegetables that we have out here in the backyard."
"A little bit of seaweed goes a long way, it's a fantastic flavoring and full of nutritional properties."
"Dandelions are perhaps one of the most underappreciated weeds out there. They're loaded with all kinds of good stuff for us and they actually make for a really tasty smoothie green."
"It's so rich with parsley, which is sort of the star of the show."
"Olive oil goes with everything—keto, paleo, low-fat—it's a blessing for heart health."
"Cherry tomatoes... they taste very well in salads and just eating them raw."
"Tofu is incredibly versatile. It can even be used in desserts."
"Mushrooms lend themselves very nicely to soups."
"The leaves and flowers of violets are edible."
"I learned something really neat this week... you can eat the blossoms and that they're really nice in salads."
"So we have 13 raised garden beds just behind the kitchen and do a lot of harvesting from those garden beds and preserving and and taking those items and and making them into something wonderful."
"Authentic balsamic vinegar is primarily used as a garnish or topping."
"Each category of balsamic vinegar is fundamentally pretty different in terms of its flavor profile and ultimately how they can be used."
"Ironwood has delicious flowers, and the Edamame pea pods are also edible."
"I like to have plenty of parsley to throw in my salads. It's just such a wonderful, delicious herb."
"They're really good, these creamy Gouda slices for like grilled cheese or something."
"That's what I love about shallots, they store for absolutely ages."
"Great use of cashew, what a wonderful creamy nut to use like that."
"Mozzarella, most versatile cheese, can be used on legitimately anything."
"Canned coconut milk is an amazingly versatile food item that successfully crosses into both sweet and savory recipes."
"Granadero... it makes wonderful plum tomatoes that make really great sauce."
"These apples taste like no other; they're very special, perfect for apple pie."
"The choke berry is native to the eastern and central United States... used in jams, juices, teas, candies, baked goods."
"When they're immature like this, they can be eaten like a zucchini."
"The seeds are good used in baking, and poppy seeds are the only edible part of the plant."
"Onions are more than just a culinary delight; they're a kidney-friendly powerhouse."
"A little care goes a long ways, and you can have some nice fresh basil on salads and pastas."
"I love having this on hand for health reasons, but also it just makes the absolute best soups, gravies, that kind of thing."
"Seriously delicious, generous, and makes good use of tomatoes."
"Lemons in the kitchen is like amazing, right? I love lemons in the kitchen."
"A garden full of tasty treats can be a feast for the eyes."
"I want to be able to spread this on cream cheese, I want to be able to use it as a marinade, oh my gosh."
"Every single part of the fish can be utilized to create enjoyment on the palates."
"The Makrut lime is used for cooking; the rind of it and the leaves are used in a lot of curries."
"Discover the many ways to use Hershey's chocolate syrup and enjoy the taste of chocolate compliments anything it touches."
"I always like having some herbs in my kitchen and then directly outside of my kitchen window to be able to see."
"Salt can be used in so many different ways; it's wonderful to cure meat with and also, you know, seasoning your food."
"This would work really well for some kind of dried fruit or maybe some crystallized ginger."
"The great thing about a kaffir lime tree is that we use the leaves a lot as an herb for cooking."
"Manuka honey is celebrated for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant capacities."
"We're eating this one at the moment probably more than any of these herbs, just so tasty with a lot of different food."
"It is a very delicious pepper substitute, and I enjoy using this plant in soups and stews, especially on roasted meats."
"You can put the stuff on everything and anything, and it's delicious."
"That's an edible flower, you can actually eat the petals."
"These are all edible flowers as well, so you can have them in your salads or on your desserts."
"One of my favorite ways to use up pickled red onions is to make a grain bowl."
"Really most of what I grow here is for cooking or for tea and a lot of them have medicinal properties."
"Making use of those bones and the skin and things that sometimes you may not eat, hopefully you eat the skin, it's really good and it's good for you."
"Extra virgin olive oil is great for dips where you're not heating it at all."
"The health benefits of olive oil have prompted the food folks to use more olive oil in salad dressings, baked goods, even desserts."
"It's just really cool to be able to pick your own produce straight from your backyard and put it into your meals."