• How Oregano Can Help Fight Climate Change (And Improve A Cow's Diet)

    A Danish scientist may have figured out a way to lessen the amount of methane released into the atmosphere, and it involves a fragrant herb, according to NPR.Kai Grevsen, a senior researcher at Aarhus University in Denmark, found that oregano contains an essential oil that “can kill some of the bacteria in the cow’s rumen that…

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  • Lemon-Oregano Roasted Chicken With Broiled Feta

    Nashville-based musician and food writer Matt Moore is the quintessential Southern gentleman. His newest cookbook, A Southern Gentleman’s Kitchen, is a fresh take on a classic concept. With 150 distinctly Southern recipes from the tried-and-true to the modern, it’s a must-have for any gent’s (or lady’s) culinary library.  My sister Ashley and I were fanatics…

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  • 20 Ways To Cook With Fresh Herbs, Now Growing Rampant

    The second warm weather hits, garden boxes explode with green goodness, and fresh herbs are abundant until the first freeze. We don’t want to talk about that. We want to talk about fresh herbs. Whatever you’re growing — mint, basil, dill, oregano, thyme, you name it — we’ve got a recipe that can handle all…

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  • Hot, Gooey Cheese! Make This Provoleta Recipe (And Never Look Back)

    If you're looking for traditional Argentine food, odds are you'll find steak and provoleta on the menu. Provoleta is an appetizer or side dish of simple seared and melted provolone cheese, seasoned with herbs and spiced and served with plenty of bread for dipping. It's fondue at its least pretentious, and it's a great reason…

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  • Cheese Upgrade: Try This Marinated Feta Recipe

    You're always going to need to know the basics, so you might as well master them. That's why we picked up From Scratch, a book of classic recipes for preserves, pickles, spreads, charcuterie and more by French cookbook authors Laurence and Gilles Laurendon. Preserving tangy feta cheese in olive oil enhances its flavor and makes…

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  • High Steaks! Tagliata With Green Tomatoes, Oregano And Mustard Recipe

    We love a great rare steak in any application. Maria Elia's new cookbook, Full of Flavor, contains a particularly good one — her version of tagliata. This Tuscan steak dish makes the French wish they'd invented it. This dish brings back fond memories of my time spent working in Tuscany. Tagliata literally means "to slice."…

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  • Farro With Kalamata Olives Recipe

    Farro is an ancient grain with a naturally nutty flavor and toothsome, chewy texture. It once was a mainstay of Middle Eastern and European cooking, but fell out of favor agriculturally over the years, replaced by other members of the wheat family which are easier to grow. It's remained a mainstay of Tuscan cooking though…

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  • Greek Spice Rub Recipe

    If you like Greek food you’ll want to sprinkle this on everything from sandwiches to steamed fish to steak. A mix of herbs like oregano and mint with spices like cinnamon adds a blast of flavor to even the simplest slice of pizza. Stir into olive oil as a dip for bread or drizzle on…

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  • Guide To Herbs Day 10: Oregano

    We are continuing on with the Food Republic herb guide, where we are pulling together the basic facts about some of our favorite herbs to use: what they are, how to store them, and what to do with them. We kicked things off last week with a prelude, looked at parsley, basil, and rosemary, discussed…

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