Say hello to your new favorite herb — oregano is perfect for homemade pesto, grilled seafood, and roasted chicken. A member of the mint family and close relative of marjoram, oregano is native to the ...

With all the cookbooks that come out each year, repeating volumes filled with market-driven dishes prettily photographed in vintage cookwear on hardwood tabletops, it’s easy to overlook some of the ...

If dinner in 20 minutes sounds good to be true, try this recipe for feta and oregano chicken meatballs on for size. Easy to prepare and even easier to enjoy, it’s a refreshing-yet-filling dinner ...

The spice shop is never quiet. Jars clink when they’re stacked, metal scoops scrape against bins and the air carries the overlapping scents of a thousand kitchens. The shopkeeper is the axis it all ...

Throughout the Jewish year, seasonal foods are incorporated into special dishes that have become the caretakers of our wishes, laden with symbols from Jewish history, and collective memories of nature ...

This is longtime Chronicle food editor Ann Criswell’s famous standard, using fresh mushrooms, instead of canned and substituting low-sodium soups. Top with french-fried onion rings if you like. Bring ...

Because it’s so delicate, the flesh can break down when marinated first, sometimes causing the fish to fall apart. A post-grill bath delivers flavor without compromising texture. Prepare grill for ...

Not the dessert, the cocktail. Alba Huerta adds fresh oregano to give a savory edge to this cobbler made with pisco, a South American brandy. "Oregano has such a big flavor, you have to tell people up ...

You have a choice. You can overcook chicken breasts to the point where they are dry and mostly devoid of flavor, or you can use an instant read meat thermometer and have juicy, tender chicken breasts ...

For those who didn’t grow up eating Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, seeing “Mexican oregano” included in a recipe may raise a question or two. Namely, “What is Mexican oregano?” and “Can I just use any ...