This year, the Gardeners’ Dirt column will feature a different herb each month. Each article will feature an herb that was ...

Fennel (botanical name Foeniculum vulgare Mill) is a large flowering perennial that's used for culinary and medicinal purposes. As a member of the carrot (Apiaceae) family, it counts caraway ...

You'll use this unique vegetable all the time once you know how to prep it properly. Fennel is one of those under-appreciated ...

Sprinkle this ancient herb on your next dish and you could see a world of difference in your health and weight loss journey ...

Use a wooden spoon to break the sausagemeat into little balls, or just break it up as it cooks. Fry for around 8–10 minutes, until browned all over. Stir in the ground fennel seeds and chopped ...

Fennel is a main ingredient in liquors such as Absinthe and toothpaste. It’s also used to add flavor to many different food products. Fennel has been cultivated for its culinary and medicinal ...

It is essential to pre-cook the potatoes and fennel, otherwise they absorb too much butter and you would have to use more, giving an over-rich result and the fennel could be tougher.

The beauty of fennel is that you can use it seed to root to leaf. Consuming it “nose to tail” means you can make the most of this vegetable without wasting one bit. Fennel is fantastic pickled.