Epicurious – Interviews Michael Popek

Joanne Camas at Epi-Log interviews Michael Popek who has collected quite a number of hand-written recipes that have passed through his used bookstore:

Lost any family recipes lately? Bookstore owner Michael Popek is always finding unusual place-holders stuffed into dusty volumes, and he chronicles the most interesting on his Forgotten Bookmarks site. (Read more…)

Epicurious – 10 Edible Flowers to Grow in Your Garden

The Epi-Log from Epicurious shares 10 edible flowers to grow in your garden:

For any gardener who likes to enjoy the fruits of their labor, growing and harvesting edible flowers makes perfect sense. You may already know how to use squash blossoms and rose petals but what about cooking with marigold, chive blossoms, and bee balm? (Read more…)

There is nothing better than cooking with herbs, vegetables or fruit grown in your own garden. What are your favorite things to grow?