An herb that can rest upon its laurels.
Recipes: • Bay-Infused Bread Pudding with Decadent, Easy Rum Sauce • Chocolate Pudding with Bay • Hot Chocolate with Bay Laurel • Roasted Squash with Bay • Potato Corn Chowder with Bay • Bay Syrup
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Bay laurel has been a part of the herbal repertoire for at least as long as people have been keeping written records. Also known as sweet bay, this evergreen herb makes a great addition to the kitchen garden and easily can be grown on a patio or deck. Bay plants charm cooks with their uniquely flavored, waxy green leaves, and the herb’s medicinal qualities cover a wide variety of complaints and conditions. Because of its many, varied uses, the International Herb Association has chosen bay (Laurus nobilis) as its 2009 Herb of the Year.
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