Now that the fresh tomatoes are finally coming in, we’re in seventh heaven using them every way we can. Whenever we put tomatoes in a cooked dish, we find that we gain sweet flavors, but lose that the super fresh, bright tomato flavor that we love. Tomato leaves might just be the answer. More

Piccalilli, piccadilly, chow chow, millionaire’s relish - with some variation and disagreement over technique, these names all seem to point to the same thing. Essentially, we're talking about a mix of brined and pickled vegetables. We say a relish by any other name still tastes delicious. More

We know, you hardly need a special tool for snipping herbs when a handy pair of kitchen scissors or even your own fingers will do the job just fine. That’s what we thought too - right up until we held a pair of these in our hand and went to town on a pot of basil. These little shears are amazing. More

Here's an entire herb garden that can go from porch to sunny window sill to kitchen, all without spilling dirt or dropping leaves on the floor. It's a pretty brilliant idea, don't you think?! More

Even though I hate it, the truth is I throw food away. Usually it's something that has gone bad in my fridge or is suspect enough that I don't feel comfortable eating it. My city collects food scraps for compost now, so there's a small bit of relief that the food is going towards something good, but really, if I were to take that up in anyway as a justification, I would be fooling myself. More

Wow, here is one design concept we really wish we could buy. It's a hanging herb planter and fruit basket for the kitchen, and we know exactly where we'd put it. More

Are you ready for the garden, for digging in the dirt, and growing your own food? How about the bounty of summer and the joys of canning? We are, and we just found the t-shirt to do all that in. More

Now mint is a truly interesting herb, but it's so common that you might not think so! Just think about what a strong distinct flavor it has, and then think about all the dozens and dozens of dishes in which mint is perfectly at home. How is it that mint has become so universal?! More

Do you use a compost crock or slop pail in the kitchen? We love our stainless steel compost pail. We fill it up every week with vegetable trimmings before dumping a full load on the compost heap. It's green and convenient too (love it when it works out like that). But what if you want something warmer than stainless steel? Well, we just noticed this handsome bamboo compost pail. More

We have been composting kitchen scraps and garden clippings for awhile now, but Planet Green's recent list of "75 Things You Can Compost, But Thought You Couldn't," opened our eyes to a whole new world of compost possibilities ... More