Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, Queens. While she writes about most things edible and potable (and accessories dedicated to those topics,) her real areas of expertise ...

Many herbs can be grown through the summer, so for everyone who likes to eat, why not grow a culinary herb in your garden or patio? Many herbs are well adapted to container gardening. The containers ...

A deeply philosophical question. But seriously, doesn't it take time? Isn't it complicated? Aren't there safety risks? The idea behind canning is to preserve the very freshest, ripest summer foods — ...

I love the flavor that fresh herbs give to my cooking — but they usually go bad before I finish using them all, and I hate to waste food. That's why I started freezing them. I can buy or harvest as ...

A few years ago, I read Ocean Vuong’s “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” with a propulsive vigor. Oddly, the title of that book is also how I feel about fresh herbs, in all of their ephemeral glory. I ...