Allspice trees, Pimenta dioica, are pretty trees for the landscape and were the subject of a previous column during the holidays. There were several questions and comments about these trees. Julie ...

The calendar says it's fall even though here in sub-tropical Florida, the temperatures are still making us sweat. The fall solstice has come and gone and here on the Treasure Coast, the days are ...

Of all the spices in the world, it is safe to say that with allspice, there has been nothing but confusion from the get-go. The now extinct Arawaks, the first inhabitants of Jamaica, had never been ...

At a Glance Spices are made from plants that are naturally rich in antioxidants. Antioxidant-rich spices include cloves, ...

Allspice (Pimenta dioica) grows best in tropical climates but fruit production needs more than one tree. Plants usually produce male or female flowers in summer, although male trees sometimes can ...

While Christopher Columbus was busy mistaking the Americas for the East Indies, he also confused the identity of what we now know as allspice. Allspice berries look something like peppercorns, and ...

If you aren’t familiar with allspice yet, you probably should be: Its warm, complex flavor profile and subtle heat make it a delicious addition to some of the dishes you cook on the regular—chili, ...

In the April Green Pages, I asked the reader to consider what the Walsingham nature reserves look like now, how they looked like a few decades ago and what they looked like before man arrived in ...

Mincemeat, apple and pumpkin pie … my lips are already smacking with the thought of stabbing "just a sliver of each, please" with my fork. Let's face it, Thanksgiving dinner's grand finale just wouldn ...