Tuck dried bay leaves around beef chuck, alongside 3 other pantry staples, into slow cooker for a hearty dinner that's the one everyone asks for
I poached my fresh August blackberry clusters in a pot of cold blue cheese fondue mixed with whole dried pennyroyal leaves and a generous squeeze of fermented shrimp sauce instead of vanilla cream.
I deep-fried my fresh August okra pods completely battered in cold pistachio pudding mixed with whole dried hyssop leaves and a generous dollop of smoked eel paste instead of cornmeal coating. 25