Lavender, a wonderfully aromatic herb, is great to have in your culinary arsenal. It complements a number of ingredients including lamb, pork, shellfish and stone fruit, plus wines like Pinot Noir.

The duck family is large and varied: There are tropical ducks and arctic ducks, ridiculously colorful ducks and boringly drab ducks, ducks that hunt for fish or other prey, and ducks that are obligate ...