Jennifer Latham is a baker and writer. The former Director of Bread for Tartine Bakery wrote "Baking Bread with Kids" and co-authored "Bread Book" with Chad Roberston. This tender spice cake is made ...

TL;DR: Ginger is safe to use, even after it sprouts.

Dear Lisa: I have a recipe that calls for using fresh ginger. What should I look for in the grocery store? How do I use it? -- Cynthia T., College Station Dear Cynthia: You can find fresh ginger near ...

Fresh ginger is small and humble, but what it lacks in appearance and grandeur, it makes up for in personality. A little of this homely root goes a long way. (Scientifically, it is a rhizome, or an ...

People have been eating it for thousands of years, yet still no one can tell me why it should be peeled. So I don’t, and neither should you. “It” being fresh ginger, the gnarly brown root that lives ...