This lovely shortbread is spiked with anise seed, an addition that offers an alluring licorice edge. The recipe is from award-winning cookbook author Deborah Madison. She writes about the shortbread ...

Triple anise chicken salad with fennel fronds and biscuits on serving plate - Julie Kinnaird/Chowhound Ready to give your bland, monochrome chicken salad a dazzling upgrade? Look no further than this ...

2 eggs, plus enough water to equal 1/2 cup 1 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon anise extract 2 teaspoons anise seeds, optional 1 teaspoon fennel pollen, optional 1. Sift flour and baking powder together. Set ...

Star anise adds a toasty licorice-like sweetness to this salt, grounded with cinnamon. Sour ground black lime — made from dried limes, a commonly used component in Persian cuisine — adds a bracing ...

The star-shaped pods look beautiful—and have an exotic flavor you'll want to experiment with. Learn about what star anise is, what it's used for and its benefits.

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and anise seeds with a fork. Make a well in the center and pour in the oil and wine. Starting in the ...

An unexpected flavor transports me back to my childhood this time each year. At the holidays, I always think of my great-grandmother's hands rolling pasta and baking anise crescents. They looked like ...

A few weeks ago, I spent Shabbat evening at David Suissa’s house. His mother, Suzanne, who was visiting from Montreal, cooked. At the end of the perfect Moroccan-Jewish festive dinner came a plate of ...

“Are you cooking with that thing again?” my husband asks whenever he smells star anise in the kitchen. Anise has the strong aroma and sweet taste of licorice, but they’re not related. Those who enjoy ...

2 eggs, plus enough water to equal 1/2 cup 1 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon anise extract 2 teaspoons anise seeds, optional 1 teaspoon fennel pollen, optional Sift flour and baking powder together. Set aside.

Add more flour if necessary to form a pliant dough. Roll out dough and cut with your favorite cookie cutters. Bake in 350-degree oven until golden brown. Note: We refrigerated our dough for about an ...