Capers. Origin: Dried, pickled flower buds commonly grown in the Mediterranean and parts of Asia and Australia Often used in: Creamy or lemony pastas, fatty dishes, salads, or as a garnish; very ...

Salad dressings are endlessly customizable, but if you're looking to kick it up a notch, consider the addition of the ever-trusty caper juice.

Even if you keep capers in your pantry solely for pairing with shrimp scampi, you can still easily work through a jar of them. The little buds work well with all kinds of shrimp scampi beyond your ...

Pickled nasturtium buds . On the left, young nasturtium seeds are easy to see and pick. On the right, the buds look very different but produce better capers, in my opinion. Credit: Amanda Blum.

Capers come from a perennial shrub that can burst with showy flowers of pinkish white. But flowers are a sign of inattention -- the small gray delicacies we know as capers are flower buds ...

Next time you hit the grocery store, buy rosemary and capers. Regularly punching up the flavor of your food with these two seasonings not only will make tonight's chicken dish company-worthy, but ...