Curly endive has long been one of the uglier ducklings in the lettuce lineup, its scraggly, scratchy, dark-green leaves looking about as fun to eat as a Brillo pad. But lately, this homely green's ...

There’s a restaurant in my neighborhood that used to offer a “Frisee and Spinach Salad.” The current name of the salad on the menu has reversed the greens: it lists spinach first and then frisee. I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These leafy plants are chicories, bitter greens that descended from wild chicory, a weedy plant in the aster family that bears a ...

Houstonians are harvesting the last of their winter vegetables from their gardens and sowing seeds for spring. But supermarkets are still flush with produce from both seasons, making this a great time ...

Frisee. Just the name gives you a clue that it’s a little fancier, a little frillier than your standard winter green like collards or mustard. Frisee is a member of the chicory family, a small endive ...

Sometimes you just have to have lettuce. Usually, it’s a salad. And these early fall days, as farmers markets fill up with gorgeous, leafy heads -- many too tender to flourish in high summer’s heat -- ...

This week’s salad is like the ultimate brunch meal — a “breakfast” salad. Bacon, eggs and toast, with some greens and an espresso vinaigrette. I loved the whole idea, and the chance for a fancy brunch ...