Sakura Mochi (桜餅) is a traditional pink dumpling made with sticky, glutinous rice filled with red bean paste and wrapped with a cherry blossom leaf. While the rice and filling are sweet, the surface ...

Coral bells (Huechera spp.) are plants that earn their keep even when not in bloom.Here is a perennial, especially some of the newer hybrids, that is loved as much for its leaves as for its flowers.

YOSANO, Kyoto Prefecture--Dishes and sweets prepared using the Oshima-zakura cherry blossom tree’s flowers and edible leaves are cropping up here and nearby. Yasuhiro Kishiwada, 66, who owns the Amano ...

Coral bells (Heuchera spp.) is a plant that earns its keep even when not in bloom. Here is a perennial, especially some of the newer hybrids, that is loved as much for its leaves as for its flowers.