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My first real food craving was for Lizet’s sweet bread. Lizet Catita cleaned our Toronto home when I was little, and she often treated my family to her delicious sweet bread made with anise seed.

Instructions: Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a bread or loaf pan. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, cream butter with sugar until fluffy. Add lemon zest, anise ...

The other was six or so tiny butter sandwiches on my mother’s anise bread. The bread was a high, oblong loaf shining from egg glaze and redolent of liquorice, which I despised as a child.

We asked a bread expert for tips on how to get that typical Jewish deli flavor in homemade rye bread for making the tastiest meaty sandwiches and cheese toasts.

Anise is also a traditional digestive aid in India, where people also know it as a breath freshener. Anise is easy to grow in the garden, where it serves as a natural insecticide.

Do tea sandwiches really only belong to towering trays that may or may not include English scones with jam and cream, slices of at least two kinds of cake (sponge, and fruit), and cups of steaming-hot ...

Warming star anise and cinnamon get a lift from sour black lime powder in this mix that pairs beautifully with cantaloupe.

Star-shaped and with a strong licorice-y taste, star anise is best used sparingly. Ideal for pork and beef dishes, it flavours desserts too.