That scent

I recently bought a bag of fresh bay leaves and have since added them to absolutely everything. Two or three go into the water when I boil vegetables. They make a lovely addition when I've got some roots grilling in the oven.

Right now I'm making a oven baked potato on a bed of bay leaves. I'm not sure - in fact I doubt - there'll be any quantifiable taste difference, but to have the scent of sizzling bay leaves fill my kitchen for two hours is well worth it.

ETA: I was wrong. It did make a lovely difference.