Dates are an ancient food prized in many parts of the world for their delicate, sweet flavor and, according to NPR, they have been consumed by...
More than 4,000 years ago, turmeric was being used to spice up food and make medicines in India. Today, the spice is still an important crop...
Food shows on network TV and online streaming services like YouTube have exploded recently and many kids are becoming so interested in cooking that an entire...
Comic book character Dagwood Bumstead loved it on his huge sandwiches. It’s the bitter herb of seder tables at Passover. And, it was considered an aphrodisiac...
Any summer night is Father’s Day when Dad mans the grill for relaxed dinners on the patio. Here’s an idea for fabulous grilled chicken that uses...
The dramatic story of the well-traveled sweet potato Sweet potatoes originated in Central and South America, but they managed to travel across the Pacific by 1000...
It’s hard to overstate the mania for morel mushrooms. From March to May, in Canada and the United States, morel hunting is a seasonal delirium in...
In the 2016 novel A Gentleman in Moscow, the best seller by Amor Towles, the main character, Count Rostov, watches as a young man puzzles over...
Don’t you hate it when your back aches, your energy is down, and what you really need is a good meal? But who wants to cook...
The origins of the Reuben sandwich are widely contested, but it is certain that many a palate has savored the rich deli taste of the corned...
The wildly popular Sriracha hot sauce will put some spice into your Valentine dinner. Sriracha is the 80-year-old invention of a Thai cook, Thanom Chakkapak, who...
How long to keep them Eggs in the shell are safe to eat up to five weeks after the sell-by date, found on the short end...
Let’s first get the bad PR out of the way: Eggs won’t raise your risk of stroke, heart attack or heart failure, according to the Tufts...
It may never have crossed your mind: In the bags of mixed nuts in the shell, none of the nuts are cashews. In fact, cashews are...
Tourtiere, or meat pie, is a traditional part of French Canadian Christmas and New Year’s Eve fare, although the dish is enjoyed throughout Canada. Like many...
Pulses are in the nutritional spotlight, and we aren’t talking heart beats. Pulses — a branch of the legume or pea family — are harvested for...
In the north, it’s called stuffing. In the south, it’s called dressing. In the east, sometimes it’s called filling. The word you use means less than...
October through December are prime months for pumpkin pies — a uniquely North American treat that mainly puzzles Europeans. In fact, expats routinely complain that finding...
The useful nutrition labels on foods now contain a new element: Added Sugars. The listing now allows consumers to tell how much sugar is naturally occurring...
Here’s a meal that brings out the flavor of the delightful peach, even if, as a yankee, you get store peaches that are routinely hard. This...
They can be fun to grow and this is the problem. One vine of properly watered and pollinated zucchini produces enough squash for a family. Grow...
Bell peppers have it all: They are nutritious, fun to grow, pest resistant and beautiful. Unlike most, bell peppers (named for their distinctive shape) don’t have...
July 13 is National French Fry Day! Folks everywhere can participate by enjoying one of the many varieties of the classic food. French fries, also known...
It was the favorite vegetable of Julius Caesar, King Louis the XIV, and Thomas Jefferson. But the history of asparagus begins long before that. The name...
The Donut Kitchen is coming to Warren Memorial Hospital’s NORTH Entrance on Tuesday, July 18, and is making their delicious donuts fresh for you on their...
After a lifetime of cooking for a family, seniors can find themselves happily in the kitchen again. In fact, cooking can actually be fun when there...
A refreshing treat to try in the summer is mint tea from your herb garden. Pick roughly a dozen sprigs of mint and pull the leaves...
Zucchinis are a great example of a plant that can keep feeding you even in winter. You can eat the orange-colored blossoms and the fruit. Zucchini...
Pumpkins are useful all year long. Save the big ones to make jack-o-lanterns. The rest you can cut into quarters (save the seeds for roasting!), bake...
During years as kids grow, family dinner time tends to change, but it remains one of the fundamental building blocks of kids’ character and knowledge, experts...