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Tomato started showing up in mac and cheese on menus around the turn of the 20th century and continued to appear regularly in cookbooks throughout the 1950s. Recently the combination has fallen off the radar, but we hoped to revive this once-popular recipe.

To pack in bright tomato flavor, we tried every type of tomato product we could think of...Read more

Napa Valley wineries are facing a problem they can’t drink away — overzealous regulators.

For decades, tourists have come to Napa Valley to tour and drink at its world-famous wineries. This has been a lucrative business. There are a large number of people who enjoy wine, but few places on Earth have the right combination of sun and rain to ...Read more

This cozy dessert features all the flavors you know and love in a pumpkin pie, but without the hassle of rolling a crust. The creamy pumpkin filling is complemented by the warm spices in the pumpkin pie spice blend and maple syrup. Oats and pecans add a lovely crunch to the topping. Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

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A great alternative to rice, wild rice has more protein than most other whole grains and is a good source of nutrients like fiber, B vitamins, and magnesium.

The folklore

Wild rice looks like rice and is eaten like rice, but this crunchy, chewy whole grain is actually an aquatic grass that grows wild in lakes and rivers mainly...Read more

Here are two of my favorite dishes that always appear on my Thanksgiving table. They may become your family traditions after you taste them.

Rustic Mashed Potatoes with Mascarpone and Chives

Serves 6

One of my all-time favorite mashed potato recipes combines unpeeled Yukon Gold potatoes with mascarpone for an incredibly creamy-...Read more

This Thanksgiving a judicious use of red chile will spark up our holiday table. The dark, tangy robust flavor of dried red chile works well to counter the richness of many of the side dishes. It also proves a welcome change to boring salt and pepper seasoning.

Red chile pairs beautifully with sweet potato. Think sweet and savory ...Read more

After the Thanksgiving feast, chances are good you’ve got a fridge full of the real treat: leftovers! While they’re easy to enjoy as lunch or dinner (or snacks), we’re actually big fans of revamping leftovers into breakfast (think: hearty omelets stuffed with turkey and cheese, or grab-and-go breakfast bars ...Read more

I’m not a huge fan of grapes. Sure I’ll snack on them from time to time, but I never really seek them out. But this creamy grape salad turned me from a grape skeptic into a voracious grape eater. All it takes is a handful of pantry ingredients and a few minutes of effort. It’s fresh and cool and makes the perfect side dish.

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The Art Of The Antipasti Tray

The definition of Antipasti: An appetizer usually consisting of an assortment of foods, such as smoked meats, cheese, fish, and vegetables.

Sounds like a low-carb platter of perfection, doesn’t it?

Plan Z dieter Michael offers these basic but tasty ideas of what you could include in an antipasti ...Read more

I added extra flavor to boneless chicken tenderloin with this Mediterranean spice coating of allspice, cinnamon and cayenne pepper.

To keep the chicken moist, I used the technique of covering the skillet with a lid for the final few minutes of cooking. The Florentine Rice side dish is fast and simple. It’s made with spinach and rice, both ...Read more

It's amazing what you find when you (finally) channel your inner Marie Kondo and start clearing your house of junk.

I've been in the same Federal-style colonial for 30-plus years, and having raised five kids there, things have piled up over the years.

Our vacation next week will include filling a dumpster with things we no longer need and, in ...Read more

There are so many different ways to cook vegetables in the brassica family — cauliflower, broccoli, Romanesco, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, kohlrabi, bok choy, savoy cabbage. Whether you steam, bake, roast or sauté these hearty veggies, they all will stand up to a range of bold, contrasting flavors, especially the Italianate combinations of ...Read more

‘Tis the season for apples and pumpkins. And we all know apples are the superior flavor. This very affordable frozen dessert pizza is surprisingly full of real diced apples, plus a streusel crumble, cinnamon and sugar.

Once you’ve baked it, drizzle a cream cheese sauce over the top for a delicious dessert. It’s good by itself, but ice ...Read more

Enjoy this light, vegetarian frittata. You can use any vegetables you have on hand and use this recipe as a guide for amounts.

Frittatas and omelets are different things. A frittata is cooked very slowly over low heat making it firm and set, while an omelet is cooked fast over high heat making it creamy and runny. A frittata needs to be cooked...Read more

The keyboard warriors were having a heated dispute on Facebook over the price of eggs.

Some claimed they were paying $4 for a dozen eggs. Others said they were paying a lot less, and didn’t believe eggs cost that much anywhere in the country. Naturally, the subject of politics was brought into the conversation, blaming egg inflation on one ...Read more

Beans are kind of like the your best friend from high school — nearly forgotten but always ready to step back into the limelight and help out an old pal when needed.

As gorgeously (and tantalizingly) demonstrated in Rancho Gordo's new cookbook, "The Bean Book: 100 Recipes for Cooking with All Kinds of Beans" (Ten Speed, $35), beans are indeed...Read more