Make This Most of Ripe, Juicy Tomatoes in This Delicious Dish
If you’re an avid gardener and have been blessed with a bounty of ripe tomatoes, a simple summer salad is a great way to make the most of (and use ...
07-19-2023
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The Acai Berry Miracle
Editor's Note: The following excerpt has been adapted from the book "The Acai Berry Miracle," by Annie Willis—an extensive introduction to the deep purple acai fruit from the ...
07-19-2023
When Life Gives You Stone Fruit
I am a glutton when it comes to summer stone fruit. There is a window of time when nectarines, peaches, apricots, and plums run rampant at the market. ...
07-17-2023
Simplify Your Dinner With Grilled Eggplant and Tomato Pasta
This combination of slightly smoky grilled eggplant and sweet tomatoes is delightful. The eggplant-tomato mixture served over whole-wheat pasta with fresh basil and a bit of salty cheese ...
07-17-2023
The Only Vinaigrette I Use to Make the Best Summer Salads
When life gives you too many fresh strawberries, make a margarita first, then make this zesty, sweet strawberry vinaigrette. Juicy strawberries get macerated with a little sprinkle of sugar and a ...
07-17-2023
Chef Andre Rush Is Committed to Serving Others—Whether Presidents, Fellow Veterans, or Underprivileged Kids
Standing at 5 feet, 10 inches and some 270 pounds with his famous 24-inch biceps, chef Andre Rush is used to drawing looks. But these days, they’re usually ...
07-17-2023
Chef Rush’s Angry Chicken
Chef Andre Rush’s favorite thing to cook for himself is chicken, he says, because “I can literally do it 101 ways.” Here’s one of them: spatchcocked, or butterflied, ...
07-17-2023
Italian Pasta Salad
View the print-ready version of this recipe. What I Love About This Recipe: The Dressing – The simple homemade Italian Pasta Salad dressing is quick to make with pantry ingredients ...
07-16-2023
The Best Restaurant in the World? Central in Lima, Peru
By Kate Krader and Will Farley From Bloomberg News The best restaurant in the world is Central, in Lima. The dynamic tasting menu restaurant from chef Virgilio Martinez ...
07-15-2023
Beat the Heat by Cooking Barbecue Steak, Corn on the Cob Indoors
By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service When I think of summer, steak and corn on the cob pop into my mind. But with the hot weather I ...
07-15-2023
Detoxifying, Enzymatic, Antimalarial, Bug Bite Relief—Papaya Does a Body Good
Papaya (Carica papaya) also known as "pawpaw" is native to Mexico and dates back more than 1000 years. The many varieties of papaya range in weight from half a ...
07-15-2023
White Wine-Poached Salmon with Vegetable Medley
By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service Poaching salmon in white wine produces a moist, flavorful result. Broccoli, carrots, and potatoes poached with the salmon add to the ...
07-14-2023
Shrimp Creole
View the print-ready version of this recipe. If you’re not afraid of a little spice, and a lot of flavor, I’m betting this will be your new favorite shrimp ...
07-14-2023
Long Live the Soda Fountain
“Take your medicine, Eric.” My mother’s command from years ago rings in my ears as Jill Smith, co-owner of Colorado’s Salida Pharmacy and Fountain, explains why flavored sodas ...
07-14-2023
The Power of Probiotics (+ 2 Kombucha Recipes)
Editor's Note: Effervescent and salubrious, kombucha is a perfect summer thirst quencher. In "Delicious Probiotic Drinks," Julia Mueller introduces the art of fermentation with easy-to-follow fun recipes you can brew ...
07-14-2023
4-Ingredient Orange Julius Recipe (5-Minute)
In our culture of smoothies galore, anything goes. Smoothie add-ins range from whey protein to wheatgrass to collagen. I’m not betting on wrinkles miraculously disappearing by gulping smoothies. ...
07-13-2023
Grilled Chicken Tenders Are the Secret to Quick Summer Meals
Chicken tenders, the actual cut of chicken and not the breaded kid favorite, are underappreciated and deserve their time in the spotlight. Unlike chicken breasts, their thin, even thickness helps them cook ...
07-13-2023
Anatomy of a Classic Cocktail: The Spritz
There’s nothing like a chilled glass of bubbly happiness in summer, something not too strong but also refreshing and flavorful. The name spritz comes from the German spritzen ...
07-13-2023
Gazpacho-Style Farro Salad Is Refreshing in the Summer
Two of my favorite dishes are gazpacho and chewy farro, an ancient wheat grain. As the summer heats up, I come up with salads that satisfy our hunger ...
07-13-2023
Delicious Bifana Memories Inspired This Sandwich Recipe
A well-made sandwich is a work of art. We swoon over bean-smeared tortas in Mexico, cheesesteaks in Philadelphia, Vietnamese banh mi in downtown Chicago, a classic pastrami in a New York City deli, ...
07-12-2023
This Cheesy, Smoky Plate of Nachos Will Brighten up Any Cookout
Temps are rising, summer has arrived, and grilling season has begun. That said, taking your chiles outside and cooking them over a foil packet of wood chips gives ...
07-12-2023
Are Vegetable Oils Killing Us? We Swapped Them In for Animal Fats 50 Years Ago
Our switch from cooking with animal fats—like butter—to cooking with vegetable oils runs back more than fifty years. It was thought that this would lower cholesterol and the ...
07-12-2023
How Sweet It Is!
The wine shop clerk told me the wine was very dry, but when I took my purchase home and pulled the cork, I found it to be too ...
07-12-2023