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Sometimes I want a comforting bowl of chicken soup but don’t have the time to labor over the stove with multiple steps. Even when you have a cold and have a desire for chicken soup but are tired, you’ll be able to cook this up in a few minutes.

This recipe uses chicken broth from a box or can, but it still works nicely. Make sure to use a ...Read more

I rarely cook a Sunday roast these days. For a couple of reasons, not the least being the cost. Tastes have changed. We eat less meat. We spend less time in the kitchen. We’re more likely to top pasta with a modest amount of slow-cooked meat, smoked fish or roasted vegetables.

However, at this time of the year, I eagerly seek out leg of lamb....Read more

Brown sugar and honey-glazed ham may be surrounded by platters of glazed carrots and fluffy mashed potatoes, but it is the classic centerpiece of a holiday table. This ham ...Read more

There is something profoundly comforting about a steaming bowl of matzo ball soup — those airy matzo balls floating in a rich chicken stock dotted with carrots and sprinkled with dill. Known for being healing and restorative, matzo ball soup is a prominent ...Read more

A Sharp Knife Can Save A Finger

My father was an engineer; a smart and precise man who had his weekend rituals. About once a month, I’d find my father at the kitchen table on a weekend afternoon sharpening the kitchen knives.

He’d have a sharpening stone in front of him set on a spread of newspaper print. He had a little can of oil ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Tracing blogger and author Jessica Merchant's career is almost like charting the history of the internet itself.

An early food blogger, she started her site, How Sweet Eats, in 2009, only 5 years after Mark Zuckerberg started "The Facebook" for his Harvard classmates.

"There was no Instagram, there was no Pinterest," Merchant ...Read more

Here’s an easy vegetarian dish filled with vibrant flavors, from a blend of curry powder, cumin, turmeric and ginger. To simplify the preparation, I use frozen okra which comes pre-sliced. You can add it to the skillet right from the freezer.

This is a quick and easy recipe that makes a delicious meal without sacrificing taste.

HELPFUL ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — With restaurants closed and stay-at-home orders in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the early months of the pandemic, Americans responded in the only way they could at meal time.

We started cooking at home more than ever before, even though it was harder than ever to find some ingredients on store shelves. And all ...Read more

Almost everyone is familiar with the classic back-of-the-box recipe for these treats, with their ideal ratio of melted marshmallows and butter to crackly cereal for a bar with the sweet and sticky chew. While they're certainly delicious in their original incarnation, the potential for enticing mix-ins abounds, as in this loaded-up, sweet-and-...Read more

Looking for a quick comforting soup? Here’s a warm and satisfying meal with minimal fuss!

It uses market-bought rotisserie chicken and is enhanced with the flavors of bottled marinara sauce, fresh basil and Parmesan cheese. The pasta is cooked right in the soup. So, there’s no extra pan to wash.

HELPFUL HINTS:

Any type of pasta sauce can...Read more