The classic combination of strawberries and rhubarb is delicious in this easy cake, but you can substitute 3 cups of any ripe fruit you like. Yogurt adds a creaminess that pulls the whole cake together.

Strawberry-Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake with Yogurt

Serves 12

Active Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

1 1/2 cups sliced rhubarb ...Read more

Chewing gum in one form or another has been around for thousands of years. For centuries, gum consisted of the latex, called chicle, of the sapodilla tree. After World War II, a variety of waxes, plastics, and synthetic rubber mostly replaced chicle in chewing gum. Today, chewing gum is made of a few basic ingredients: a gum base, flavorings and...Read more

The other day I invited my 2-year-old grandson to come over so we could make a dessert. Oliver is a typical toddler who is a very picky eater, but when it comes to combining strawberries and chocolate together, he couldn’t wait.

Strawberries are at their prime now, so I thought it would be fun to make chocolate-covered strawberries. I worked ...Read more

Seeing the local, bright-green fresh asparagus at the market makes my heart beat faster (and healthier). Pencil-slim or thick and sturdy, it’s all good.

After eating our fill of gently steamed and lightly salted spears, I look for swankier cooking methods and flavor additions. Roasting vegetables proves a perfect technique for medium-thick ...Read more

Classic English muffins are perfect when you want a base for breakfast sandwiches or lots of nook and crannies to trap ...Read more

You’ve probably had a version of this salad. You might even love this salad. But do you know this salad? While it is often called a Chinese chicken salad, the dish originated in California in the 1960s. Sylvia Wu, a ...Read more

When it comes to fixing a fast dinner, I go with trout fillets. A rich, fatty fish, trout is as flavorful as salmon but the thinner fillets cook off in a jiff.

Most often sold skin-on, the fish has a high skin-to-flesh ratio. Even if you don’t care for the skin, cooking with it on intensifies the flavor and helps keep the fillet tasty and ...Read more

As a professional recipe developer focused on baking, I am more aware of the cost of eggs than most folks. Try making a custard tart that calls for eight egg yolks, then testing it three more times. That’s two dozen eggs for one recipe. Ouch.

Many common bakes and desserts don’t need eggs: shortbread cookies, most bread, almost any fruit ...Read more

I have never been one to ask if it was worth it. To me, the joy of cooking, serving and eating good food is worth any amount of trouble and effort to make it.

But last week, I decided to make a batch of mole poblano.

I had been looking forward to it for weeks. My wife, who is not as fond of spicy foods as I, was visiting a friend in Florida, ...Read more

Brunch can be tough for those who are wheat-free because so many favorite breakfast foods — pancakes, waffles, French toast and avocado toast — are made with flour or bread.

Enter the potato crust quiche, a gluten-free take on the popular French tart filled with creamy custard and studded with any number of cheeses, meats and vegetables.

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MIAMI -- First, they drop the onions into the pot. Then in go the chickpeas and garlic cloves, all under the watchful eyes of Chef Luis Montoya.

For a group of Miami women, mostly moms and grandmas, this one-pot meal can solve a challenge: How do you prepare easy and affordable healthy meals in a community that can be considered a food desert? ...Read more

These flank steak fajitas make for a tasty, healthy dinner in a pinch. Preheated sheet pans sizzle the meat and vegetables just like in a skillet, but with a whole lot more hands-off time.

Sheet-Pan Steak Fajitas

Serves 4

Active Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon...Read more

Q: Can alcohol fit into a healthy eating plan?

A: Alcohol can be part of a healthy eating pattern when consumed appropriately. According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, moderate drinking is defined as up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for men. A standard drink is typically 5 ounces of wine, 12 ounces of ...Read more

If I ask three people what their favorite chocolate cake is, I’ll get three completely different answers. One might say chocolate mousse cake, while another might share theirs is a three-layer devil’s food cake, and a third might tell me that theirs is a flourless chocolate cake. For me I have a few standouts.

This mocha glazed chocolate ...Read more

Food editors and product developers talk among themselves about creating recipes suitable for the “memory cookbook.” That is, the type of recipe easily remembered and recreated without the need for a printed recipe. The ubiquitous green bean casserole made from tinned soup and fried onions typifies such a recipe.

Everyone benefits from ...Read more

When it comes to breakfast treats, nothing compares to warm cinnamon rolls filled with swirls of brown sugar and blanketed with a slick of icing. Unlike the classic yeasted rolls, this version starts with buttery, flaky store-bought puff pastry.

They ...Read more

There’s a lot to love in the world of frozen desserts, from homemade ice cream to refreshing homeandleisure/recipes/varietymenu/s-3680875">Read more

Is there anything more soul-lifting than staring down a big pile of spring leaf lettuce, and imaging all the different things you can do with it?

After a long, brisk winter of settling for root vegetables and heartier leafy greens like cabbage and kale, I don't think so.

I'm not knocking cold-weather veggies here, because without them, ...Read more

I was the new guy at the job, the lowest reporter on the totem pole.

I’m not going to name the newspaper where this happened (but it was the Richmond News Leader). All I will say is that at least they had a desk for me, and a phone, and even a chair. I guess I should have been grateful.

What they did not have was a computer. So that meant I ...Read more