Fast Easy Recipes

'How to cook like Heston' challenge: Fiona Maclean
Last week while watching ‘how to cook like Heston’, we put the challenge out to find people who would actually attempt the recipes. Well the first results are in

Shrimp, millet a tasty blend
Greek Millet Saganaki with Shrimp

'How to cook like Heston' challenge: Erik Jensen
We’re three weeks into our ‘How to cook like Heston’ challenge (where you can win a tour of Heston's lab!) and your results just keep on coming

Slow cooker offers a fast start to a tasty meal
If you haven't pulled your slow cooker out of the cabinet for a while, maybe it's time.

Short ribs long on flavor: Invest a bit of effort (and long, slow braising) for a truly succulent entree
Once considered a cheap cut consigned to bargain shoppers, these days beef short ribs are found on the trendiest restaurant menus. It takes time and some thoughtful preparation to coax them into succulent tenderness, but your effort will be richly rewarded.

Fungus Foray: Santa Cruz Fungus Fair highlights the culinary joys of wild mushrooms
SANTA CRUZ -- Wild mushrooms can have the sinister mystique of a fairy ring on a moonless night. But these often-feared fungi are suffering from a bad case of publicity.

Put your slow cooker to use with these 4 recipes
Slow cookers have been around for ages but are once again in vogue with recipes such as this bouillabaise. Home slow cookers have been around for more than 40 years, but today, they're almost trendy.

Time to fire up your stove for the Year of the Dragon
You gotta envy the magical, fire-breathing dragon, and the people born under its sign in the Chinese zodiac. The most powerful of the animals that symbolize each of 12 years in the astrological cycle, the dragon is believed to be a deliverer of good fortune, a roaring symbol of wealth and power. Talk about having an edge on the competition.

Slow-cooked succulence
Home slow cookers have been around for more than 40 years, but today, they’re almost trendy. They’re perfect for braising, a technique that’s a favorite of chefs who have been embracing less-expensive cuts of meat that become hearty and succulent when cooked low and slow. In addition to braising — cooking food in a little liquid at a fairly low temperature — a spate of new cookbooks have been ...

It’s always time for a slow cooker
Posted Jan. 24, 2012, at 1:55 p.m. Home slow cookers have been around for more than 40 years, but today, they’re almost trendy.