Fast Easy Recipes

Sneak healthy into your diet: Use barley for rice in this recipe with Asian inspiration
Everyone is trying to sneak a little "healthy" into their everyday food fare right now. Disguising vegetables for the unsuspecting child or adult is all the rage, and it’s also the most requested cooking tip I receive. (It’s split as to who needs them hidden — children or adults.)

Hot cereal add-ons
Think of this list as a working plan for mixing and matching ingredients in a saucepan of hot cereal — see the accompanying recipe — or for topping a steaming bowl.

Weeks: Part with recipe clips? Impossible
Like a lot of you, I'm willing to bet, I have good intentions when it comes to decluttering, but somehow never manage to conquer my collections of paper.

Classic combo adds punch to comfort food
This soup uses cremini mushrooms, the brown-button type, and dried porcini mushrooms, which have an intense, almost nutty, flavor.

Talent in kitchen turns into growing food business
As a teenager, Nadja Piatka was working at the diner her parents owned in Toronto when she noticed how popular her mother’s pierogi were with their customers.

Lace: Kate Middleton
Kate looked amazing in the black floor-length Alice Temperley lace gown she wore to the premiere of War Horse last week.

Home Sweet Home: Benefits to whole grains
In this era of the low-carb diet, the health benefits of whole grains are sometimes overlooked. Whole grains are rich in complex carbohydrates, fiber, and many vitamins and minerals. They are also a good source of complete protein.

A Warm Bowl of Cereal? You Can Top That
Special to The Washington Post

Slow-cooker recipe: breakfasts fit for National Oatmeal Month and beyond
John Wiley & SonsOvernight Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal from "Better Homes & Gardens The Ultimate Low-Calorie Book" National Oatmeal Month is coming to a close, but there's still time to reflect on the health-promoting benefits of the many forms of oats. From...

Pros offer pointers on making a perfect pizza at home
Kansas City has its share of artisan pizza parlors, but you really don’t have to venture out to enjoy restaurant-quality pizza. With a modicum of patience, it’s possible to make chewy and crusty pizza in the comfort of your own home. And no, you don’t have to own a commercial-grade, Neopolitan-made wood-burning oven.