Fast Easy Recipes

Kate Lawson: Save the cashews to savor this dish
I used cashews the day of purchase -- to avoid the mysterious disappearance of them -- for this wonderfully easy cashew chicken dish from Robin Miller's book, "Quick Fix Meals."

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.

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

Cold morning? Find comfort in hot cereal
Presented with splashes of hot milk or embellished with dried fruit, raw nuts or seeds, hot cereal can be so much more than a bowl of oats.

Vail Simply Seasonal column: Refresh winter meals with tamarind
When mid-winter produce is lackluster, I get inspired to try something new. Cima Executive Chef Michael Mayer offered a Latin-inspired, crunchy cabbage salad dressed with a light tamarind vinaigrette and studded with roasted chicken, Copyright 2012 Vail Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Vail Daily Vail Simply Seasonal column ...

The Weekly Feed: Me So Hungy Edition
“Donuts... is there anything they can’t do?” [ more › ]

Adding nuts to diet has health benefits
Could a food that sounds like it's bad for you actually be good for you? That's nuts, said June Puett, University of Tennessee Extension agent.