Fast Easy Recipes

Forget steaming. It's roasting that transforms cauliflower
Roasting has the power to transform just about any food, but this effortless cooking technique is most dramatic when applied to winter vegetables like cauliflower. It's even better splashed with caper vinaigrette.

Winter foods to help you get, or stay, slim
Is the cold weather starting to get you down? After long and busy days, it’s so easy to pick up comfort food on the way home. Mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, hot Mexican food, fried chicken and pizza hit the spot — but what happens the next day?

A simple technique for transforming cauliflower
Roasting has the power to transform just about any food, but this effortless cooking technique is most dramatic when applied to winter vegetables.

Transform cauliflower easily
Roasting has the power to transform just about any food, but this effortless cooking technique is most dramatic when applied to winter vegetables. This is one reason that I'm the person at the table who immediately looks at the side dishes (not

Vermont restaurants make time for family meal
SOUTH BURLINGTON — Last Thursday afternoon at Pulcinella's Italian restaurant, chef-owner Sam Palmisano was frying up sweet and sour tempura-battered cauliflower made with generous quantities of curry powder and spicy Asian chili sauce.

On the Menu: In winter blahs, it's spices to the rescue
Technically winter has barely begun, but in kitchens we're deep into the season, and I find I'm already in need of a new twist to perk up all those braising greens, thick-skinned squash and sweet root vegetables.

Organization spree turns up missing recipes
During my long holiday break, I finally caught up on my "to-do list." My top priority was to clean out my six file drawers and two towering magazine stacks in my home office. Over the course of three days, I...

Winter greens are packed with what's good for you
Spring greens make wonderful salads, but winter greens including kale, collard, mustard, turnip greens, spinach and Swiss chard are great additions to hearty soups, casseroles and gratins.

Searching for that quick and easy recipe for the big football weekend?
We know the story. A big football weekend that includes Giants/Packers is upon us and you still haven’t figured out what will you be cooking up for the big games. Here are a few last-minute ideas and recipes from Times/Review staff members: Slow-Cooker Bacon Jam Submitted by photographer Barbaraellen Koch (Adapted from Everyday Food, December [...]

Fire up the kitchen
The Year of the Dragon will soon be upon us, and that means street carnivals, parades, water festivals and elaborate dinners will take place in Chinese-influenced countries when the lunar new year is ushered in on Monday. The dragon is the fifth sign in the Chinese horoscope and signifies luck — something we all could use right about now.