Fast Easy Recipes

SUE ADE: Pie-making professor declared "Best" - again
The 18th annual American Pie Council (APC)/Crisco National Pie Championships has once again chosen competition veteran John Sunvold, of Winter Park, Florida, as the victor of the Amateur Best in Show title for his "Peg's Banana Cream Supreme" pie, the first place winner in the Cream pie category.

Cicero: Make your own stuff pizza crust
CORRECTION: In a recent column, I mischaracterized Produce for Kids. The organization is not a nonprofit, but raises funds for children's nonprofit organizations.

Marilyn Block: Easy salads save you time for guests
With graduation coming up and all the parties in the near future, I have been asked to share some “new” and different salad and bar recipes for these occasions.

1,2 - or just a few (ingredients)
Let your child help make Terry Moore’s recipe for sweet nachos a sweet salsa. / PHOTO/TERRY MOORE Summer’s not far off. What that means, at least for parents, is that the kids will have a lot of time on their hands.

3 'Junior MasterChef' dishes for moms
MANILA, Philippines – After having their creations served in a homegrown casual dining restaurant last year, finalists of “Junior MasterChef Pinoy Edition” kicked it up a notch as they worked alongside the executive chefs of the Makati Shangri-La hotel to prepare their mothers’ favorite dishes.

Three hats, six aprons and they’re Nellie there for the week
Who'll make it through tonight? Whose culinary dream will go up in flames?

New raw food restaurant to open in Broken Arrow
Denise Madeja's new restaurant serves up a handful of favorites, from lasagna and jalapeno "poppers" to nachos and even chocolate cheesecake.

The Weston Forum’s Patricia Gay is grilled cheese contest finalist
Out of more than 100 original recipes, Weston Forum Assistant Editor Patricia Gay was selected as one of six finalists in the second annual grilled cheese sandwich contest for Artisanal Fromagerie and Bistro, an upscale restaurant in New York City. Ms. Gay's submission was her Three-Cheese Crisp Sandwich, which consists of baked parmesan cheese crisps tucked between layers of gruyere and fontina ...

Matt Landi, County Bounty: Strawberries mean spring
The wafting aroma of freshly picked strawberries at farmers markets, local grocers and farm stands is usually the clincher.