Fast Easy Recipes

RECIPE: Tofu Stir-fry
This is a great recipe for the night before a big run this week, or as a tasty and powerful vegetarian dinner the evening before the HBF Run for a Reason.

April Bloomfield, cooking in pursuit of perfection
April Bloomfield harbors a deep fear that keeps her from joining the ranks of tattooed top chefs. But it's not the needles that bother her.

Malaya Business Insight
FOR a number of homemakers, the month of June also means busy days ahead, especially when preparing tasty but healthy dishes for their school-bound kids.

Mustard-based barbecue sauces offer something different
Plain old yellow mustard becomes the star ingredient of Georgia-Carolinas barbecue sauce.

True Brit: The Independent's Mark Hix celebrates a decade creating classic recipes
String up the bunting, bake a cake and marinate the herrings in cider (in the fridge, for about five days); Mark Hix, the man from the Jurassic Coast with a highly evolved taste for the foraged, the cured, the well-hung and – above all – the British, is celebrating 10 years as The Independent's resident chef. Appearing every week in these pages, the Dorset foodie has devised as many as 2,000 ...

Gulf shrimp season ushers in new recipes
With the shrimp season in full swing in the Gulf of Mexico, let’s explore the many ways to prepare this Southern delicacy.

DIY dim sum
Going out for Chinese dumplings is fun, but not without its drawbacks. So why not just make them at home?

Steak and broccoli at Brooklyn Wok Shop
This restaurant in Brooklyn aims to be step above your average Chinese restaurant.

Yes, you can try stir-fry
One of the beauties of making a stir-fry is that it lets you use up that one carrot or the half of a red pepper tucked away in the crisper drawer. Plus, stir-fries cook up quickly in a minimal amount of oil, and you only need one skillet or wok. It’s a little tedious cutting up all the vegetables and protein, but that’s part of why it cooks so fast.

Firehouse Feast: Muskegon Township Fire Department's savory 'snack crackers' and easy, open-face sandwiches
One of the department’s favorites is "Nate’s Snack Crackers” which are simple, fast and really, really good. The best part: They aren’t going to go bad when the guys run out to a call.