Fast Easy Recipes

Cooking up a guilty pleasure: Pad Thai
  Let's think for a moment about guilty pleasures.You know what I'm talking about: extra-dark chocolate, Swedish fish, peanut-butter-filled pretzel nuggets, super-premium ice cream. Those are some of mine; I know you have yours.Oddly enough, one of my very favorite guilty pleasures is Pad Thai,...

Peanut butter can earn Memphis kid big bucks
A Memphis nine-year-old, in the top four of a national science competition last year, has now set his sights on another challenge.

PRUDENCE HILBURN: Chocolates hit spot for Valentine’s
Young or old ... male or female ... you can’t go wrong with chocolates for Valentine’s Day. If the chocolate treat is homemade, it is extra special.

Weird but fun recipes for kids
Some foods naturally go together: peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, bacon and eggs. Yum! Then there are combinations of foods that you would never think of putting together . . . but someone did. The following examples may sound yucky but are surprisingly tasty. Besides, winter is a great time for experimenting with new recipes. kidspost@washpost.com Read full article >>

Judi Leaming: Reasons to celebrate molasses and chocolate this week
There are two reasons to celebrate this week: Feb. 8 is National Molasses Bar Cookie Day, and on Feb. 9, we will certainly want to applaud the founding of the Hershey’s Chocolate Company.

3 easy recipes to inspire cooking confidence: muffins, smoothie, pizza
Here are three recipes suitable to use in cooking classes for youth or for anyone who wants to prepare some easy items that are healthy and delicious.

Bang Bang Shrimp Recipe
Have you ever tried bang bang shrimp? This delicious recipe combines pieces of velveted shrimp tossed in a delicious sweet and spicy sauce. This dish is sure to please the whole family.

Hilton Head Island second-grader national finalist in JIF recipe contest
Who knew that a peanut butter chicken quesadilla could turn out so tasty?Mallory Russell, a second

Recipe cards keep family cooking alive
Mary Brandenburg remembers the freshly baked cookies she would sneak off a counter in her grandmother's Illinois home - and the squeaky screen door that always gave her away.

New England, New York Set For Showdown ... Of Clam Chowders
New England, or New York? Oh, wait, you didn't think we were talking about Patriots versus Giants, did you? No, we're talking clam chowders - the creamy New England versus the tomato-based Manhattan. Yes, the Super Bowl this Sunday could easily be fought