Fast Easy Recipes

Quinoa ancient grain
This is the last of a month's worth of weeknight recipes featuring ancient grains, from Maria Speck's " Ancient Grains for Modern Meals."

A fresh take on food
Like those big-name food personalities, Josee di Stasio is a bona fide star: her Tele-Quebec cooking show, À la di Stasio, began its 10th season last September.

Fort Collins' margaritaville: Three Houston hippies 25 years ago turned a lifestyle into a Colorado Tex-Mex tradition ...
When someone says "The Rio," what's the first thing that comes to mind? The margs, right? The three pals who started a restaurant in a small Fort Collins storefront never dreamed that the tequila concoction they served along with the Tex-Mex foods of their childhood would eventually make them the world's largest customer of Jose Cuervo tequila.

Supping on sunshine
This time of year has me pining for sunshine and a trip to Florida.

Vegan basics — making meals taste great with meatless ingredients
A new year inspires new ideas, and a great place to start is in the kitchen. By integrating more meatless meals in your diet, you’ll have the opportunity to improve your health, help the environment, support your local farmers and get a little more creative.[...]

Vegan basics: Meatless meals made tasty
ST. CATHARINES — A new year inspires new ideas, and a great place to start is in the kitchen. By integrating more meatless meals in your diet, you’ll have the opportunity to improve your health, help the environment, support your local farmers and get a little more creative.[...]

Taming of the chew
Yes, you can work magic with lesser cuts of meat. Ever tried dunking meat in Coca-Cola?

Meatless recipes for a tasty 2012
Resolutions? Satisfying vegetarian recipes will help start new year by wringing some risks out of your diet.

What's for dinner? Knowing the answer can reduce stress and cut grocery costs
Meal planning is a great way to save time and money, says author Sandi Richard with her book Eating Forward.

Valerie Gomez, Santa Cruz County Stories: Former restaurant operator now 'Demo Queen' at Capitola Trader Joe's
CAPITOLA -- Valerie Gomez used to be a fairly typical Trader Joe's customer. Like so many who pass through the doors of the Brown Ranch Marketplace store, Gomez would stop at the sample corner and accept the daily offering before continuing her shopping.