Fast Easy Recipes

Today's topic is: The Art of Cooking
Cooking was invented in prehistoric times, when a primitive tribe had a lucky accident. The tribe had killed an animal and was going to eat it raw, when a tribe member named Woog tripped and dropped it into the fire. At first, the other tribe members were angry at Woog, but then, as the aroma of burning meat filled the air, they had an idea. So they ate Woog raw.

Cooking demo: Stuffed veal ... on a hotplate
Olivier Desaintmartin gets cooking at the demo kitchen at the Comcast Center.

Liven up winter dishes with spice blends
Technically, winter is here -- although frequently the temperatures haven’t told the same story. 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. Many of my favorite winter recipes, such as Moroccan-inspired stews or Indian-style curries, feature fragrant spices, but ...

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Cold weather means comfort food for Philippa Vine – who gets a little help from a Farmers Weekly reader in her kitchen this month.

Burns Night supper: vegetarian haggis
With no mucking about with messy innards or arcane cooking methods, a meat-free haggis can be made in 30 minutes. What are you doing for Burns Night?

Wild Mushroom Risotto Recipe
Everyone thinks of mashed potatoes and gravy or mac and cheese as comfort foods. But after tasting this risotto, you may just have a new favorite.Ingredients:6 cups beef stock (or substitute chicken or mushroom stock)3 tbsp olive oil2 tbsp butter1 cup...

Cooking With Phil: See ya later, alligator
"I'm trying to keep the balance of humans being eaten by alligators, and alligators being eaten by humans," says chef Phil Murray.

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. This is one reason that I'm the person at the table who immediately looks at the side dishes (not dessert!) when I am handed a restaurant menu.

Roasted whole hogs are part of Chinese New Year celebrations
If you’re a devotee of Cajun cooking you may be a fan of cochon de lait or whole roasted pig.

Food-loving couple learns to eat right for health's sake
For a woman in the prime of her life, a diagnosis of congestive heart failure is shocking and devastating. It's the kind of news that turns a world upside down.