Fast Easy Recipes

For Mother’s Day, honoring these women of culinary substance and sustenance
Whether you learned kitchen craft at the elbow of a family matriarch or have come to understand the significance of food through the printed word, chances are good that women you’ve never met have imprinted on your culinary DNA. They are mothers of invention, in effect, who have shown us the way by instruction and by example — their strengths passed on in legacy, in creativity and in recipes we ...

Weird Kentucky Derby Food
The pickled walnut is a key ingredient in the Derby's classic and mysterious Henry Bain Sauce. Watkins Pickled Walnuts At the Kentucky Derby, the Hot Brown sandwich comes piled high with pimentos, bacon, tomatoes and, weirdest of all, canned peaches.

Mexican holiday has own cuisine
Since Mexicos victory at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, revelers worldwide commemorate the Mexican way of life on the fifth of May each year with vibrant festivities, delicious food and specialty drinks.Its just a few short days to this years Cinco de M...

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.

Food: Picnic on the Orient express
Eastern outdoor eating is yours for the 'taqing'! This spate of fine weather has made me feel the urge to start picnic season with abandon.

Cinco De Mayo and Derby Day
Culinary guru puzzlement: How does one intertwine Cinco de Mayo with Kentucky Derby day? Well, you could set o ...

Delights that happen to be gluten-free
Computers can be friends or demons. My desktop computer decided to be the latter this week.

Nigel Slater's lamb with asparagus, and mussels with chorizo recipes
New season lamb and young asparagus tips combine brilliantly as a simple one-pot wonder for warmer days

St. Anthony couple retired but still working
Although many claim retirement, most people continue to do something to keep active, and many finally find time to pursue a hobby. That is what happened to our featured cook today and her husband. They both retired from the U.S. Forest Service and settled in rural St. Anthony. Here they found that they were able to do something they enjoyed and it has proven to be a positive endeavor for them.

Helen's "Backyard" Rhubarb Muffins - prepared by Jean Logan, Director of the Community Action Agency of Siouxland
A delicious snack that's healthy too!