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Quick Fix: Sheet Pan Snapper fillet with Broccoli and Potatoes
Here’s a quick and easy sheet pan dinner that’s ready in just 10 minutes. Snapper fillets broil alongside potatoes and broccoli for a complete meal.
To cut down on cooking time, I give the potatoes a quick head start in the microwave before transferring them to the pan to finish cooking and crisp up. The snapper is topped with a colorful ...Read more
Gretchen's table: Sweet and spicy Korean fried chicken will fire you up
Bold, spicy flavors have never been more in demand, especially when they add a global element to a dish. One of my favorite foods these days is Korean fried chicken, which I ate twice on a recent trip to New York City.
Celebrated for its crispy exterior and tender interior, Korean fried chicken has been a staple late-night snack in South Korea ...Read more
Column: Why do I buy ingredients I'll only use once?
Do you ever do this? I do this all the time.
I just bought a bunch of ingredients for one meal that I will never, ever use again.
I had gone to Costco, looking to buy a leg of lamb. Costco is my favorite purveyor of lamb, which is actually kind of sad, but it is inexpensive and it is good quality and they always have it.
They didn't have it. ...Read more
These holiday cocktail recipes will raise the bar at your next party
PITTSBURGH — Thiago Leite has a simple philosophy when it comes to making cocktails, and it applies whether you're hosting a fancy dinner party for friends or simply curling up on the couch for a quiet night with your partner and Netflix.
"Make what you like," he says.
Consider the Caipiroska he was stirring together on a test run for ...Read more
Hopelessly devoted to cookies? Try this spiced take on classic oatmeal
I am puzzling over what to call these cookies.
For roughly 20 years, they’ve just been oatmeal cookies, because these are the ones we make. They have dried cranberries instead of raisins, because all of the people in the world who have been scarred by raisins have scarred me with their raisin trauma.
Not really. I just like dried cranberries...Read more
Even as SNAP resumes, new work rules threaten access for years to come
Alejandro Santillan-Garcia is worried he’s going to lose the aid that helps him buy food. The 20-year-old Austin resident qualified for federal food benefits last year because he aged out of the Texas foster care system, which he entered as an infant.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — commonly referred to as food stamps, or ...Read more
Hundreds swap sweets in record bid for world's largest Christmas cookie exchange
PITTSBURGH — If Buddy Valastro gained fame as America's Cake Boss for his elaborate cake creations, surely Laura Magone should be celebrated as Western Pennsylvania's Cookie Queen for the countless cookies she's inspired local bakers to make and share with others.
Since starting The Wedding Cookie Table Community 10 years ago, the Monongahela...Read more
Whipped Feta and Cucumber Bites
These quick bites are a fresh and tangy way to kick off any event.
Ingredients: 200g feta cheese 1 cucumber, sliced Olive oilInstructions: Whip the feta cheese until smooth.
Top each cucumber slice with whipped feta and a drizzle of olive oil.
Whipped Feta and Cucumber Bites are an indulgence for the taste ...Read more
2025 is turning out to be a great year for wine
On Aug. 28 in Saint-Emilion, France, pickers fanned out into the vineyard at Château Troplong Mondot. It was the earliest harvest start in the estate’s history.
Record-breaking early picking was a key feature of harvest 2025. In Alsace, the date was Aug. 19; in Champagne, Aug. 20; for the white grapes in the Rhône Valley, mid-August, two ...Read more
Brunch Ballet Caprese Skewers
Dance into the day with Brunch Ballet Caprese Skewers. The elegant balance of ripe tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil performs a ballet as graceful and refreshing as the start of a day.
Ingredients 1 pint cherry tomatoes 1 ball fresh mozzarella, cubed Fresh basil leaves Olive oil for drizzling Balsamic reduction for ...Read more
Editorial: SNAP out of it: Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins' extortion against the hungry
Is U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins trying to starve people into submission? It seems so and she is dead wrong to threaten to cut off federal SNAP funding to states that refuse to comply with her unreasonable demands to turn over sensitive program data, including New York. Gov. Kathy Hochul is correct in telling Rollins to get lost in ...Read more
The end of the lunch bowl era
Americans are increasingly over the “slop bowl.”
Chipotle, Sweetgreen and Cava — once stars of the restaurant industry — are struggling as diners tire of all those pick-your-own ingredients piled atop rice or greens. Instead, lunchgoers are choosing offerings with more texture, like sandwiches and tacos, that fill them up and often cost...Read more
Beautiful Black Garlic Deviled Eggs
Elevate your deviled eggs with a touch of gourmet flair. Beautiful Black Garlic Deviled Eggs is an adventure into the world of unique flavors.
Ingredients Eggs Mayonnaise Black garlicInstructions Hard-boil the eggs, peel, cut in half, and remove yolks.
Mix egg yolks, mayonnaise, and mashed black garlic, then spoon ...Read more
Hasty Italian Hoagie
This quick and delicious Italian hoagie is perfect for a speedy lunch or dinner. Packed with Italian meats, cheeses, and a tangy vinaigrette, it's a true Italian delicacy in a roll.
Ingredients: 1 hoagie roll 1/4 cup mixed Italian meats (salami, prosciutto, etc.) 1/4 cup Italian cheese 1/4 cup lettuce 1/4 cup sliced ...Read more
Express Soba Noodle Salad
This Express Soba Noodle Salad is a colorful and nutritious meal that's ready in no time.
Ingredients: 200g soba noodles 1 bell pepper, julienned 1 cucumber, julienned 1 carrot, julienned Sesame dressingInstructions: Cook soba noodles as per the instructions on the packet, then rinse under cold water.
In a ...Read more
Magnificent Morel Mushrooms
Step into a forest of flavours with this dish. Magnificent Morel Mushrooms is a culinary homage to the wonders of nature.
Ingredients Morel mushrooms Butter Sea saltInstructions Sauté the morels in butter until golden.
Sprinkle with sea salt to taste.
Each bite of this dish is a walk in a forest, where the ...Read more
Emerald Forest Pesto Pasta
Dive into the lush greenery of an Italian forest with this Emerald Forest Pesto Pasta. This minimalist masterpiece combines the nutty richness of pine nuts, the fragrant aroma of fresh basil, and the golden silkiness of olive oil to create a dish that's as captivating as an Italian landscape.
Ingredients 200g spaghetti 2 cups of ...Read more
EatingWell: ’Tis the season for cookies!
The spelt flour in these ginger molasses cookies offers a chewy texture and a nutty flavor that shines with the ginger in this easy holiday cookie recipe.
Ginger Molasses Cookies
Makes 24 cookies; serves 12
Active Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup spelt flour
4 teaspoons ground ginger, ...Read more
Environmental Nutrition: Ride the kelp wave
Rich in vitamins and minerals, kelp is a nutritious and delicious ingredient worth getting to know.
The folklore
People have eaten seaweed for thousands of years. Indigenous peoples along the Pacific coast of North America and indigenous Australians relied on kelp as an important culinary tradition, drying and preserving it ...Read more
Seriously Simple: A Christmas brunch tradition
Crustless quiche has become a beloved classic at our Christmas brunch, always taking center stage at the holiday table. Quiche, once a novel French dish that took America by storm in the 1960s and ’70s, traditionally features a custard base with cheese and often vegetables, all baked inside a flaky crust. Sliced like pie and served with a ...Read more




























