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Like a lot of shoppers, I look for bargains when it comes to choosing which fruits and vegetables to cook each week.

Even in winter, when selections can be slim if you're not a fan of root veggies and brassicas like cabbage, broccoli and kale, I tend to buy not what looks the yummiest or most interesting, but what's on sale — or at least has ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Before the pungent, earthy smell of wheat grass wafted across America or the words "fresh-pressed juice" squeezed their way on seemingly every menu, the Otto family built a burgeoning wellness community at a white-tiled juicery in Beverly Grove.

Now 51 years old, the pint-size Beverly Hills Juice still draws generations of fans ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — Winter, if you're someone who loves the sun, can be something of a bummer in Pittsburgh. While snow days can be magical and warming your hands around a firepit after an afternoon of ice skating or sledding is fun, the long stretches of cold, gray weather can take a definite toll on our psyches.

But there is a bright spot.

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I often find the challenge with boneless, skinless chicken breasts is keeping them moist and flavorful. A quick five-minute marinade in a sweet and creamy sauce turned out to be the perfect solution. After cooking the chicken in the same sauce, it came out tender, juicy, and full of bright, balanced flavor.

Broccoli and fluffy rice made simple...Read more

The meat industry’s celebration of the Trump administration’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans should be a clear sign that these new guidelines aren’t for the people.

It’s true that “the United States is amid a health emergency,” as Secretaries Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brooke Rollins state. However, in claiming to be an answer to ...Read more

You won’t be stuffing any peppers for this stuffed pepper casserole, but you will be enjoying the sweet and smoky combination of flavors coming from bell peppers, fire-roasted tomatoes, smoked paprika and ground beef. You can use precooked rice from the package or leftover brown rice if you have it. If using leftover rice, you will need about ...Read more

A gluten-free diet excludes all forms of gluten, a protein naturally found in wheat, barley and rye. While gluten poses no harm to most people, for individuals with certain health conditions, avoiding it is essential for maintaining well-being and preventing serious complications.

The primary group who must follow a gluten-free diet are those ...Read more

The highlight of freezing February is Valentine’s Day. Not for going out to lunch or dinner, where the big crowds rival Mother’s Day meal service. For me, it’s all about the meal I prepare at home. I try to cook up a simple steak, veal chop or fish filet with a vegetable side so I have room to enjoy this luxuriously decadent mousse.

This ...Read more

A roasted carrot and barley dish at Kinross Winery in New Zealand made skipping steak easy. We photographed it before enjoying to remember its inspiring composition.

Creamy barley, rich from vegetable broth and garlic, not cream, filled a ceramic bowl. Perfectly roasted carrot segments stood on end in the barley, while tahini, spiced crumbled ...Read more

As far as classic party dips go, seven-layer dip ranks among the very best. Carefully composed and colorfully striped, it’s no wonder this dip is a key player on the ...Read more

Southern biscuits are the perfect fictional device for telling the narratives of Southern families. One cook makes his biscuits with White Lily flour only because that’s how his Maw Mae did it. Another homeandleisure/recipes/varietymenu/s-3986484">Read more

Grocery stores might try to convince you otherwise, but it's pretty tough to get a decent tomato in Western Pennsylvania in January.

The plump red fruit — preferably homegrown or sourced locally at your favorite farmers market — is at its juicy prime in late summer, forcing tomato lovers either to eat their fill before falls rolls around, ...Read more

Woe to the cookie, cake or waffle lover who discovers, often after years of stomach upset, fatigue and skin issues, that the culprit of their health issues is gluten, the protein found in grains like wheat, barley and rye.

Most everything you find in a bakery, grocery store cookie aisle or on the sweet side of a breakfast menu is made with ...Read more