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Restaurant-worthy rib-eye steaks at home? Yes, it’s possible
With beefy rib-eye steaks, a solid cast-iron skillet, and a few simple techniques, you can make a truly superlative main course. Spoon an easy browned butter sauce with garlic and herbs over the top, and your diners might start addressing you as “Chef.”
Dry-brining (salting in advance) these thick steaks not only seasoned their interiors ...Read more
Dawn's Embrace Avocado Toast
Wake up to the tender caress of the morning sun with Dawn's Embrace Avocado Toast. Creamy avocado spread on a slice of crispy toast is as revitalizing and energizing as the first light of dawn.
Ingredients 1 ripe avocado 2 slices of whole grain bread Salt and pepper to taste Lemon juice to taste A sprinkle of red pepper ...Read more
Exquisite English Muffin
Start your day with this classy and filling breakfast. Exquisite English Muffin is an ode to the simple elegance of a well-made breakfast.
Ingredients English muffin Butter Raspberry jamInstructions Toast the English muffin to your liking.
Spread butter and raspberry jam on top.
With its buttery goodness and ...Read more

EatingWell: Sheet-pan salmon is a breeze
Looking for a recipe to help you eat more heart-healthy fish and veggies? Add this salmon and asparagus dinner to your rotation. Not only is it healthy and delicious, this sheet-pan dinner is also easy to make and a breeze to clean up.
Salmon & Asparagus with Lemon-Garlic Butter Sauce
Serves 4
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
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Environmental Nutrition: Can supplements help tame blood sugar?
If you have prediabetes or have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, you’re going to want to do everything possible to bring blood sugar levels down. Elevated levels can damage your eyes, kidneys, nerves, your dental health, and increase your risk of cardiovascular disease.
A diet high in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, beans, ...Read more

Seriously Simple: This quick-cooking soup is comfort in a bowl
Sometimes I want a comforting bowl of chicken soup but don’t have the time to labor over the stove with multiple steps. Even when you have a cold and have a desire for chicken soup but are tired, you’ll be able to cook this up in a few minutes.
This recipe uses chicken broth from a box or can, but it still works nicely. Make sure to use a ...Read more

JeanMarie Brownson: Enjoy grilled lamb this Easter, and add the recipe to your regular rotation
I rarely cook a Sunday roast these days. For a couple of reasons, not the least being the cost. Tastes have changed. We eat less meat. We spend less time in the kitchen. We’re more likely to top pasta with a modest amount of slow-cooked meat, smoked fish or roasted vegetables.
However, at this time of the year, I eagerly seek out leg of lamb....Read more

The Kitchn: The is the best glaze for a holiday ham
Brown sugar and honey-glazed ham may be surrounded by platters of glazed carrots and fluffy mashed potatoes, but it is the classic centerpiece of a holiday table. This ham ...Read more

The Kitchn: Round out your Passover menu with deep-fried matzo balls
There is something profoundly comforting about a steaming bowl of matzo ball soup — those airy matzo balls floating in a rich chicken stock dotted with carrots and sprinkled with dill. Known for being healing and restorative, matzo ball soup is a prominent ...Read more

Mexican Chicken Stew
A Sharp Knife Can Save A Finger
My father was an engineer; a smart and precise man who had his weekend rituals. About once a month, I’d find my father at the kitchen table on a weekend afternoon sharpening the kitchen knives.
He’d have a sharpening stone in front of him set on a spread of newspaper print. He had a little can of oil ...Read more

Food blogger Jessica Merchant makes cooking 'Easy Everyday'
PITTSBURGH — Tracing blogger and author Jessica Merchant's career is almost like charting the history of the internet itself.
An early food blogger, she started her site, How Sweet Eats, in 2009, only 5 years after Mark Zuckerberg started "The Facebook" for his Harvard classmates.
"There was no Instagram, there was no Pinterest," Merchant ...Read more

Quick Fix: Curried Vegetables
Here’s an easy vegetarian dish filled with vibrant flavors, from a blend of curry powder, cumin, turmeric and ginger. To simplify the preparation, I use frozen okra which comes pre-sliced. You can add it to the skillet right from the freezer.
This is a quick and easy recipe that makes a delicious meal without sacrificing taste.
HELPFUL ...Read more

Home cooks are shopping a little differently for groceries in 2025
PITTSBURGH — With restaurants closed and stay-at-home orders in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the early months of the pandemic, Americans responded in the only way they could at meal time.
We started cooking at home more than ever before, even though it was harder than ever to find some ingredients on store shelves. And all ...Read more

Gretchen's table: Pork chop crusty rolls conjure delicious memories of Hong Kong
I ate a lot of things that surprised me when I lived in Hong Kong in my mid 20s, often from carts hidden from street view in back alleys or larger street-side stalls known as dai pai dong. And I have to say, save for one unfortunate dinner that included fresh sea urchin, I never regretted these impromptu meals.
Street snacks made by "hawkers," ...Read more

Column: How to eat green iguanas and other invasive species
If you ever happen to come across a green iguana, don’t be frightened. Don’t run away.
Just kill it, cook it and eat it.
You can pan fry it, deep fry it or roast it. You can even boil it, though boiled green iguana doesn’t sound particularly appetizing, for some reason. Green iguanas are white meat and are said to taste like chicken, of ...Read more

Cheesy homemade manicotti is the star of this budget dinner for four
Home cooks looking to stay on budget often opt for simple Italian dishes as a way to save a buck or two.
And more often than not, choosing an easy-to-make dish like spaghetti with marinara makes good, economical sense. Dried pasta is one of your more inexpensive pantry items, and so is the quick-cooking red sauce that accompanies it if you use ...Read more

Creamy, crunchy, spicy, mild -- the many personalities of chickpeas
PITTSBURGH — Emily Crusan, a registered dietitian at Allegheny Health Network, is a fan of the chickpea. Also known as garbanzo beans, like all legumes, they have many health benefits. Legumes are nutritionally "very well-rounded," she said.
"Legumes are a great plant source of protein in the diet, and are also a good source of unsaturated ...Read more
Instant Island-Style Plantains
These quick caramelized plantains are a sweet and simple way to enjoy a taste of the Caribbean.
Ingredients: 2 ripe plantains 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons brown sugarInstructions: Melt butter in a pan over medium heat.
Add plantains and brown sugar and cook until caramelized.
Instant Island-Style ...Read more
Flash-Fried Stuffed Mushrooms
A lightning-quick hors d'oeuvre that brings the savory delight of stuffed mushrooms to your table.
Ingredients: 10 large mushrooms 200g cream cheese ChivesInstructions: Remove mushroom stems and fill each cap with cream cheese.
Grill until the cheese is bubbling. Garnish with chives and serve.
Flash-Fried ...Read more
Midday Mystery Egg Salad Wrap
Experience a surprise in your midday meal with Midday Mystery Egg Salad Wrap. The creaminess of the egg salad wrapped in a soft tortilla is as intriguing and satisfying as a midday mystery.
Ingredients 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped 2 tablespoons mayonnaise Salt and pepper to taste 1 tortilla wrap Lettuce leaves for ...Read more