Maple syrup is a natural for pancakes and baking, and it has shown its prowess in savory dishes. But the springtime ingredient is equally at home in cocktails, too.

Bentley Gilman, head distiller of Tattersall Distilling in River Falls, Wisconsin, created these four cocktails using its Birkie WI-SKI, which was created “in the spirit of” the...Read more

LOS ANGELES — You can smell the char of the Wagyu burgers from down the block, which is, coincidentally, how far the line often stretches. But at Melrose Avenue's newest diner, the food isn't the only draw. Marathon Burger is an ode to late community activist and rapper Nipsey Hussle, and his legacy continues with this new family venture and ...Read more

Like a lot of Mexican food fans, I could stuff my face with tacos every day of the week and consider myself wonderfully fed.

But you've got to shake it up every now and again to keep flavors fresh and interesting at meal time, I suppose. Especially if the ingredients you reach for again and again — in this case, chili peppers, onions, ...Read more

High food prices have American families feeling the pinch — grocery trips cost around 20% more than they did four years ago. Not only are outright costs higher, but shoppers are also dealing with “shrinkflation,” where products shrink in size while maintaining their price point.

There are ways to save other than opting for generic brands ...Read more

The funniest part of the Vermont Country Store catalog is the underwear.

The women’s cotton briefs they sell reach from the belly button to the knee. I exaggerate, of course, but probably by less than you think.

They do not sell men’s underwear. They don’t sell much in the way of men’s clothes at all — just five of the current ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- Anyone who’s seen footage of two competitive fighters coming face-to-face at a weigh-in knows it’s a space for mean-mugging and chest-puffing.

The offering of baked goods is not typical.

But that’s what Ben Neumann has been doing every chance he’s had for the past 10 years. As an amateur baker, he dished pies and cakes ...Read more

Think of this vegetarian enchilada casserole as a veggie-packed Mexican lasagna with corn tortillas standing in for the noodles! If your peppers are mild and you like heat, opt for spicy pico de gallo. This easy vegetarian dinner recipe is sure to become a new family favorite.

Vegetarian Enchilada Casserole

Serves 8

Active Time: 25 minutes

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Increasing vegetable intake during midlife is associated with lower likelihood of physical frailty in later life, according to a Chinese study. The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, November 2024, says data from nearly 12,000 participants, with a mean age of 52 at the start of the study and 72 at follow-up, showed that compared to those ...Read more

This recipe was originally developed by author Marcy Goldman in the 1980s. She named it Matzo Buttercrunch, and it became a sensation in food sections in newspapers across the country. She shared that her toddler son wouldn’t eat any Passover foods, so she came up with this Passover classic that has won a place on...Read more

Sweater weather gives us the excuse to indulge in creamy pasta dishes. Adding vegetables to the pasta and cream takes away a bit of the guilt and adds a boatload of flavor and color.

The advantage of cream sauces is their speed — a delicious sauce comes together in less than the time it takes to cook the pasta. Since these tend to be rich ...Read more

I grew up in Houston, Texas, and there were exactly two soups I would eat when I was sick. The first was Vietnamese chicken phở, and the second was tortilla soup. No other soup would do (sorry, ...Read more

After baking this pound cake, our cross-tester had said, “This is such a tasty, deeply chocolaty cake!” That reaction was my exact goal when developing this recipe. There’s nothing I hate more than baking a chocolate cake, only to find that the ...Read more

Here is why I love my wife. She says things like this: Whenever a company says “new and improved,” you know it’s just going to be worse.

It is a corollary of another, similar truism of hers: When an insurance company says they have exciting news for you, it means they’re going to give you less coverage for more money.

We were talking, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- On March 6, 2020, chef Sameh Wadi was in Mexico City when he noticed a number of people wearing masks.

On March 11, Jeff Rogers was prepping deep-dish pizzas, wondering if he could add a second employee.

On March 14, Jamie Malone was on the phone, canceling diners’ reservations at her restaurants Grand Cafe and Eastside.

On ...Read more

Here's a quick pizza dinner that takes less time than sending out for one. Swiss cheese, mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes and onions top this thin crust base. You can also, substitute any leftover vegetables you may have on hand.

Look for thin crust, whole wheat pizza bases.

The order makes a difference in how fast the pizza cooks. I place the ...Read more

Maple syrup, naturally sweet with its lush notes of vanilla and caramel, is one of the first signs of spring. Now, maple’s lesser-known forest cousin birch is having its day. Nature’s unrequited gifts of indigenous syrups broaden our definition of how to eat locally and deliciously all year long.

Maple and birch syrups are harvested around ...Read more

This easy hands-off braise makes the perfect Sunday dinner and speedy weeknight dinners. Braised pork shoulder is a simple two-step process that, once in the oven, cooks unattended and fills the kitchen with hunger-inducing aromas.

Pork butt, pork shoulder and picnic shoulder are basically the same cut. Despite the conflicting names, you can ...Read more

As a girl growing up in New Jersey, Judith Vogel learned early that there never was a waffle that couldn’t be improved by a scoop of ice cream and a glorious drizzle of pure maple syrup.

Now a professor with Stockton University, Vogel is on a mission for Jersey kids of all ages to know that same real maple joy — thanks to none other than ...Read more

Watching videos of the Food Dolls preparing their dish of the moment is like opening a bag of your favorite chips: You can’t stop at one.

Minnesota sisters Alia and Radwa Elkaffas have been creating cooking videos for a decade, and after more than 2,000 of them, sharing recipes in 30-second bites has become second nature.

“We started ...Read more

It’s been nearly three decades since there were just two of us at home. Back then, in those early days, we had jobs with odd hours and a love of eating out, so that’s what we did.

We eventually became a family of five. Eating out was on the back burner, and there wasn’t a slow cooker recipe or hot dish I wouldn’t try to make our meals (...Read more