Change your menu for Oct. 29; it’s National Oatmeal Day! As breakfast foods go, oatmeal is like Bo Jackson, Anthony Hopkins or a little black dress – a marvel of versatility. Oats can crust a chicken, top a cobbler or hold a cookie together. Oatmeal is also a nutritional star with concentrated nutrients and fiber […]
Oct. 21 is National Apple Day, and apples are absolutely amazing this time of year. Now is the time for warming desserts that showcase apples at the height of their season. Hungry yet? Try one of these tasty recipes where apple is the star. And don’t forget to check out our guide to apple picking so […]
Mamma mia! Can you believe that there is an entire day dedicated to the Italian favorite, pasta? Well, it’s true! Oct. 17 is National Pasta Day. Here are four tasty pasta recipes to whip up in celebration of everyone’s favorite carbohydrate. Healthier Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese This is comfort food with a healthy (and tasty!) twist. […]
Now that fall is truly here, it’s tempting to go full-throttle pumpkin everything. Between pumpkin spice lattes and, well, all of Trader Joe’s, it’s easy to get stuck in a gourd rut. “Maple: 100 Sweet and Savory Recipes Featuring Pure Maple Syrup” (Quirk Books, 2015, $23) is just the cookbook to save the day. From […]
There is nothing better on a cold day than that first spoonful from a warm bowl of soup. It’s the perfect comfort food that fills you up and makes you feel nice and toasty. We’ve gathered up 10 of our top soup recipes that can take you from fall to winter. Don’t forget to serve with […]
Fall welcomes cool weather and football games. And, who doesn’t like a good tailgate meal before the big game? When our children were both students at the University of Michigan, we were invited to many tailgate parties before games in the Big House in Ann Arbor – and I perfected the art of eating well […]
I grew up in hot, tourist-filled Florida – a place where the seasons are seamless and coat closets house mostly jean jackets. The vista out of my childhood bedroom window was static: Palm trees and dried grass in the winter, palm trees and even drier grass in the summer. I’ve come to especially appreciate Illinois’ […]
Every year, when it comes time to compile my annual list of favorite cookbooks, I ask myself the same questions: What makes a cookbook compulsively readable? Why do some cookbooks – even those without the Food Network imprimatur – become bestsellers, while others languish on the shelves? Most importantly, which new cookbooks can I not […]
Somewhere along the line, a very boring person decided that it is In Poor Taste to drink rosé after Labor Day. As far as we’re concerned, Indian summer is the perfect time to sip something crisp before the cold weather hits and it’s red wine all the way. Take advantage of late summer produce and […]
Rosh Hashanah is the two-day celebration of the Jewish New Year, and falls on Sept. 14 this year. It is the first of the High Holidays, and is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve. Holiday customs include sounding the shofar (a hollowed-out rams horn) and eating symbolic foods such as apples dipped […]
