Cooking

Cooking at home is one of the best things you can do for your health. No matter what you make, home-cooked meals tend to be better for you – lower in sodium and saturated fat and more sensibly portioned – than restaurant food or takeout. If you lean into more healthful recipes, that’s even better. But it’s not only the food itself that’s beneficial, as Nicki Sizemore explains in her cookbook “Mind, Body, Spirit, Food.” The process of cooking itself can be nourishing, too.

One of the powers of food I appreciate most is its ability to transport – how eating cinnamon toast or chicken noodle soup brings me right back to my childhood, or enjoying a lobster roll puts me on a dock in New England on a sunny summer day.

While I love to linger in the kitchen and derive a meditative calm from the precision of dicing, slicing and mincing, I can’t always manage the time or effort. After a long day, my resolve to pick up my chef’s knife fizzles before I even step into the kitchen.

Riddle me this: What do you get when you mix the Jolly Green Giant with a Hershey’s chocolate cow on Valentine’s Day? Why, a giant chocolate kiss, of course. We offer a recipe for such kisses, just in time for that special day. And fret not, giants and chocolate cows aren’t needed to make them.

I could feel the love filling the kitchen when I served these panna cotta cups to my husband and daughter. Each looked at me with appreciation and delight, nodding and uttering murmurs of joy as they relished each spoonful. A warm satisfaction washed over me as I relished their enjoyment.

This week, the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will compete in Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

Today’s menu features four recipes that can bring some delicious eating to any wintertime dinner or lunch. Here are two main dishes, including Chicken à la King, and a couple of complementary side dishes. This version of Chicken à la King is regal eating on a peasant’s budget, and it’s comparatively easy to prepare.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins made waves this week with claims that the Trump administration’s revamped food pyramid leaves plenty of room for Americans to maintain a healthy diet for as little as $3 a meal.

You know sometimes when you meet someone through a friend, and it suddenly occurs to you that you like the friend of your friend way better than your original pal? That’s kind of how it felt when an experiment in which I planned to sample an odd TikTok food trend wound up introducing me to my new culinary crush.

Today’s recipes are all about dried beans and how to bring them to life. So, grab your pots and pans, and some Beano, if you like, and let’s get cooking. There’s some seriously good eating on the horizon.

I’m absolutely enchanted by Midwestern casserole culture, where a homey, crowd-pleasing dish is more than just food – it’s a symbol of caring, community and resourcefulness. These dishes are meant to be shared – with company at home, at a potluck or with a neighbor in need.

The transition into a new year is, traditionally, a time to find our bearings, to consider where we are, where we’re going, and where we aspire to be. It’s a time to set goals and to make changes in our lives; we hope for the better.

Siblings Maci and Emmett Sheets love to make their Mamaw Sandy’s raspberry pie, a favorite for the Omak family’s baking tradition.

After weeks of buttery sweets, crisp latkes, rich stews and cheese-laden casseroles, I’m in the mood for meals that are lighter but still warming and cozy. Baechu Doenjang Guk, or Cabbage and Doenjang Soup as it’s called in English, is Joanne Lee Molinaro’s way of soothing her mind and body.

The perennial debate between Santa Claus believers and nonbelievers has always amused me. That’s because of a childhood experience that no Santa Claus skeptic has ever had.

You could make a big roast for a holiday feast, or you could nibble on seven different fishes. You might opt for a shellfish stew, cozy chowder, big lasagna, sweet-and-sour fesenjan or gently spiced korma. As an accompaniment, I humbly offer these Cheesy Garlic Pull-Apart Rolls.

I’d been waiting to get my hands on “Good Things” for months. When it finally arrived, I decided I’d set the book down on its spine and make the first thing its pages opened up to. It was a sunny, early fall day, so I was hoping to put together a crunchy salad with a bright dressing – the book contains loads of those – or maybe a creamy dip for crusty bread and vegetables. But that day, the book opened to page 337 and its recipe for Slow-Cooked Salmon.

Christmas is the most magical time of year for many in the world. The music, decorations, family gatherings and special events all add to the joyfulness and splendor of the season. What other time of the year are we able to watch the Charlie Brown and Dr. Seuss Christmas specials ? “Robin and the Seven Hoods” is my favorite, although it’s much harder to find.

Walmart shoppers were in a frenzy for Kraft on Black Friday, buying all the food manufacturer’s flat-screen-sized, 65-inch boxes of macaroni and cheese in minutes.