QUESTION: I use paper towels instead of dish towels for everything from drying dishes to blotting fried foods. Are paper towels sanitary, or am I exposing myself and...
Mardi Gras is the sort of celebration that can make every city in America want to be New Orleans. Between the parties and parades and all those rich foods, what's not to...
QUESTION: I’m puzzled by recipes that call for unsalted butter but include salt as an ingredient. Can’t I just use salted butter?
ANSWER: Salt is added to butter as ...
Two words: cinnamon roll.
OK, that was almost too easy. Yet today, while you're on the treadmill, or balancing your checkbook, or changing lanes, or reading a bedtime st...
Whenever I think of Super Bowl Sunday, I think of chili and guacamole and chips. And Ro-Tel cheese dip. And Frito pie.
Because face it, people love to indulge in fatty, ...
Home slow cookers have been around for more than 40 years, but today, they're almost trendy.
They're perfect for braising, a technique that's a favorite of chefs who hav...
Dead of winter. It's an apt description for this time of year, when even apples are out of season and virtually every other fruit comes from another time zone, if not an...
It's winter. It's cold. You want something hearty, but you're also trying to eat better and don't want to ruin your diet by diving into a cream-laden casserole.
A lean s...
This thick and hearty soup made with ham, lentils and tomatoes takes only 30 minutes to make and is a great way to brighten up a winter evening. It's a whole meal in one...
Tricia Grannell from Timonium, Md., was looking for a recipe for the mocha cheesecake she enjoyed some years ago at Maria's 300 restaurant in Little Italy.
The restauran...
