As the holidays approach, it’s easy to find yourself overwhelmed by the stress of planning meals for large gatherings and the pressure to perfect special dishes for the season. Chef Carla Hall wants you to remember that cooking is about fostering joy and relieving some of that stress. Doing so will not only make you…

Adults who get crabby or a little shaky from spikes or dips in blood sugar levels are challenging enough, but it can be worse when kids get “hangry” or cranky. That is why Clark-based food educator Alex Mathisen was busy roasting, blending, cooking and multi-tasking to prepare four different recipes to show parents how to…

Sometimes after a long day, even I don’t have the energy to deal with the hassle of chopping vegetables, pulling out woks and smoking out my kitchen, let alone remembering to cook rice the day before! So I published a “dump and bake” fried rice recipe on my website – albeit with some trepidation –…

Pinterest Facebook Email Are you looking for an easy way to make dinner without slaving away in the kitchen? If so, then you’ll love these amazing Crockpot Ground Beef Recipes! Allowing your slow-cooker to do the work makes it incredibly simple and stress-free to create a delicious meal that your family will enjoy. With just…

Apple juice, apple cider, or a variety of fruit juices can actually work as a bourbon substitute, so, parents of toddlers, rejoice, since we know you’ve got an assortment of the stuff stashed in the fridge. If you aren’t baking and, instead making something savory like a barbecue sauce, glaze, or pan sauce, a fruit…

You’ll only need one pot for dinner tonight. These recipes combine lots of delicious foods like leafy greens, veggies, legumes and whole grains into one-pot dishes anyone is sure to enjoy. Plus, anti-inflammatory ingredients like carrots, chard and lentils can help you combat pesky symptoms of chronic inflammation like joint pain, muscle aches and mental…

Whether you go apple picking at an orchard or pluck a few of your favorite varieties from the farmers market, it’s the peak season for all things using the delicious fall fruit. New York Times Cooking supervising producer Vaughn Vreeland joined “Good Morning America” on Saturday to share his best tips and a recipe for…

Overcrowding may be the main reason your potatoes aren’t crisping up in the oven, but there are plenty of other tips and hacks you can employ to reap the benefits of roasting, starting with choosing the best type of potatoes. Yukon gold or russet potatoes will retain their pillowy interiors, creating a hearty cushion and…

If you’ve ever made fresh chili or Bolognese sauce only to find that it tasted 10 times better the next day, you’ll know just how important it can be to let a soup sit in its own juices for as long as possible just to get those flavors to blend and deepen. This is why…

After “The Golden Bachelor” contestant Joan Vassos, a 60-year-old private school administration from Rockland, Maryland, had to depart the ABC hit show unexpectedly to care for her daughter, fans were as heartbroken as the Golden Bachelor himself, Gerry Turner. Now, fans are calling on Joan to be the next Golden Bachelorette — and, based on…