Have you noticed bigger numbers on chocolate bars in the baking aisle? We don't necessarily mean the price tags. Rather, more companies are selling bars with 70 to 72 percent...
"Joy of Cooking," move over. There's a new book in town. OK, so maybe "The Twinkies Cookbook" (Ten Speed, $12.95) won't be replacing the culinary classic for anyone but die-hard...
Did you know? Living lettuce is the next best thing to having a garden in your fridge. Typically packaged in a plastic container, the lettuce is typically grown in a...
Got a teensy-weensy kitchen? Justin Spring, owner of a 45-square-foot kitchen in New York, sympathizes--and feels the challenge can be met. He has written a small book, "The Itty Bitty...
Did you know? Who needs to master fancy garnishing techniques when there's a carambola in the house? Just slice this beveled fruit crosswise and suddenly you have star-shaped wedges to...
Maybe it's time to stop thinking of a diet as a bad, calorie-restrictive nemesis and to approach it as a day's worth of fantastic, great-tasting food. Diet-friendly foods are all...
Did you know? The Jerusalem artichoke is a) not from Jerusalem, b) not an artichoke and c) got its name from a garbled translation of the Italian word, girasole, for...
The days are getting longer -- but not necessarily warmer. These next few weeks test the battle- and winter-weary as we await the long, sultry days of summer. But while...
Cookbook authors Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross sum up their food-saving strategy this way: "First, saving money in the kitchen is as simple as one four-letter word: Cook." Indeed, bypassing...
Yes, coupons can be a pain to clip--much less organize. But do the math: Save $3 per weekly trip, and that's more than $150 in your pocket at year's end....