Italians love salads almost as much as pasta, which may be why they have the lowest obesity rate in Western Europe. While salads have...

This wonderful, one-pan dinner was created by Dorie Greenspan, an award-winning American cookbook author who lives half of the year in Paris. Her most popular cookbooks are about baking delectable French cookies and cakes, which amazes me because Dorie says she eats what she bakes, and here's what she looks like: She must have a faster metabolism than me. Lucky Dorie. But I digress: this sheet pan Balsamic chicken is from Everyday Dorie, The Way I Cook. , and it's a winner!

Although I live in the American Midwest, I subscribe to the Sunday New York Times. It’s not that I crave “all the news that fit to...

Southern Living Magazine has been a reliable recipe source for Southern cooks since 1966 when it was introduced by the publishers of Progressive Farmer Magazine. Around that time many farmers were moving to cities and wanted a less agrarian source of information for all things Southern. In other words, news on the latest tractor models had become “worthless as gum on a boot heel.” Not all Southern Living recipes have been exactly healthy when you consider the South's main sou

One of the most popular items on the menu at California Pizza Kitchen, besides the obvious plethora of pizzas, is their Smashed Pea and...

Valentine's Day traditionally involves a gift from Mr. Russell Stover that comes in a red heart-shaped box and contains about a zillion...

Note: I first posted this recipe from the Weight Watchers website just before the 2022 Super Bowl. It's long been a favorite of Weight...

Minestrone soup has been on Olive Garden's menu since the Italian American restaurant opened in Florida in 1982. And with good reason....

Tomato caprese salad is a summertime favorite, made with ripe home-grown tomatoes and topped with fresh basil leaves. It's not something...

This recipe appeared back in the days when Weight Watchers gave out weekly recipe cards to members when they weighed in. Although salmon it is not my favorite fish, I decided to give it a try because salmon is so healthful. If you’re salmon-indifferent like me, I think that you’ll be pleasantly surprised. It's basically a pasta salad with additional ingredients (such as salmon). Who doesn't love pasta salad? Eureka! I've become a pasta-with-salmon fan! The recipe calls for p

We did our share of cooking, eating and drinking over the 4th of July weekend, but while most Americans grilled hamburgers and hot dogs,...

Daughter Elizabeth and her husband Brendan phoned one Sunday morning to say they were walking over with my grand pup, Whitman, and they...