Category: Food

Add a Little Bling to Grilled Eggplant

Eggplant on the grill is a summer favorite. A brush of olive oil, a sprinkle of salt, and the fire of the grill are all that’s needed to transform firm, spongy eggplant wedges and planks into crispy-squidgy versions of themselves. But why stop there? Take it up a notch with a recipe inspired by Yotam…


Grilled Salmon with Creamy Cucumber-Dill Salad

View the print-ready version of this recipe. Summer cooking is all about keeping it simple. No fussy sauces or heating up the kitchen, just good food made from fresh ingredients. This simply grilled salmon with a tangy and refreshing cucumber salad over top is just that. What You’ll Need To Make Grilled Salmon With Cucumber-Dill…


Summer Berry and Turkey Salad Celebrates the Season

By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service I love this time of year when there’s a plentiful display of colorful berries. I decided to create a summer salad dinner, adding them to cooked turkey strips. Here are a few tips on selecting and using berries. Strawberries don’t ripen off the vine. Look for bright red…


Grilled Steak Kebabs With Spicy Cilantro Sauce

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette For this meat lover, there may be no better summer dinner than a fat and juicy ribeye steak cooked to perfection over a bed of hot coals. But boy, is that a splurge in these days of high inflation, especially when you’re also cooking for others. The economical stand-in…


Braised Short Ribs

View the print-ready version of this recipe. This is the perfect meal for Sunday dinner, a special occasion, or when having company over and you don’t want to slave away in the kitchen. Other easy, gourmet meals I love include Lemon Chicken Piccata and Panang Curry. I’m so excited to share this easy shorts ribs recipe with you…


Liven up Your Summer Watermelon With Mint Gremolata

This flavor-boosting combo of mint and lime, inspired by the traditional Italian herb-and-garlic gremolata recipe, livens up juicy watermelon. Put a platter out at your next cookout and watch it disappear in an instant. Watermelon with Mint Gremolata Serves 6 Active Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Ingredients 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint, plus…


Refreshing Ice Cream Cake Is Perfectly Patriotic

Upon moving to America, it took me a second to understand and appreciate red velvet cake. I’ve never experienced a cake or any dessert whose “flavor” and the name solely depend on the addition of artificial food coloring. Once you look beyond its color, though, it’s a mild-tasting chocolate cake with a truly velvet texture….


Best Blueberry Pie

The Best Blueberry Pie Recipe A classic recipe, blueberry pie is a baked dessert that comes together with a golden, flaky pie crust base and a sweet blueberry filling. Depending on where you go, it can be found with a pie crust topping, a crumble topping, or no topping at all. For our version, we include…


Top Tips for Reducing Anxiety, Plus Herbal Tea Recipes

Tips for Reducing Anxiety Exercise regularly. Quit or reduce smoking, alcohol consumption, and caffeine consumption. Practice deep breathing. Try eating foods that have been shown to help reduce anxiety, including Brazil nuts, almonds, salmon, eggs (including yolks), dark chocolate, turmeric, asparagus, blueberries, and yogurt. DIY Chamomile Flower Tea for Anxiety and Stress (Courtesy of Skyhorse…


Washington State’s King County Ranks Near Top for Preponderance of Asian Restaurants

By Gene Balk From The Seattle Times Seattle—It’s no secret that Seattle-area diners love Asian cuisine. Now there’s data that proves just how much. King County is one of just eight U.S. counties where at least 25 percent of restaurants serve Asian food, according to a new report from Pew Research Center. Pew analyzed data…