Slow cookers are popular this time of year, when roasts, chili, soups and casseroles stick to your ribs and chase away the cold weather. But you also can go slow and low in your oven. This one-pot Chicken Chasseur bubbles away for more than five hours at 225 degrees, or about 125 degrees low…

I’ve never claimed to be fashionable. Fads pass me by without my even noticing.

I’m of two minds about this whole “last meal” thing. You know, the one where you’ve been convicted (unjustly, of course) of a capital crime — espionage, for example, which is so crazy because you were just taking a selfie in front of the Kremlin — and now grim midnight approaches on the even…

Cookbook author Jennifer Tyler Lee and Anisha Patel, a professor of pediatrics at Stanford University, have teamed up to create a new family cookbook aimed at reducing the amount of added sugar in meals, snacks and desserts.

Mulligatawny is a traditional curry soup with Indian origins. It’s a fragrant blend of tangy curry powder, ginger and coconut milk. Golden Delicious apples add a sweet crunchy touch and chicken cubes complete this one dish dinner.

The promise of a grain bowl — with vegetables arranged atop it as artfully as a wedding bouquet — is one of a bright, beautiful future. But carelessly made, it can end up a slog of chewy, underseasoned filler. Better than tossing cooked and chilled plain grains with a dressing is to simmer t…

Celebrity chef Bobby Flay believes his new cookbook, “Bobby at Home,” is his most important book to date. That’s because it’s a collection of his favorite recipes, the ones he is likely to serve family and friends when he’s at home.

Seasoned ground turkey, Parmesan cheese and toasted nuts join forces in this savory stuffed acorn squash recipe. One squash the size of a grapefruit or a little larger is usually enough for two people.

Timed perfectly for holiday baking, the latest cookbook from the editors of Martha Stewart Living is “Cookie Perfection.”

Christmas in Tuscany would not be complete without a slice of panforte — the peppery, dried fruit and nut-based spice cake born in the central Tuscan hill town of Siena in the Middle Ages — served with a glass of vin santo, a sweet Italian dessert wine.

ST. LOUIS — How do you rework a classic? How do you refresh a masterpiece?

There’s a lot at stake when you put together a Thanksgiving meal. For starters, you need to be a multitasker. There’s a turkey to roast and stuffing and gravy to make. Count on making that green bean casserole, too.

Homemade pie fillings prove easy. Crust not so much. Practice makes perfect. With every pie, our skills improve. It’s an acquired art to turn out flaky, beautiful crust. My mother regularly reminds us of her early crust adventures — many of which ended in the garbage can. No worries, she say…

Thanksgiving is a meal about comfort food, and that’s a good thing.

Cooks are harried on Thanksgiving, so any dish they can make days in advance is highly welcome.

Last year, pan-slammed chocolate chip cookies were declared Best. Cookies. Ever. by social media tinkerbells. The technique involves slamming a pan of half-baked or just-baked cookies against the counter so that the air bubbles from baking soda and beaten eggs that lift the dough pop, flatte…

Miami-based chef and restaurateur Yaniv Cohen is known as “The Spice Detective,” and he has a food blog of the same name. He grew up in Israel in a Sephardic Jewish family of Middle Eastern and North African heritage and he says his fascination with herbs and spices started early in life.

British food blogger Nicky Corbishley says her kitchen was her sanctuary while she worked in corporate I.T. for 14 years. She used that kitchen time to unwind and experiment, so when she left the corporate world, it seemed natural to devote full time to her blog, Kitchen Sanctuary. Her new c…

All the bins of apples at the local farmers market make my heart beat faster. How much to buy? Which varieties are my favorites? Do I take a chance on a new apple? How many can I eat on the 1-mile drive home?

Empanadas — those familiar, golden, hand-held pies — are popular throughout Central and South America, from Mexico to the southernmost tip of Argentina.

The pungent flavors of Chinese five-spice powder, rice vinegar and soy sauce combine to create this quick shrimp dinner.

A dusting of curry flavors this simple chicken dish. There’s no slicing or dicing for this meal. Ready-to-eat shredded carrots can be found in the produce section of the supermarket. They’re added to the rice just after the rice is cooked, warming them through while keeping their crisp texture.

If anything says “the end of summer,” it’s school buses and tomatoes. The bright yellow of the buses and the vivid colors of tomatoes — especially heirloom tomatoes — presage autumn’s changing leaves with almost the same palette.

Onions may seem a perennial ingredient since they’re available all year, but red onions taste especially fresh and crisp now. We’re nearing the end of the harvest, but these purple bulbs are still coming straight out of the ground and into our kitchens at the end of summer. That means they d…

If, like me, you planted a handful of zucchini seeds several months ago, you are now probably trying to figure out what to do with all that squash.

Courage. It makes the muskrat guard its musk. It puts the “ape” in apricot. Now, studies suggest that it also puts the “rat” in ratatouille.

It’s no coincidence that nearly everyone I know enjoys food from the grill. The smoky flavor, the golden browned bits, and the ease of cleanup make grilling the summertime impetus for gathering friends to table.