Recipes

Greek Roasted Chicken and Potatoes with Lemon and Oregano: simple but so homey and satisfying

This recipe for Greek Roasted Chicken and Potatoes with Lemon and Oregano uses chicken thighs and russet potatoes. Garlic and fresh lemon juice are added to salt, dried oregano and black pepper.

Cook like a grandmother with ‘The League of Kitchens Cookbook’

Massage your Brussels sprouts for a better, more flavorful salad

Tomato-forward chicken fricase is warm and hearty

A fresh pumpkin becomes comfort food in this Creamy Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

Greek Roasted Chicken and Potatoes with Lemon and Oregano: simple but so homey and satisfying

This recipe for Greek Roasted Chicken and Potatoes with Lemon and Oregano uses chicken thighs and russet potatoes. Garlic and fresh lemon juice are added to salt, dried oregano and black pepper.

Cook like a grandmother with ‘The League of Kitchens Cookbook’

When Lisa Kyung Gross first tried to recreate the Korean dishes her grandmother made when she was a child, none of it tasted as good. Things were always slightly off.

Massage your Brussels sprouts for a better, more flavorful salad

Earthy and subtly sweet with pleasant hints of bitterness, shredded Brussels sprouts make excellent slaw-style salads and balance the rich saltiness of holiday fare.

Tomato-forward chicken fricase is warm and hearty

It may have a French-sounding name, but this homey, hearty, tomato-forward chicken braise, made with sofrito as its base and with golden rum as part of the cooking liquid, is Caribbean in essence and flavor.

A fresh pumpkin becomes comfort food in this Creamy Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

Cooking with pumpkin doesn’t have to mean a can of puree. Using fresh pumpkin isn’t so different from cooking with other hard-shelled, cold-weather squash. A good use of fresh pumpkin is in creamy stovetop mac and cheese.

Mark Bittman turns his attention to the small chefs in your household with a cookbook for kids

Mark Bittman has taught us how to cook everything, how to do it fast, how to bake and grill, how to prepare fish and vegetarian meals. This fall he’s targeting a different kind of home chef — the little ones.

Cheesy stromboli packs pizza-like flavors into a portable spiral

Stromboli is an Italian-American invention said to have been created in Philadelphia in the 1950s, but the dish takes its name from an island off the coast of Sicily.

For a Diwali treat with an American twist, a new cookbook serves up cardamom-spiced carrot blondies

Desserts and sweets are a traditional part of the South Asian holiday Diwali. For some, it marks the start of the Hindu New Year, and cooking blogger Hetal Vasavada says everyone wants to start the year with something sweet.

With this salmon piccata, the fish sings in butter, lemon and capers

Here’s how to make salmon sing: Pair it with butter, lemon and capers in a move that’s genius in its simplicity. Husband-and-wife food bloggers Sonja and Alex Overhiser swap fish for chicken in this classic Italian American dish.

Husband-and-wife food bloggers show how two chefs can navigate the home kitchen and stay happy

Husband-and-wife food bloggers and podcasters Sonja and Alex Overhiser have a new cookbook offering a way to keep the kitchen a less stressful place. Alternate roles for the chefs.

Al Roker and his oldest daughter, Courtney, team up on a cookbook that celebrates their family

Al Roker and his oldest daughter, Courtney, are naturals to collaborate on a food project, and they’ve done just that. Roker often leads the cooking segment on the “Today” show. Courtney is a professional chef.

A recipe for turmeric chicken soup is a window into a Southern Thai family

When she was growing up in Southern Thailand, chef Nok Suntaranon spent most days after school helping her mother sell homemade curry pastes in the market. Decades later, Suntaranon named her restaurant in Philadelphia after her mom, Kalaya.

This four-cheese pasta is Italy’s answer to macaroni and cheese

Rich and creamy pasta ai quattro formaggi is the Italian equivalent of American mac and cheese. It’s pasta with four cheeses.

Cutting back on meat doesn’t have to mean going without protein. Tips and two recipes

Many people consider cutting down on meat for health, environmental or animal welfare reasons. But many also worry about where they will get their protein.

Pomegranate seeds add flair and tradition to a Rosh Hashanah salad

There are many foods associated with the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. One of the most beautiful, mythical and symbolic is the pomegranate. It’s often part of the holiday meal as a symbol of abundance, knowledge and righteousness.