Food News

Easter is upon us and, like clockwork, hordes of brightly wrapped chocolate bunnies and eggs have begun their domination of supermarket aisles.

Chinese Cambodian restaurant Hak Heang. 2041 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach Calif., Tuesday, April 16, 2014.

Two weeks ago we printed a recipe for what possibly could be “First Lady Steak,” requested by Tom in Long Beach.

But Alicia Silverstone is also famous for her sometimes controversial ideas about mothering, and now she's put those philosophies down in writing in a just-published book, "The Kind Mama" .

Unusual as that combination may sound, it works surprisingly well to create a delicious, creamy truffle with hints of herby flavour.

Easter candy is dandy. But Easter candy paired with booze? Now that's something to put a spring in your step.

To qualify, the districts have to implement programs that teach students healthy eating habits and good nutrition.

While we agonize over styles of stuffings, whole or smooth cranberry sauces, sweet potatoes with or without marshmallows, and so many other Turkey Day dilemmas, we tend to just cobble together a what-have-you assortment of sides to accompany the beloved Easter ham or lamb.

We're not talking the ersatz faux-nilla between chocolate-ish wafers. No, we are yearning for handcrafted, small-batch, roll-your-eyeballs-back-in-your-head yumminess.

The Michigan agriculture department says a virus that kills piglets at an alarming rate has been found on 93 farms in the state.

Cold vapor clouds the air and then quickly evaporates over the edges of the silver bowl of a KitchenAid mixer whipping together milk and cocoa powder.

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Judges at last weekend's Campionato Mondiale Della Pizza held in Parma, Italy, awarded the world's top margherita pizza title to Australian chef Johnny Di Francesco, owner of the 400 Gradi restaurant in Brunswick, a Melbourne suburb.

Courtney Cranch tends bar at The Red Hen in Washington, D.C., where she estimates at least half her customers have smartphones out at mealtime.

The casserole is a splendid thing. There are so many variations on this single-pot oven baked dish that you can go crazy and make it anything you want.

The debut of a couple of new Nature Valley products caused Mr. Tidbit to check in on the number of Nature Valley bars.

Many fish markets in the Great Lakes region are running short of whitefish, and it's coming at a bad time: the Passover holiday which begins Monday.

The winter that just won't quit has one more punch for the nation's Heartland -- a cold front bringing a brief return to sub-freezing weather, creating concerns for growers of apples, peaches, grapes and other fruit.

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It is an eight-day holiday of freedom that rejoices in the liberation of the Jews from bondage in Egypt.