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Prepare delicious meals with frozen foods

Freezers are often unsung heroes of kitchens. Too often foods enter a freezer only to be forgotten before being exhumed from blocks of ice and discarded months later. But putting the freezer to better use can improve the way people eat and add to the flavor of the foods they enjoy.Some people ...

Hummus gets a makeover with Harissa and Dukkah

Hummus is my go-to appetizer. And while traditional chickpea hummus is always a favorite, itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ fun to riff on this popular Middle Eastern dip with additional ingredients. For instance, vibrant beet hummus and roasted carrot hummus are flavorful and colorful additions to any menu and highly ...

Locally Carei: Save money in preparation of meals

As we go into uncertain times, we may be looking at some economic impacts to our lives. One of the best areas to save money is in the preparation of meals.I recently gave some food purchasing advice to high school students in Brownsville. And the best way to save money is to plan. Plan your ...

The Family Table: Who’s trained who?

The dogs and I have a routine. It was, I suppose, unintentional training on my part.Whenever I stand up, they run into the kitchen.It doesn’t matter if I’m going in there to make food, or just to grab a glass of water. Really though, the pooches don’t care if I’m actually going to the ...

Bite into pie in honor of Pi Day

Each year on March 14, math afficionados around the world celebrate the mathematical constant known as pi.Pi relates to the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, which comes to approximately 3.14159, but goes on infinitely. The celebration date is significant because it ...

Put a little Irish (stout) in your stew

ThereÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ no better time for a pot of beef stew than winter, and when March rolls around with St. PatrickÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Day hype and festivities, why not add an Irish twist with a splash of Irish stout?This is a no-nonsense and comforting beef stew thatÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ guaranteed to warm and fill your belly, whether ...