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Coconut milk lends richness to carrot soup

Coconut lends richness to vegan dish

This carrot soup is creamy, satisfying and flavorful — and takes about 30 minutes from start to finish.

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Winter pesto

We like a good sticky word, one with the courage of its convictions. Like cheese, which is straightforward and to the point. Say cheese...

Dr. Oz shares his healthy grocery shopping tips

Dr. Oz shares his healthy grocery shopping tips at Publix in Winter Park on Alom...

Dr. Oz shares his healthy grocery shopping tips at Publix in Winter Park on Aloma.

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Recipes to Savor

Happy accident becomes a simple chicken recipe

Chicken with five

I often have trouble trying to reinvent chicken. It's particularly difficult with limited time and a 5-year-old with a picky palate. So...

Smoked meats flavor family memories

Smoked pork chops

The primal, heady aroma of smoked meat makes my heart beat faster. I can't resist the hams, sausages and chops at the butcher shop or on a...

Turkey made two ways

Classic turkey

We have been giving thanks for several hundred years, gathering with friends and family at autumn tables starring an American classic: a...

Little touches make a big difference

Stuffed burgers

These cheese-stuffed burgers will confer bragging rights on the maker, knocking any regular burgers out of the game. A make-ahead Russian...

Bring on the tofu

Fingerling potatoes with tofu

Tofu is the amazing chameleon of high-protein foods. It can add a variety of textures and be prepared several ways: sauteed, steamed,...

Kimchee's new chapter

Kimchee fried rice

Marja Vongerichten's new cookbook and public television travel/culture/cooking series share the same name: "The Kimchi Chronicles." The...

Keep your cool with chilled soup

Corn and tomato soup

Simple chilled soups are a delightful way to serve fresh produce. They should be made ahead so there is plenty of time to properly chill.

Revisit the chopped salad with new twists

Chopped salads

Chopped salad could well be described as a buttoned-down version of a tossed salad. For while the latter can be something of a leafy anarchy...

Mushrooms impart earthy flavor to satisfying soup

Barley soup

I love mushrooms for their flavor, texture and meatiness. It's almost odd to say so, but mushrooms do have a texture and deep flavor that...

Endlessly adaptable rugelach

Buttery bites

Call them rugelach or nut horns or cream cheese cookies. Fill them with jam or ground walnuts or chocolate chips. Nix the cream cheese and...

Classic pate with modern convenience

Classic pate

Want a showstopper for a crowd? This has been my signature appetizer at holiday and cocktail parties for as long as I can remember. It is...

Add zip to that bean soup

Three bean soup

Give me a bean salad, a bean stew, a bean dip or pasta with beans, and I am happy. Bean soups are another favorite dish because they are...

Healthier Valentine treats for those we love

Valentine's Day treats

It's ironic that I was at my thinnest in pastry school. Surrounded by sugar, butter, chocolate, nuts, marzipan and caramel, the hard work...

Rich, moist and — yes — low-fat chocolate cake

Heavenly chocolate cake

The name says it all. This is one of my favorite cake recipes to whip up for guests. Why? The easy-to-make dessert is dark, moist, rich &#...

Elegance delivered with ease

Chocolate panna cotta

Panna cotta is one of those great desserts that you can make ahead of time. It's quick and easy and can be served in any pretty glass....

Cookbook offers great baking basics

Cream cheese bars

Cold weather and the holiday season mean it's also baking season. Whether it's cookies for an exchange, sweet rolls for a family brunch or...

On the Lighter Side

Shredding expectations

Shredded beets with shrimp

The idea for this recipe started with the salad, instead of the protein, as with most meals. Step back a bit, and it really started with...

Word of the day

Leah Eskin: Calamari fritter

Words come in handy so often, we've decided to stock up. At breakfast, we click the vocabulary app. At dinner, we hand out points for usage....

Baja at home

Baja fish tacos

We're having a fish taco moment. Fish tacos began life as after-work sustenance for fishermen in Ensenada, Mexico, became cool as the...

Crunch is king

Pan-fried fish delivers in taste

Crispy-crunchy gets our vote every time. The combo beats out all other textures (yes, even rich and creamy). Perhaps that's why we can't...

Fish dinner is flexible, benefits from citrus twist

Citrus-glazed salmon

At a recent dinner, my culinary guru/friend Jolene Worthington served guests a delicious, perfectly glazed, broiled salmon steak atop...

Beginning cook shares some strategies

Fast Buffalo chicken

For many young people, especially bachelors and college students, learning to cook can be an intimidating challenge. This daring journey...

Spicy chicken dish is devilishly easy

Spicy chicken dish is devilishly easy

Chicken breasts cooked in a spicy tomato sauce is an easy recipe that you can assemble in 5 minutes. Buying roasted or rotisserie chicken...

Vegan pancakes

Corn pancakes

If you wonder why vegan recipes use such weird, "health food" ingredients, it's not to annoy you.

Make seitan at home from scratch

Homemade seitan

Oscar Gonzales — the best chef who ever worked at my restaurant — had hands so big we named him Wheat Meat Mitts because of...

The classic Greek salad

The classic Greek salad

Greek salad means different things to different people. Here in the States it can include bell peppers, radishes, anchovies, chili peppers,...

Let salads make the meal

Let salads make the meal

Asked why her latest cookbook focuses on salads, veteran author and food writer Patricia Wells says the theme simply reflects the way she'...

Eat radishes from top to tail

Radish-top soup

The piquant, peppery flavor and crunchy texture of radishes make them a popular addition to fresh salads, but these root vegetables in the...

Cultural soup

Gazpacho al chile poblano

As a general rule, I love anything Spanish. But I've never understood the appeal of gazpacho, which usually tastes to me like thin, cold...

Good focaccia

Good focaccia

We've all been there. You're in a foreign country, or a favorite restaurant here in town, eating something that you just love and wondering,...

From appetizer to dessert, biscuits are on the menu

Biscuits are on the menu

Biscuits are born for butter, true, but there are other things, from hors d'oeuvres to desserts, according to "Southern Biscuits" (Gibbs...

Flight of fancy

Leah Eskin: Chorizo torta

Trudging along the concourse, en route from Gate Here to Gate There, I was struck by a vision. It's not unprecedented. Some people routinely...

Quick Dish

Quick Dish

Panini, those perfectly grilled Italian sandwiches, make a great simple supper. And you don't need a panini press to make them.