Season the beef with ¼ teaspoon each of the salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large soup pot over high heat. Add the beef and sear for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until ...

Nowadays, no matter what our ancestry, our kids want to eat chicken satay as they do in the cafe down the street, our spouses want to serve a pesto as good as the one sampled on vacation in Liguria ...

Sometimes I shop for groceries with a specific recipe in mind, but more often I head to the market and let the ingredients speak to me. A recent trip there had me loading my bags with a gorgeous array ...

Season the beef with salt and pepper. In a medium roasting pan or dutch oven, heat oil until beginning to smoke. Add meat and brown until deep golden brown. May be necessary to do this step in 2-3 ...

Sometimes I shop for groceries with a specific recipe in mind, but more often I head to the market and let the ingredients speak to me. A recent trip had me loading my bags with a gorgeous array of ...

This recipe makes a large quantity. If you have a medium-size cooker, cut the amounts in half. The recipe is from “Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Recipes for Entertaining” by Beth Hensperger and Julie ...

Borscht. The very name evokes an older world, a simpler time when people ate food grown in the ground on which they walked. It’s almost hard not to picture the peasant farmer-cook pulling up beets, ...

Sometimes I shop for groceries with a specific recipe in mind, but more often I head to the market and let the ingredients speak to me. A recent trip there had me loading my bags with a gorgeous array ...

Sometimes I shop for groceries with a specific recipe in mind, but more often I head to the market and let the ingredients speak to me. A recent trip there had me loading my bags with a gorgeous array ...

Nothing satisfies more than an old-fashioned pot roast. For a family of four, I cook a 4-pound boneless beef chuck roast and have plenty left over for this hearty Eastern European-style soup. Here’s ...