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Super Bowl Food Fight: Indy Vs. Big Easy

February 4, 2010

Football fans are looking forward to this Sunday's Super Bowl –- and a day full of good food. But the menu doesn't have to be limited to pizza and nachos. We asked two chefs from the Colts' and Saints' hometowns about what they'd be cooking this weekend.

 

U.S. Haggis Lovers' Hopes Dashed

January 31, 2010

It's still illegal to import haggis from Scotland, despite reports saying otherwise. There's been a ban on this concoction of sheep meat cooked in a stomach since 1989, when mad cow disease was in the news.

 

A 'Top Chef' Cooks Up A Warming Winter Soup

December 26, 2009

Supermarket produce shelves can be bleak in December, but the humble cauliflower is in season. Top Chef finalist Carla Hall shares her recipe for a cream of cauliflower soup to warm the winter nights.

 

Tamales For Christmas Are A True Texas Tradition

December 24, 2009

Forget the fruitcake and nix the nog. In Texas, it wouldn't be Christmas without tamales. Across the state, and elsewhere in the Southwest, families gather during the holiday season for a tamalada, or traditional tamale-making session. The event combines a social gathering with hours and hours of cooking.

 

Martha Stewart Helps Us Weather The Holidays

December 20, 2009

With the holidays fast approaching, it's time to put the finishing touches on yuletide decorations and last-minute prep for those year-end parties. Host Liane Hansen speaks with style maven Martha Stewart about holiday traditions, cooking, health and wellness.

 

The 10 Best Cookbooks Of 2009

December 6, 2009

If you're the kind of person who's always believed that a book can teach you to do anything, this year's crop of cookbooks will prove you right. Cooks lacking confidence will find comfort in detailed instructions and comprehensive how-tos.

 

Chef Cooks Up Soulful Thanksgiving ... Vegan Style

November 25, 2009

The turkey is the unofficial symbol of Thanksgiving, but don't tell that to eco-chef Bryant Terry. He's the author of The Vegan Soul Kitchen. Terry shares tried and true holiday recipes with a vegetarian twist.

 

Oui, Oui! French Cooking Made Easy

November 1, 2009

First published in France in 1932, Ginette Mathiot's Je Sais Cuisiner, or I Know How to Cook, presents 1,400 recipes written with the novice cook in mind.

 

Taste Test: The Best Apple To Take The Heat

November 1, 2009

Some apples are much better for baking whole than others, but which are the best? We've picked our favorite apple for baking — and found one classic cooking apple that failed the test.

 

Military Chefs Battle On Pentagon's Cooking Show

July 17, 2009

Every week, you can catch some of the military's best chefs on The Grill Sergeants, the Pentagon Channel's cooking show. Brad Turner, the original "Grill Sergeant," is shooting new episodes focused on cuisine from different countries.

 

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