Category: Food

Healthy Egg Salad

It’s no secret that eggs are one of the most iconic breakfast foods in America. But, the delicious staple is more than just a morning food. For lunch this week try making this incredible and healthy egg salad recipe. Of course there are many different ways to cook an egg, from perfectly scrambled eggs to breakfast-in-bed classics like eggs…


Impossibly Easy Cheeseburger Pie

Burgers are one of the easiest and best dishes to make on the grill, but if you don’t have a grill or just want to reinvent the wheel a bit, you can turn this classic summertime staple into a pie. If you’re dying to go to your favorite diner but don’t feel like leaving the house,…


As Restaurants Continue to Face Pandemic-Related Challenges, Servers Weigh in on Why Service Matters

By Jackie Varriano From The Seattle Times SEATTLE — “Service sucks now.” It’s a phrase I’ve heard uttered a lot the past two years. When pressed, the person might say it was because service was slow or harried, there wasn’t enough — or too much — conversation, they felt ignored, or the server hovered too…


Gretchen’s Table: A Homemade Brunch With Stuffed French Toast and Sausage

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette This French toast recipe is both festive and extremely easy to prepare. Thanks to a homemade, honey-kissed strawberry syrup that speaks to the arrival of spring berries, it’s also sure to be a crowd-pleaser, especially with kids. I used brioche, a light and butter-rich French bread that tastes like…


Make Heavenly Angel Pie This Spring With Tips From Minneapolis Bakers

By Sharyn Jackson From Star Tribune The Most Important Ingredient of this Dessert is Time MINNEAPOLIS — It took years for Rachel Swan to come around to her grandmother’s angel pie. The dessert that flips lemon meringue pie on its head, literally, was Swan’s father’s favorite. But not hers. “I only have a memory of…


Daniel Neman: Hard-to-Open Packages: The Readers Respond

By Daniel Neman From St. Louis Post-Dispatch I seem to have touched a nerve. Two weeks ago, I wrote a column about how hard it can be to open tight jars and plastic bags. Then, to be perfectly honest, I more or less forgot about it. But it turns out, I and the 89-year-old reader…


Ham and Bean Soup

OK, maybe you went a little crazy cooking up a glorious, 12-plus pound bone-in ham for a party of six this Easter. Luckily, ham lends itself well to sandwiches, frittatas, hashes, salads and more, but there’s one more part of that ham you need to use in all its glory: the bone. And that’s where the wonderful post-Easter tradition of ham and…


Salad Recalls Chef’s Roots in Gullah Country

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “This salad is, for me, about flavor, texture and childhood memories,” chef Alexander Smalls says in his cookbook, “Meals, Music, and Muses: Recipes From My African American Kitchen.” The cookbook is a tribute to his South Carolina heritage and the music that inspired the former professional opera singer. A…


Vegetarian Sausage Rolls Recipe (Nut-Based)

To me, the revelation of this vegetarian sausage roll recipe was like traveling back in time to the happy days of childhood, when my mom would serve fancy appetizers, hot out of the oven, to guests on special occasions. (Courtesy of ButteredVeg.com) You may share a similar memory. But now you’re committed to a healthier…


Easy, Fresh Squeezed Lemonade

If you’re looking for some sweet nostalgia to get you through the hot summer months months, travel back in time to the days of lemonade stands with this refreshing and easy-to-make fresh-squeezed lemonade recipe. Instead of gritting your teeth and dealing with the summer heat, turn it into an incredible staycation with this three-ingredient lemonade recipe. While the recipe…