This week's rollout of KFC's grilled chicken product is the company's most ambitious attempt to win over health-conscious customers as the chain known worldwide for fried chicken tries to reinvigorate lackluster U.S. sales. ...more

April 15, 2009

Southern Living Creamy Black Bean Soup ...more

January 28, 2009

Rama Patterson of Tampa saw a request for a spreadable tuna mold from June Seaton of Tampa in this column a few weeks back. After searching around, she found a mold that sounds similar to what Seaton was looking for. The recipe runs below. ...more

January 4, 2009

My inbox is filled with e-mails from supporters of the "eating local" movement, urging people to consume food that is grown and produced in their local area. The movement is nothing new; for the past few years I've been reading about it in national newspapers, popular food magazines and on countless Web sites. ...more

October 19, 2008

Cost is the excuse most parents give kids to avoid buying fast-food meals. Their health is another good reason to pass up the drive-through. ...more

October 5, 2008

Cost is the excuse most parents give kids to avoid buying fast-food meals. Their health is another good reason to pass up the drive-through. ...more

October 4, 2008

Authentic ethnic food rarely, if ever, comes in nice packages. To get the real stuff requires air travel or venturing into restaurants where the menus are indecipherable, the tables wobble and foot traffic has scarred the floors. The food may be authentic, but - and here you imagine Anthony Bourdain noshing on some animal's nasty bits during a jaunt through Asia - it's risky. ...more

August 21, 2008

Nothing says "I love you" more eloquently than a fragrant bowl of homemade chicken soup. And with convenient stocks and broths in your grocery, it's easier than ever to nurture your sweeties with a soul-infused bowl of goodness. ...more

February 6, 2008

Around lunchtime, when the day betrays itself as endless and you find yourself doodling distractedly, your mind hears your stomach grumble and wanders toward that wrapped package you carried in from home. ...more

September 12, 2007