Sometimes recipes stumble and fall flat. I had such high hopes for these Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce. The recipe looked great and it was something new to try. Ok, so they weren't terrible,...

Dinner at Los Equipales, Albuquerque, NM, two weeks ago. This place is known for their seafood dishes, but the picture of the excellent ceviche my hubby and I enjoyed didn't turn out well, so...

Yes it is, if it is Iraqi kebab, that's what I found out from Nawal Nasrallah, the author of Delights from the Garden of Eden, an Iraqi Cookbook. Admittedly, I am very new to this area's...

Living with diabetes is difficult enough without having to come up with fresh meal ideas to keep dining boredom at bay. Linda Gassenheimer bills her new book, Mix 'n Match Meals in Minutes for...

You know that old question "If you could invite any three people in the world to a dinner party, who would they be?" After reading the recently released book Turning the Tables: Restaurants...

What does baklava, a Greek pastry, have to do with a girl growing up in a bi-cultural Jordanian/American family? This question stumped me the minute I picked up Diana Abu-Jaber's new book, The...

My foray into cooking began not by experimenting with my mother's trusted family recipes, but by watching hours of the Food Network Channel where I drooled over Ina Garten's delicious-looking...

Late last year, I realized it was time to retire my pots and pans from their daily rotation. The mixed set of pieces I acquired over the years had served me well but they were clearly past their...

Whether you're a seasoned chef or a novice in the kitchen, this cookbook is for you. It covers everything from scrambled eggs to four-layer cakes and keeps it simple every time. One of the...