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When you live in the Midwest, March is never an easy month to handle. In more ways than one. As I sit in my office writing this on a March...

Just like many people these days, I'm being more mindful about how I spend money at the grocery store. My trips through the market take a little more time as...

The large, round, deep skillet was filled to the brim with meat, vegetables, cheese and eggs. I had watched Aunt Lil slice tomatoes, peppers and onions from the backyard garden...

Have you ever been hesitant to ask about some item in the grocery store because you weren't quite sure how to pronounce it? I have. It just happened to me...

On a recent trip to the Twin Cities, I was driving east on University Avenue in St. Paul when I came upon a huge sign marking the Trung Nam French...

If you think pie and Fourth of July when you see cherries, you probably love picnics in the park and pies with flaky crust that is perfectly crimped and beautifully...

When I was in college I had a hamster named Aphrodite. She was named after the Greek goddess of love. I was taking a Greek mythology class when I bought...

It was the summer of 1989. I was in Memphis, Tenn., on one of those trips that was a vacation for me and my two sons, but mostly work for...

In Hungary, it's called husleves (HOOSH-levesh) or "meat soup." A pot of rich broth created by simmering meat and bones, fresh vegetables and spices for hours. And it is delicious...

It seems we're all price-watching and bargain shopping a little more than we used to. We're finding ourselves in the kitchen more often because we're eating out less. But we...

Sometimes we just don't realize what we have in our own backyard - or refrigerator. It was two days before my deadline and I had a big problem. I had...