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Who doesn't love a good dip to slather on crackers or down with some chips? And if it's a dip that can be ready in about 10 minutes from start...

The sign read "Pasties For Sale." It was 1988 and I was in Ely, Minn. My husband was a sports writer at that time and we were there for the...

You may think you have distaste for lentils. That can happen. But maybe you haven't had lentils when they are cooked to perfect tenderness and mixed with other flavorful ingredients...

The sweet aroma of grapefruit greeted me early this morning as I wandered into my dark kitchen to make coffee. Their fragrance triggers memories of holidays past. As a child,...

I've developed a new habit in the last several weeks. It's called the high-fat habit. And I'm ready to kick that habit. (I'll start working on it next Monday.) Boneless...

Right around this time every year, I realize I've spent enough time baking holiday cookies. I'm ready to put my feet up and just nibble on all the sweet treats...

I caught a glimpse of myself in my rearview mirror the other morning and saw that I was laughing. It wasn't brought on by something I heard on the radio...

A few weeks ago, on one of those sunshiny Saturdays in November, my husband and I decided to take a day trip. Early that morning we got in the car...

Every year at this time, I would sit with my dad at the kitchen table. He'd pull out his pocket knife and score the thick ruby skin of the fruit...

In Denmark, they're called Brune kager. In Finland, their name is Piparkakut, and in Norway, Pepperkaker or Brune kaker. When I'm with my Swedish friends, they are definitely Pepparkakor. But,...

It doesn't seem so long ago when my adult sons were young boys. As if it were yesterday, I can see them sitting at the dinner table. And as clear...

It happens every year in November. It never fails. It's already happened this year. I was visiting with friends about plans for Thanksgiving. The discussion included where we will be,...

Every year at this time, I get such a craving for homemade macaroni and cheese. I pull out my old "Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book" that my mom and...

I carefully measured out all of the ingredients. I pulled out my big dough board. My deep, heavy cast-iron pan was filled with oil and I clipped a thermometer to...

There seems to be one Hungarian dish that most people know of: goulash. So, it's not surprising that when people discover I am Hungarian, they assume I am an expert...