Food
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This smoky sauce raises the bar on sheet pan fish and vegetables
Mar 04, 2025 5:22 am - Elevate roasted cod, broccoli and potatoes with an easy drizzle spiked with smoked paprika, lemon and tomato paste. This quick, flavor-packed sauce is all it takes to turn a plain weeknight meal into something truly special.
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Romesco gives easy vegan tacos a smoky, savory kickFeb 26, 2025 6:16 am - These beginner-friendly romesco cauliflower tacos served with cilantro lime rice check all the boxes. At taco night classes where they were served alongside meatier options like pork carnitas, many carnivores preferred the cauliflower option.
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This cheesy baked pasta has pepperoni pizza party vibes
Feb 26, 2025 5:26 am - This casserole channels the flavors of pepperoni pizza in a weeknight-friendly pasta bake. Part of this recipe’s appeal is that everything, including the dry pasta, is cooked in the baking dish. Serve with a side salad or steamed vegetables for a complete meal.
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Famous peanut butter chocolate chip blondies get low-sugar makeoverFeb 26, 2025 5:24 am - Years ago, when low-fat was all the rage, Don Mauer developed a reduced-fat version of Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies that were rich in flavor and nearly melted in your mouth. Now he’s giving the same recipe the low-sugar treatment.
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Award-winning chicken wings restaurant coming to Carol StreamFeb 25, 2025 1:05 pm - Wing It On!, a dine-in or carryout chicken wing restaurant, is slated to open a Carol Stream location in March.
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Blueberries bring fruity tartness to this streusel-topped German cake
Feb 25, 2025 6:00 am - Classic German Streuselkuchen is a lush, fine-crumbed, yeasted cake topped with a remarkably hefty amount of buttery-crisp streusel. It’s the perfect coffee cake for breakfast, brunch or a casual dessert.
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Channel Mediterranean sunshine with this skillet-braised chicken
Feb 25, 2025 5:52 am - In this one-pan dinner, chicken thighs are simmered in a fragrant, lemony tomato sauce, along with onion, fennel and olives. Serve over couscous or rice, or with crusty bread to sop up all the flavorful juices.
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12 wines under $25 to enjoy all winter long
Feb 25, 2025 5:49 am - Having a little stash of wine at home is about being prepared; it’s like having a well-stocked closet. You don’t wait until the day it’s really cold to buy just any sweater. Make the trip to a good wine shop worthwhile by planning a few wines ahead.
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How to cook pork tenderloin for easy weeknight dinners
Feb 25, 2025 5:27 am - This tarragon-scented pork tenderloin makes a surprisingly elegant option for a weeknight meal. You might want to stash it in your cook-for-unexpected-company file. Pork tenderloin cooks fairly fast, and even faster when you whack it into thin cutlets.
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Not just for Tuesdays: Shrimp, pork tacos with homemade tortillas are good any day of the weekFeb 19, 2025 5:30 am - Penny Kazmier grew up on tacos made with ground beef seasoned with a packet of taco seasoning served in store-bought shells. Today’s tacos have all kinds of creative fillings, such as her Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Lime Slaw and Pork Tenderloin Tacos with Pineapple Salsa and Pickled Red Onion.