By Kate KraderAssociated Press This looks like a good year for fans of Cinco de Mayo. The May 5 holiday has traditionally been a profitable one for bars and restaurants, ranking even higher than Mother’s Day. Even in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, Mexican restaurants saw a ...
BY Linda Gassenheimer Associated Press You can have this homemade quiche ready in just 25 minutes, without fussing with pastry dough. Dr. Amy Ronner, law professor emeritus, created this vegetarian quiche looking for new recipes during the pandemic. It’s an easy mix-and-bake quiche. ...
BY Gretchen McKayAssociated Press It’s a perennial question for cooks who don’t properly store their bread: What to do with the loaves, slices or rounds when they go stale? If we’re talking flatbreads, why not make fattoush? This Mediterranean salad is made with ...
BY JeanMarie BrownsonAssociated Press Spring break is upon us, but a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we know that it will not — should not — look like it has in years past. But we need bright spots and sunshine now more than ever. So this spring, we’ll travel by way of our ...
BY Gretchen MckayAssociated Press Maple sugaring season is wrapping up in the Northeast in the next few weeks, and by all accounts it’s been a pretty good year for syrup. All those warm days followed by cool nights earlier this month helped the sap in maple trees to ...
By Rick NelsonAssociated Press During several visits to Ireland, prolific Minneapolis cookbook author Zoë François became obsessed with the simple scones she seemingly encountered everywhere. “My first stop after the long flight was to a farm, where I had my first Irish ...