Food Stories

• Eclairs take their place as savory fresh starts for breakfast

  We love brunch, but we love it even more in the spring, when sunlight flickers through the early buds and life vibrates with fresh starts.

• Baking our daily bread: 4 recipes to try

  The art of homemade bread-making has trended toward convenience.

• Avocado can do more than make guacamole

  Avocado is far more than just guacamole, club sandwiches and California omelets. This creamy, fatty, filling fruit (technically, it's a berry), also is a great source of healthy fat, making it an excellent replacement for other fats.

• Knowing how to slice, cook your onions makes big difference

  Back in the '80s and '90s, I used to work behind the scenes with Julia Child during her appearances on "Good Morning America." It was my job to prepare the food she would put before the cameras.

• It's time for an herby salmon salad

  Salmon salad is light, pretty and herby.

• 7 creative things you can do with your slow cooker

  Think all your slow cooker is good for is cranking out pots of chili and beef stew? Think again!

• 'Eccentric' motorcycle cafe opens in Mills River, NC

  A greenhouse that once was home to red roses and rosebay rhododendron is now a cafe that showcases old motorcycles, local bands and 26 beer taps.

• Spring's return means it's easy to enjoy our greens again

  This is one of the prettiest dishes to dress a spring — or dreaming of spring — table. After months of delicious but (let's face it) mostly brown food, my appetite is primed for bright colors and fresh flavors.

• Mix it up with savory waffles for Easter brunch

  Brunch is a semi-absurd affair and should be treated as such. Never forget that. It’s not as essential as breakfast or as formal as dinner. Even if it’s Easter brunch and everyone’s a little more smartly dressed than usual,...

• Deviled eggs with a twist

  Holiday meals are an excuse to trot out all the familiar, incredible foods we grew up with and absolutely adore, perhaps even more than the family members who gather around the dinner table.

• Season Stepp: Easter dishes from other countries

  Every culture celebrates Easter in a slightly different way. Around my neck of the woods, we have become so accustomed to ham and potato salad as the primary components of our Easter feasts that it is hard to imagine other options that may be...

• Prudence Hilburn: Cobbler, cake will delight chocoholics

  If a nationwide survey were taken to determine the favorite dessert flavor, there is no doubt in my mind that chocolate would be at the top of the poll. Almost everyone loves chocolate. For some, it’s the very dark imported chocolates, but...

• What's the best boxed macaroni and cheese?

  We taste test 8 kinds of boxed macaroni and cheese.

• Online subscription plans deliver meals to your door

  Cooking dinner can be such a pain sometimes.

• An easy-to-make cake for when life isn't quite so easy

  Sometimes simple is just what the doctor ordered. And sometimes cake is just what the doctor ordered.