Few phrases in the English language are more tantalizing than “Let's have a burger. Americans love hamburgers more than just about any other food, eating 50 billion of them per year and fueling an ...

The apple, especially when baked in pies, may be the most American of fruits, but something about the cherry continues to pop its way into our collective psyche. The cherry is a fleshy drupe (a stone ...

Rocky Road, perhaps the ice cream world’s very first flavor combo, is a tried-and-true classic that launched the ever-popular frozen dessert mix-in craze. Rising to popularity in the 1920s, when the ...

When you hear the word “salad," do you think of light lunch fare, dieting, or restrictive eating? If you do, it's time to rewire your thinking. A salad does not have to be a pile of lettuce with some ...

Grief and loss make celebrations difficult — especially in the first year. Here are tips for finding solace during these hard times. Holidays and anniversaries are often times of happiness and ...

There’s something timeless about coffee cake. It’s the kind of treat that feels just right at home on a brunch table as it does next to your morning cup of joe. But what exactly is coffee cake? Here’s ...

Last minute shopping, decorations, wrapping presents, setting up the guest room for your in-laws. There are so many things to do this holiday season that it can be difficult to make time for the most ...

As anybody who has ever celebrated a big achievement with a favorite meal or eaten through a breakup knows, food and mood are incredibly interrelated. We eat when we are happy. We drown our sorrows in ...

Language is a funny thing, and a challenging one. Sometimes what appears to be the simplest words may be hard to pronounce. Take the word "ask": There's no "X" in it, yet folks say it with one: axe?

Over the past eight years, from my mid-twenties to my early thirties, I experienced the profound loss of both my parents and my last remaining grandparent. By the time I turned 33, it felt as if the ...

Life is full of unanswered questions. Who built Stonehenge? Did Oswald act alone? (OK, maybe not that one anymore.) And my favorite: Who let the dogs out? When it comes to baked goods, one question ...

Horoscopes and food might seem unrelated, but they were actually once inextricably connected. Centuries ago, studying the stars' movements allowed people to track and predict the seasons. This was ...