Dining and Recipes

Packing fresh produce into your recipes is a great way to boost your family’s vitamin intake and sneak vegetables into your kids’ diet! Here’s a hearty chili recipe your family will enjoy. Se . . .

Melissa d'Arabian's Chicken-Chile PozoleThis brothy Mexican soup is chock-full of hominy, mild dried chiles, and shredded chicken or pork. Shredded chicken and mild New Mexico dried red chiles make . . .

This Mexican hot chocolate recipe can easily be whipped up at home.Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 
32 oz. milk
1 Cinnamon stick
1 Chocolate Bar (such as Hershey’s) Directions
Heat milk on . . .

If cutting back on meat (even part-time) is part of your plan, you’ll appreciate The Complete Plant Based Cookbook by America’s Test Kitchen (ATK). The book features 500 recipes for noodle bowls . . .

A semi-vegan approach for healthy kids and a healthy planet Scroll down for a list of kid-friendly vegan meal ideas. For the third time in my adult life, I’ve rewritten my weekly shopping list t . . .

Chocolate Chip Cookie Hearts2 1/4  cups all-purpose flour 1  teaspoon baking soda 1  teaspoon salt 1  cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 3/4  cup granulated sugar 3/4  cup . . .

Nothing expresses “love” like strawberries and chocolate! Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, a birthday or another special occasion, your family will “flip” over . . .

Quick Strawberry Hand Pies Yield: 8 hand pies 1 cup red wine vinegar 3/4 cup water 1 cup sugar, plus additional for sprinkling 1/4 teaspoon salt 10  black peppercorns 5  sprigs fresh thym . . .

This Mexican Street Corn is made by grilling corn on the cob and coating it with a mixture of mayonnaise, sour cream, Cotija cheese, chili powder and lime. Also known as elote, this easy-to-make Mex . . .

Despite the fact that we have a solid morning routine, sometimes we get sidetracked and don’t have time to eat breakfast at home. Eating breakfast in the car isn't ideal, but it’s better than sk . . .