6+ hour, 7+ min ago  (1101+ words) For those of us in the greater Northeast, frigid temperatures, subzero wind chills and high piles of snow that have now turned into thick blocks of ice remain relentless. Warmth has become both a rarity and a necessity. So, what…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (658+ words) In an alley behind Tony's Restaurant, two dogs share a heaping plate of spaghetti and meatballs under the moonlight. A red-checkered tablecloth. A bottle of Chianti turned makeshift candelabra. "Bella Notte" drifting through the night air. They lean in for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (750+ words) Across class, region and era, sides have carried the texture, the color, the delight. Perhaps it's time to remember that when planning dinner this week. Sometimes the best dinner is one without a main dish. You might, at this point,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (379+ words) Grab your coat. Grab your scarf. Come take a walk with me. We duck into the nearest deli'the kind with a handwritten soup board and a line that moves just slowly enough to read it twice. There's a creamy baked…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (506+ words) There's a common misconception that salads are at their peak during the warm seasons. By springtime, we're already inundated with recipes galore. Try this herby pearl couscous and sugar snap pea salad, the New York Times insists. Or a white…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1256+ words) I was raised in a tradition where women were barred from official leadership roles, yet their'domestic labor'kept the entire operation humming quietly beneath the service. There were the expected rituals: post-church potlucks, small-group'doughnuts'and'coffee, spaghetti dinners served before Wednesday night Bible…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (325+ words) But one line in particular has always inordinately pleased me. It comes from "The Underdog," off the band's 2007 album, "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga":You got no fear of the underdog " that's why you will not survive. Underestimate them, and…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (180+ words) Look at the food we kept coming back to this year and a story emerges, soft-edged but unmistakable. We wanted comfort, yes, but not the blunt kind. We wanted pasta that stretched and sighed, casseroles that arrived bubbling and bronzed,…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (939+ words) Ashlie D. Stevens is Salon's senior food editor. She is also an award-winning radio producer, editor and features writer " with a special emphasis on food, culture and subculture. Her writing has appeared in and on The Atlantic, National Geographic's "The Plate,…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (557+ words) Christmas is upon us, meaning it's time to start brainstorming the perfect menu(s) for the festive day. But where to start? Are you planning on making a classic feast, complete with a Christmas roast, stuffing and roast vegetables? Or are…...