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I don't know the unfortunate young man's name, so I'll just call him Bob.

Poor Bob liked blooming onions, similar to the Bloomin' Onion famously served at Outback Steakhouse.

You're probably familiar with blooming onions, at least in theory. They are large sweet onions that are cross cut almost down to the root, dipped into batter and deep ...Read more

PITTSBURGH -- We have had a pretty crummy summer in Western Pennsylvania this year. If the intense heat wasn’t unbearable enough, we also our fair share of drenching thunderstorms and nearly 30 tornadoes. Yet it’s still hard to believe fall is almost here.

With the change of season, our bounty of local tomatoes, sweet corn and cantaloupe ...Read more

Chicken à la King is the ultimate comfort food, with tender cooked chicken simmered in a creamy mushroom sauce accented by sweet bell peppers, peas and pimentos.

I decided to make a simplified version that captures all the classic flavors without the extra fuss. A light, creamy sauce coats the chicken and fettuccine, transforming this ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Chicago’s sandwich legacy runs deep. There is the Italian beef, doused in gravy, the Maxwell Street Polish stacked with green onions and the jibarito, a sandwich that swaps bread for twice-fried plantains.

Piled with steak, lettuce, tomato, garlic mayonnaise and cheese, the jibarito is undeniably Chicago. Created by Puerto Rican ...Read more

These chocolate chip scones are the ideal breakfast treat: They’re flaky, moist, and not too sweet. Think of them as a marriage of cream scones and chocolate chip cookies, complete with the tender texture you love in scones and the melt-in-your-...Read more

I’m a big believer that at the center of any good celebration is a delicious cake, and while the options are essentially endless, there’s a reason some cakes are classics: they’re straightforward, approachable, and sure to please a crowd. This white cake ...Read more

I love the ritual of a big Sunday dinner. Whether it’s a perfectly roasted chicken, a slow-simmered Sunday sauce, or a big pot of ...Read more

Leah Koenig’s latest book celebrates desserts, featuring 100 Jewish sweets to enjoy throughout the year — for holidays, Shabbat and everyday occasions. I chose this recipe for its moist texture and gently sweet flavor. Growing up, my family’s dessert table always included a loaf of honey cake from a local Jewish bakery, which I carefully ...Read more

Even this late in the season, our local farmers markets motivate a big shop and plenty of homemade goodness. In addition to heirloom tomatoes, patty pan squash and sweet corn purchases, the kitchen counter also holds a bevy of zucchini and sweet-as-candy cherry tomatoes from the gardens of friends and neighbors.

Leafy green salads can be ...Read more

Q: What is fenugreek used for?

A: Certain foods that we use in the preparation of our meals not only provide flavor but often have health-promoting benefits. An example of this is fenugreek, a plant that is used in Middle Eastern and Indian cooking.

Fenugreek is found within commercially available blends of curry power and can also be found in...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Sesame-seeded rolls are in at Jim’s South Street — and out at Pat’s King of Steaks.

The opposite moves by two of Philadelphia’s best-known old-school cheesesteak shops expose a divide increasingly shaped by social media. Tourists arrive expecting the crusty, seeded rolls they see online, while many longtime customers ...Read more

NEW YORK — A Ponzi schemer got a six-year prison sentence Thursday for his boozy bamboozle to trick investors into thinking they were giving loans to wine collectors who were putting up their rare bottles as collateral.

The wine didn’t exist, but the hangover was real — Stephen Burton’s scheme siphoned more than $83 million from 141 ...Read more