Mom never needs to shout how much she cares about her kids. Universally moms remain the same even though the kids grow into men, real heroes of the country. Those are the lucky mothers who can see her kid growing in front of her eyes, people say. But

My wife told me that when I retired she was retiring from being the household cook. She gave me fair warning, but I never believed her until I learned that if I didnt cook we didnt eat. My wife is mainly a vegetarian living on a starvation diet. She

Ma Po Tou Fu is Sichuan's well known characteristic dish. Tradition has it that during the Tongzhi years of Qing Dynasty, there is a small inn at the WanFu (Innumerable Blessings) bridge outside the north gate of Chengdu, Sichuan. The woman owner Ch

Please make the children's table festive! I watched a little muchkins face fall last holiday when she realized she was relegated to the childrens table. I make it the focal point of my own decorating, and suggest you do the same. Here are some festi

Mexican and Spanish Tortillas are not to be confused as they are two verydifferent dishes. Likewise this Spanish omelete is only a distant cousinto the French omelette as it is not folded but is quite thick and flat and normallycontains potato and s

Yoruba ethnic group from the Southwestern part of Nigeria call this traditional soup Gbegiri Most of the ingredients can be got at ethnic Nigerian or African food markets Ingredients: To serve 4 people Beans - 2 cups of size of small tinned milk Dri

Strawberry shortcake may be a 200 year-old American invention. With the advent of chemical leavenings in the early 1800s, biscuits became popular. Since strawberries have always been readily available, it is likely that biscuits and strawberries hav

A customer emailed us and said that her mother loved sourdough bread but had trouble making it work right. We shared the following recipe with her, which is our easiest, most foolproof recipe for sourdough bread. Using this recipe for sourdough brea

Easy summer salads are the way to go, now that the winter blues are fading into the distance and salad days are here. The best salads are light, bright and easy to prepare. Who wants to spend hours slaving away in the kitchen when friends are round

Mornings are hectic. If you make your pancake batter the night before, that will save you precious minutes. Some pancake batter can be made the night before and stored in the refrigerator and some cannot. Here's how to tell the difference: Pancake a