Superb soups

Fill up your freezer with soups this weekend and whip them out for a mid-week lunch or dinner, writes Sarah McInerney.

It's time to take another look at lentils

You gotta love the lentil. The small, lens-shaped legume lets its showy cousins, the bean and the pea, take the spotlight. But cooks the world over know that lentils are an easy and quick preparation with a unique flavor. This is a food that plays well with others. From a nutritional standpoint, lentils are hard to beat. High in fiber and protein, they also are loaded with folic acid, iron ...

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Turkish blend: Center shares exotic, diverse flavors of cultural crossroads

The first time I encountered "Turkish Delight" (and this probably goes for most Americans) was while reading C.S. Lewis' essential novel for young readers, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."