Autumn Nostalgia Of Soupy Goodness

My mother used to send me off to school with a thermos of homemade soup in the cold months. I just loved that!

Reader Recipe: John Mays' Country Minestrone

John Mays owns Chef Joseph's restaurant (115 E. Ohio St.), but as the name implies, he leaves the restaurant cooking to someone else.

Rotisserie chicken works great in recipes

The French word rotisserie originally meant a place where people went to buy roasted meats, and that's still accurate today. Grocery stores and megastores fill the modern role of rotisseur, turning out freshly roasted chickens at regular intervals throughout the day.

Fairfield writer turns 'Naptime Chef' blog into cookbook

Who says new parents are doomed to a life of frozen dinners and take-out food with the arrival of a baby? When Kelsey Banfield of Fairfield gave birth to her daughter Daphne in 2007, the cook and writer was stunned by the amount of time she lost to indulge her passion for planning and cooking fresh, homemade food.

Linda Watson: The Kosher Baker Discovers 'Ugliest Dessert You'll Ever Love'

Pizza Ebraica, or Jewish dessert pizza, can be expensive if you buy all the ingredients just to make it. But as Paula suggests, it can be a super-thrifty way to use up the bits and scraps of dried fruit and nuts in your kitchen.