Today we have deviled eggs. This recipe can be used to make a quick snack, or an appetizer that is always a hit. Read More ⇒

MINNEAPOLIS — “A cake can turn any Tuesday into an occasion,” writes Zoe Francois in the just-released “Zoe Bakes Cakes” (Ten Speed Press, $30). “Cake is the way I tell my friends and family that I love them.” Read More ⇒

Maple sugaring season is wrapping up in the Northeast in the next few weeks, and by all accounts it’s been a pretty good year for syrup. Read More ⇒

Don’t have enough to keep you up at night? Try this on for size. Read More ⇒

Have you been feeling a little cooped lately up with all the crummy weather? Me, too, and I’m guessing that’s why I’ve been obsessed with adding fresh, leafy greens to every meal for the past couple of weeks. Read More ⇒

Everything is going green this month! How can you keep up? Let’s start with a day of green eating – without food coloring. Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — The Volunteer Transportation Center, Inc. has announced winners of the 22nd annual North Country Chili Cook-Off, an event held in a new format this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ⇒

WEST MONROE — The West Monroe Volunteer Fire Department will hold a drive-thru cookout at its fire station from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 20. Read More ⇒

My bathroom scale and I have come to an understanding. I won’t stand on it and hurt it anymore if it will stop telling me my weight. Read More ⇒

One year into the pandemic, professional chefs around America have pivoted as much as almost any other industry professional. They’ve become grocers and style-setters and private club operators and ghost kitchen conjurers. Read More ⇒

Welp, it’s nigh on a full year since the world as we knew it threw in the towel, leaving us masked and quarantined on Planet Freakazoid. Now, I don’t know about you, but I’ve been spending my time wisely. I shampooed the cat. I can now wink with either eye. And, I’ve learned to speak Esperan… Read More ⇒

To fully understand the complexity of Blackness, a good place to start is food, Marcus Samuelsson says. Read More ⇒

A quick look back at all the pandemic cooking I’ve done reveals a penchant for soup and sandwiches. Chiefly because it’s easy and economical to keep ingredients for those dishes on hand. Good-quality rolls in the freezer, sliced cheese and deli meats in the fridge. For soups, I rely on a sto… Read More ⇒

When it comes to game night munchies, sliders are an undeniable crowd-pleaser, and not just because the handheld meat sandwiches are so dang adorable. Sliders also scratch one’s snacking itch because they can individualized with so many different types of patties and toppings. Read More ⇒

OSWEGO — For the month of February, Trinity United Methodist Church in Oswego has partnered with Vona’s Restaurant and the Human Concerns Center to provide coupons for a spaghetti and meatball dinner to those in need. Read More ⇒

Now you can bring some Coke to the next coffee klatsch. Read More ⇒

MASSENA — Step away from the stove and step over to the Massena Fire Station on Saturday for another barbecue chicken fundraiser. Read More ⇒

OSWEGO — A drive-thru at Trinity Catholic School’s parking lot from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6, will be held for a $12 pulled pork or barbecue chicken dinner and dessert. Read More ⇒

Here’s an easy supper for Super Bowl weekend coming up, or for anytime you’re looking for a comforting winter deal. It’s chili made with sweet potato cubes and cooked in beer. I liked the different flavors and textures of the dish. Read More ⇒

“I hate dumplings,” said no one, ever. Read More ⇒

Texas, the top cattle producer in the nation, might seem an unlikely backdrop for confusion over the meaning of words such as “meat” or “beef.” Read More ⇒

WATERTOWN — The Volunteer Transportation Center Inc. will host the 22nd annual North Country Chili Cook-Off in a new format this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ⇒

You may as well admit it. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. You do it. We all do it. Read More ⇒

MASSENA — The doors to the Greater Massena Chamber of Commerce offices may be closed right now, but there’s still activity behind the scenes. Read More ⇒

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, I went to the movies a lot, often alone, and I’d see pretty much anything, because the golden-salty greatness that is movie theater popcorn makes seeing almost anything worthwhile. I’d order the large size (only a dollar more — they’re practically paying yo… Read More ⇒

“It seems absurd to wonder if kalettes will be next year’s hit vegetable.” Read More ⇒

Farmer’s Fridge, best known for selling jars of fresh salads out of vending machines, is now hawking its healthy fare through an unlikely partner: doughnut titan Dunkin’. Read More ⇒

Where to start? Covid-19 upended all our oenophile habits, shifting how we buy wine (online more than ever), how we taste and learn about it (virtually), and where we end up drinking it. (Not at parties, bars, and restaurants.) Read More ⇒

PHILADELPHIA — It took a nightmare to make Ellen Zinn’s longtime dream of publishing a cookbook a reality. But “Pots & Pandemic” is not only a collection of recipes, it’s also a memento of a strange and scary year in which making and sharing comfort food has become a new kind of essential work. Read More ⇒

There was a lot to swallow in 2020. Our plates have been too full, as we chewed on now-commonplace terms like personal protective equipment, contact tracing, quarantine, social distancing and essential, or front-line, workers. All the while, the liquid pleasure in our glasses has needed refi… Read More ⇒