Recipes  

Quinoa has been around for centuries, but this super food from Peru is my latest favorite. Quinoa is great as a salad on its own or as filling for a wrap sandwich. The apple and fennel are great crunchy companions to the filling, but crunchy and light, quinoa.

Who doesn't love tacos? Beef, chicken, tuna, duck, even veggie. For today's Daily Dish I want to share a recipe for tacos. But with a Greek twist!

My kitchen doesn't need anything super fancy. But I do have a few essentials that make cooking easier and more delicious.

I am crazy for chili and make it in a variety of ways, but this recipe comes from a prize-winning chili maker and it'll be a winner for you, too.

What happens when you take coconut milk from the East and combine it cranberries from the west?  Well, you get today's dish: A quick Coconut-Cranberry Chicken Curry that introduces India to Cape Cod.

A basic vinaigrette is a whipped concoction of vinegar and oil. When done well, the vinaigrette lightly coats fresh garden greens and nudges them towards greatness. While this recipe is very easy, it is important to get it right so that you don't end up with a glunky sauce over your delicate lettuces!

The Brass sisters are in the business of resurrecting old family recipes.

Tips for edging toward a healthy life, even when there’s no time.

Warning: Once you see this recipe you won't be able to wait until you can wrap your mouth around this mouth-watering East-meets-West dish.

The timing couldn’t have been more perfect: it was just the right day, and just the right weather, with just the right sort of food arranged around the right theme, presented by the right person.

Chef Ming Tsai, local restaurateur and host of Simply Ming offers a delightful variation on chicken salad.

They’re red. They’re round. They’re juicy and delicious, and you’ve just got to have them! Tomato-time is here!

Follow my 10 pasta commandments, and you will make a great bowl of pasta that rivals the delicious pastas at Becco, one of our New York City restaurants.

Here’s a tasty and healthy recipe for you when you are really craving the taste of spring.

I have a quick, easy, healthy and inexpensive meal that will put dinner on the table in 30 minutes. The main ingredients – local white fish and fresh field greens.

The key to this hearty salad is the ancient Italian grain farro. You're going to like it.

Pot stickers, scallion cakes, dim sum… they all have one thing in common, the simplest dough in the universe: hot water dough. Add the great French ingredient, shallots, and you’ve got a combination that can morph into anything. Try this one, with a dipping sauce.

Today I made Lidia Bastianich’s traditional basil pesto.

You may have a hard time wrapping your brain around pairing madras curry and olives, but if you think about it a moment, and taste this recipe, you'll know it really works.

Today east meets west — and goes south — with my Soy-Braised Short Ribs, a hearty main dish that is a great one-pot meal you can make either in your slow cooker or on your stovetop.

If you're hungry, but you don't feel like cooking, we've got you covered. Although pasta does have to be cooked, the pesto sauce does not!

Why would anyone in New England eat a strawberry in February? I wait all year for strawberries.

I snagged this recipe for a Shredded Potato Cake with Leeks and Cheese from the good people of Shelburne Farms.

You may think that pasta is only as flavorful as its sauce, but that would mean you haven’t tried Japanese soba noodles.

One of the most satisfying meals I've ever had was a big bowl of Japanese udon noodles topped with—are you ready for this—miso butter. Yes, Japan's traditional miso paste blended with our own very western butter. It's a rich, savory marriage made in heaven—or nirvana—and here's how to make it.

Who doesn’t love a good potato salad? Well, here is my twist on the classic: Insalata Patate Tedesca.

Monday through Friday, I eat breakfast on the go—usually a cup of coffee and a bowl of yogurt with granola. Store bought granola can have some hidden ingredients, too much salt, and sugar as well as extra calories that may not be the best way for you to start the day.

I was recently at a cocktail party where breadsticks were served — store-bought — and they were okay, but I figured they can’t be too hard to make and I can add any flavors I like.

Recipe for roasted chicken with beer.

Some of China’s smallest treasures are also its tastiest — dim sum — those savory little dumplings filled with meat, seafood, and vegetables.

One of the great things about the food of other cultures is that it’s full of surprise flavors. This recipe is one of them.

This is a perfect summer recipe utilizing local corn and tomatoes.

When sausages and grapes are cooked together they make an easy and delicious treat.

Catch the Daily Dish for recipes and cooking tips from top chefs and TV hosts Lidia Bastianich of Lidia's Italy, Ming Tsai of Simply Ming, and Annie Copps, senior editor of food at Yankee Magazine.