When we asked what kinds of recipes you were looking for a few weeks back, many of you suggested simple kid’s projects. School out for many kids in the Northeast this past week, we thought you might be ready. During a brainstorming session, our friend Kirsty Hughan immediately remembered these bars from her childhood. Not

Offspring are typically a balanced blend of both parents, but we all know I’m way more you than Mom. On this Father’s Day I’m especially grateful for all you’ve passed on to me

Father’s Day is next Sunday and we’re thinking you might want to serve Dad a good steak without spending half the week’s food budget. Our Grilled Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches featured in this Sunday’s USA Weekend call for tender rib-eye–better than the cheaper, chewier cuts–but you only need one steak for four hearty sandwiches! If

It’s the season’s first really warm weekend in the Northeast. Like the urge to buy fall pumpkins, sip winter cocoa, or enjoy spring strawberries, most of us need to grill when the temperature shifts up. Walk through any neighborhood late afternoon and chances are you’ll catch a scent of a grill. Pull out the grill

We were in Haiti for four days scouting a fellow Episcopal church to partner with. Because of a four-hour flight delay and a paralyzing rainy traffic jam between Port au Prince and Carfourre, we were way behind schedule and still three hours from our destination in Torbeck. That’s when we pulled up to the washed

When Caesar salad made the leap from first to main course, it happily shared the plate with chicken, crab, salmon, and steak. But I found that boiled egg is also a great match. Making croutons out of hash browns–even better! In this week’s USA Weekend video, we show you how to make a deliciously substantial

If I had to name my top five pies, fresh strawberry would be among them. It’s one of the simplest pies to make. In this USA Weekend video we demonstrate just how simple this pie is to make. Once you pre-bake the crust, you’re done with the oven. Just make the glaze, slice the berries

When Sharon and her fiancé found themselves with a freezer full of hot dogs and buns at the end of last year’s cookout season, she observed, “when push comes to shove, everyone wants hamburgers.” In this USA Weekend challenge, I decided to see if I couldn’t improve the hot dogs’ odds at this year’s cookouts.

In this week’s USA Weekend video, we demonstrate how to make Spanish Chicken and Rice, a dish that’s simple enough for weeknight, special enough for having people over. For those who have saffron in your pantry, you can substitute a big pinch of it for the turmeric, and if you can find chorizo (it’s worth

You may think you need a recipe to make a bean and grain salad, but with this formula, you can build one based on what you’ve got around, what’s in season, or what you’ve got a taste for. In this week’s USA Weekend video we demonstrate how simple it is to create your own. Just

Some of us love the baby phase. Others adore our energetic toddlers and wide-eyed young children. There are those with a strong appreciation for the teen years (though I’ve never met a soul who loved a child the summer before they left for college). I appreciated all those phases, but right now feels like the

10. You weren’t a daring cook (a depression child, you couldn’t bring yourself to spend money on luxuries), but you had interesting tastes. You loved blue cheese, olives, and mushrooms. Thanks to you, I do too. 9. You weren’t afraid to make The Ask. Remember helping me sell all those cases of World’s Finest Chocolate-Covered

Last fall Todd Porter and Diane Cu (from the blog White on Rice Couple) came for a visit. Their house gift was teaching us three how to make fresh spring rolls. We ran their recipe on our site awhile back with portabella mushrooms. Today we’re re-running the recipe with boneless, skinless chicken thighs, the way

Easter was especially joyful this year. After a hard winter and a month of raw rainy days, Sunday morning was storybook warm and sunny. For the first time in months I wore a short-sleeved shirt on my run—one of many happy moments throughout the day. Our Easter meal was another. Each year this traditional feast