All Stir It Up!
- Maple sugaring: New England's cherished spring traditionAn early spring hampered this year's maple syrup production. But at the Davenport Maple Farm in Shelburne, Mass., the taps ran just as they always have done for the past century.
- The Hunger Games: Katniss's favorite dishWhen Katniss, the heroine of 'Hunger Games,'聽is brought to the Capitol, she is introduced to a decadent array of mouth-watering foods. Her most favorite dish is lamb stew with dried plums.
- James Beard 2012 nominee: 鈥淭he Big Stir鈥The Monitor's July 11, 2011聽"The Big Stir" cover story has been nominated for a prestigious James Beard food writing award.
- Salted caramel chocolate chip cookie barsInch for inch, seriously intense chocolate chip cookie bars.
- Meatless Monday: Masoor dal with cumin seed oilA delicious Indian dish, ready to go in 20 minutes.
- Recipes for St. Patrick's DayWhether you are Irish or not, corned beef and cabbage, Irish colcannon, Irish soda bread, and grasshopper pie will help you celebrate the arrival of green.
- Green tea cake with vanilla glazeA green tea cake for a festive St. Patrick's Day
- Boxty: Irish Potato CakesBoxty is a classic Irish dish to celebrate with on St. Patrick's Day.
- Traditional Irish soda breadTraditional Irish soda bread is made plain, without sugar or raisins.
- Pi Day: Blender lemon pieAn easy lemon pie to treat to colleagues with on Pi Day (March 14).
- Corned beef and cabbage egg rollsA fusion food twist on a St. Patrick's Day favorite.
- Meatless Monday: Coconut vegetable curryA coconut vegetable curry聽that is delicious, easy to make, and good for you.
- Product review: Victorian House SconesDelicious biscuit and scone mixes, without that 'from the box' taste.
- A hearty late winter meal with a hint of springLamb meatballs, peas, carrots, and potato wedges, all flavored with fresh thyme, satisfy in winter, taste like spring.聽
- Cucumber finger sandwichesUtter perfection: dainty sandwiches made of fragrant butter and crunchy sour cucumbers.
- Sweet potato and apple soupA soup to fuel through the last days of winter.
- Curried chicken salad with apricots and cashewsThe go-to meal when you don't know what else to make for dinner.
- Meatless Monday: Mushroom, leek, butternut squash, and barley bakeThis bake could easily be made with any grain or veggies. It's also good cold and makes a delicious lunch the next day.
- Slow cooker recipe: French-country chicken with olivesSlow cooker success! This recipe was so tasty, it could be dinner party fare.
- Homemade bacon milkshakeBacon in a milkshake. Boom.