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Finding harmony together, miles apart

Cancellations of school events this spring have spurred creative expressions online. Here's how one high school chamber group in California responded.

Mouthwatering: New shows offer fresh take on food

Public television and YouTube offerings appeal to tastebuds with a focus on plant-based meals and diverse cuisine from LA neighborhoods.

Help in the kitchen or watch football? A Thanksgiving guest’s dilemma.

The great American holiday can be fraught with turf battles and gender stereotyping. Our writer has an idea about how to run interference.

More women are playing sports. Why is no one watching?

Only 4% of sports coverage is devoted to women athletes. New initiatives are aimed at drawing more attention to competitions, and to wooing fans.  

Kicking it with Mia Hamm: My day with women’s soccer royalty

Soccer camp isn’t just for kids. At TeamFirst fantasy camp, our reporter gets to kick it with women's soccer greats Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly.

Finding their voices: Music feeds the soul for women facing homelessness

It’s easy to forget that vulnerable populations need more than food and shelter. As musician Kristo Kondakçi demonstrates, music provides respite, confidence, and joy for those in need – food for the soul.  

Short food videos serve as amuse-bouches for online viewers

YouTube and Instagram videos are drawing millions of viewers online to watch recipes being made in five minutes or less – often without big name celebrity chefs. It's a shift that one print publisher is paying close attention to as a gateway for new audiences.

Life skills with a side of kale: Helping homeless youth one salad at a time

For homeless youth, employment is critical to independence – but the barriers are incredibly high. Restaurant chain Tender Greens offers opportunities for at-risk youth – and a model for other eateries. 

US farm bill: the food stamp showdown

House Republicans want to trim SNAP funding, putting bipartisan agreement at risk.

A young Boston restaurateur who’s helping to change the game

Irene Li and her siblings first rolled out the Mei Mei food truck and now also have a restaurant on the edges of Boston University. All along, Ms. Li has been looking for ways to improve an interconnected food system.

Cookie history: from George Washington's house to US holiday fêtes

Christmas cookies date back hundreds of years and are tied to immigrants, especially the Dutch. Modern cooks are encouraged to elevate the original ideas, combining ingredients such as chocolate and rosemary in their holiday treats.

Women take the tractor wheel

For some women farmers, it's a second career. Others are young visionaries with a passion for reimagining the food system. Still others grew up on a farm but fled – vowing to never lift another shovel of manure – only to have a change of heart.

Kid approved recipe: one-skillet chicken and biscuits

With a few small adjustments, a complicated (but delicious recipe) won the approval of the toughest critics in the house.

14 recipes for lentils

Lentils are a year-round pantry staple that can be used in soothing soups for fall and winter, or give more heft to salads in spring and summer. Here are 14 lentil recipes to try any time of year.

'Relentless Spirit' looks beyond fame and glory for the story of Missy Franklin

This memoir told alternately by Franklin and her parents is a pull-up-a-chair-to-the kitchen-table retelling of a remarkable family story.

2016 holiday cookie recipe swap

Pumpkin ice cream pie

This ice cream pie has a smooth pumpkin finish over a gingersnap crust.

10 recipes for Thanksgiving leftovers

Here are a few Thanksgiving leftover meals that come together quickly to feed any relatives who may still be lingering in your living room.

8 recipes for pumpkin pie

With a long history and tradition in the United States, today there are many variations of pumpkin pie to choose from.

5 recipes for pecan pie

There are many variations of the simple pecan pie, a traditional Southern pie served during the holidays that combines nuts with sugar and eggs with sugar.