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Elevate your menu for a legendary backyard barbecue

Family Features — Summer is here and it’s time to hit the grill. Take at-home entertaining to the next level by upgrading everyone’s favorite cheeseburger with ground pork. Family and friends will love this elevated twist on a summer favorite that is oh-so-deliciously different than ...

Chicken-fried finger foods

METRO — Country-fried or chicken-fried are terms given to breaded and deep-fried poultry and meat. In fact, chicken-fried steak is an institution in the American south, where thinly sliced cuts of cubed steak are prepared in this way and served with country gravy and biscuits. There’s not ...

Asparagus and Parmesan: a special combination

Did you know that May is National Asparagus Month? Available at the grocery store now and soon at our local farm stands, asparagus makes me happy, especially when teamed with fresh Parmesan cheese. Asparagus makes a wonderful side, delicious soup and is fantastic in main dishes, from casseroles to stir-fry to breakfast eggs. Whether you like it steamed, roasted, grilled or sauteed there are a few general guidelines for buying asparagus. First look for bunches with bright green coloring and firm stalks with closed compact tips. Eat soon after purchase for the freshest results. When ...

Give salt-and-pepper pork chops a crunchy coating without the deep frying

The salt-and-pepper treatment is a Cantonese technique that can be applied to give almost any meat, seafood or tofu a crunchy exterior and tongue-tingling flavor. The protein typically is deep-fried, but in this recipe from our cookbook “Milk Street 365: The All-Purpose Cookbook for Every ...

A French standard offers a unique way to prepare beef

METRO — Beef is a versatile ingredient that’s popular in countries across the globe. There’s no shortage of ways to prepare this favorite protein source. French chefs utilize beef in various recipes, and one popular dish is Beef Bourguignon. This stew works well as a comfort food, and has become a standard of French cuisines over the last century and a half and made widely popular in the United States when Julia Child first adapted the recipe. Those who want to try their hand at cooking beef in the French fashion can look to this recipe for “Beef Bourguignon” from ...