I really need some help here. Wendy Dore, who is usually looking for competitors for rib-cooking contests, has thrown me a curve ball. Instead of coming up with an award-winning sauce for the Labadie ...

The days will start cooling down, and the sun will keep setting earlier each day. It’s time for warm cider and cozy sweaters. Most importantly, it’s time for a cozy bowl of piping-hot soup. Welcome ...

As much as we love a classic New England clam chowder, there are other fish in the sea. Definitions vary, but the only real qualification for a soup to be called a chowder is that it's hearty, chunky, ...

The chef’s meal calls for seafood or chicken stock, extra-virgin olive oil, finely chopped smoky bacon, chopped onion, chopped celery hearts and their leafy tops, peeled and sliced starchy potatoes, ...

Summer is in full swing, and for coastal New Englanders that means lots and lots of seafood. Fried, grilled, raw...there’s no shortage of ways to enjoy the oceanic bounty of the season. One of the ...

Salmon, whether poached, broiled or grilled, makes for an easy weeknight meal accompanied by pilaf or couscous with a vegetable on the side. Plan ahead and cook extra salmon for a warming fish chowder ...

My husband and I love everything on the menu at Ford Fry's The Optimist but especially the smoked fish chowder. Any chance you can get the recipe? Thanks. — Phyllis Flowers, Canton The Optimist’s ...

Restaurants have go-to recipes -- ones the cook enjoys making and the guests order over and over again. At home, I turn to one-pot soups, stews and slow-cooker meals for the same reasons. I like to ...

I am always on the lookout for ways to increase the nutritional density and lower the calories and fat of a dish without adversely affecting the taste. Remember, it’s got to be good and good for you!

These days, when it’s 1:30 p.m. and my sink is already piled high with dishes from breakfast and lunch, nothing feels farther away than the luxury of a meal at a restaurant. I yearn to be able to ...