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With the summer growing season winding down, there are ways to preserve fresh herbs to be used throughout the year. Herbs get their fragrance and flavor from oils that are released into the air when the leaves are crushed. While fresh herbs are ideal for...

Couscous with seven blessed vegetables Total time: 3 hours, 45 minutes (plus 2½ hours cooking time for the dried chickpeas if using) Servings: 6 Note: This recipe includes vegetables baked with sugar and cinnamon. They can be served as an appetizer for...

This wonderfully easy dish is something your guests will enjoy time and time again, and they'll think you spent extra time in the kitchen. You most certainly can prepare the main ingredients a day ahead and have this ready to serve when your guests...

Newport's premiere food and entertainment festival, the Taste of Newport, celebrates 24 years at Fashion Island from Friday through Sunday. More than 50,000 people are expected to attend the three-day party, where they will sample culinary delights...

Rosh Hashana's rich, slow-cooked foods and honeyed golden fruits reflect the changing seasons and offer the promise of a sweet new year. What if, however, the view outside the window isn't of maples and oaks but palms and banyan trees? And the colors...

This list is not all-inclusive American Contemporary Abigail's American Bistro 493 Roger Williams Ave., Highland Park, 847-849-1009 Abigail's surrounds diners with a sophisticated setting of soothing earth tones with splashes of color and a menu of...

Want to win praise for your grilling? Simple. Mix up this sweet, spicy, salty, intriguing red chili glaze and slather it over just about any cut of pork. Seriously. My brother-in-law declared this pork so "bad" he just had to clean his plate. My...

Tim Laird To purchase a copy of the book: That's Entertaining! Baked Stuffed Jalapeño Peppers Serves 6 Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon olive oil 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1/2 pound lean ground turkey 1 cup salsa 1 cup brown rice, cooked 1/4 teaspoon chili...

If loving seven-layer salad is wrong, we don't wanna be right. The crunch, the colors, the bacon — it's beautiful in its predictability and down-home deliciousness. This Labor Day, though, we're going to leave the standard picnic staples to another...

Tomatoes are summer's glamour crop: round, red and ripe. But though zucchini will never get as many magazine covers, real cooks know you can't beat it for versatility. If you've got a perfectly ripened backyard tomato, there are only a few things you...

Roopa Marcello grew up eating Indian food at home and sandwiches at school, but today she writes about a variety of vegetarian-friendly cuisines on her blog, Raspberry Eggplant (www.raspberryeggplant.blogspot.com). Her version of the Vietnamese sandwich...

1639 N. Ironwood Drive; 574-247-3000. Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Closed Sunday Years in business: One Cuisine: Vietnamese Seating: 48 Atmosphere: Cre-Asian offers a quaint, homey...