You Want Fries on That?

Hold the ketchup and try one of these twists on the old familiar french fry. (By Kathryn Hawkins)

The Big Cheese

The origins of your favorite food idioms. (By Michele Foley)

The Basics: How to Make Veggie Chili

Fast, healthy, and delicious.

Steppin' Up Your Cheese Game

This week’s mission: frozen diet dinners featuring fruit, and classy cheese vehicles. (By James Norton)

Alluring Burger King Apple "Fries"

This week’s mission: low-fat prepackaged ice cream cones, and a healthier Burger King kids' meal. (By James Norton)

Soy Cheese That Isn't Hateful

This week’s mission: shelf-stable chili and fake cheese fragments. (By James Norton)

The Basics: How to Make a Cheese Frittata

Eggs for dinner are fun.

10 Ways to Reinvent Breakfast

Go beyond bagels and bacon. (By Roxanne Webber)

Decoding Diner Lingo

I’ll have a shingle with a shimmy and a shake in the alley. (By Kate Ramos)

Another Secretly High-Calorie Salad

This week’s mission: Cold meets hot on a lettuce bed, and a new fast-food breakfast. (By James Norton)

Enough with the Workplace Candy!

Is it OK to tell people to stop bringing in sweets? (By Helena Echlin)

The Basics: How to Make Chicken Quesadillas

A simple Mexican appetizer or light meal.

Know Your Peppers

CHOW’s visual guide to chile peppers. (By Roxanne Webber)

2009 Presidential Inauguration Menu

Celebrate with food inspired by Barack Obama’s favorites.

Super Bowl for a Crowd

Tex-Mex-style game-day grub.