New Year's, Japanese Style

Trade in your champagne and hors d’oeuvres for sake and mochi.

10 Good Luck Foods for Chinese New Year

Enjoy prosperity, longevity, and happiness in the Year of the Ox. (By Roxanne Webber)

Beyond Uncle Ben's

A rice primer. (By Juliette Guilbert and CHOW staff)

What Is the Difference Between Wet and Dry Measuring Cups?

Flour, sugar, water, milk, it all seems the same. (By Tara Shioya)

Whole Grains with Flavor

Or a grain of barley, or couscous, or anything whole and wholesome. (By Nicole Spiridakis)

Whole Grains 101

How to cook them and why they’re worth the wait.

Pomegranates, Dried Limes, Rose Water

A primer on Persian, a.k.a. Iranian, food. (By Zoe Singer)

Hold the Cream of Mushroom Soup

From Bismarck to St. Paul to Madison, new high-end restaurants are embracing such local cuisine as fried walleye and wild-rice porridge. Call it the birth of northwoods chic. (By James Norton)

How to Stay Healthy During the Holidays

Clean Food author Terry Walters weighs in. (By Lessley Anderson)

10 Tips for a Healthy Diet

Help along your New Year’s resolution. (By Lessley Anderson)

Celebrities and Portable Microwaves

Products we loved at the International Home & Housewares Show. (By Louisa Chu)

That Coffee's Rotten

And other fermentation facts. (By Lessley Anderson)

A West Sonoma Road Trip

Tasting rooms and dining rooms in our favorite slice of Northern California wine country. (By Lessley Anderson)

Cheesy Beefy Melt and Simple Harvest Hot Cereal

This week’s mission: a new comforting burrito and wholesome, flavored oatmeal for adults. (By James Norton)

Crush Ice Without Burnout

Blenders that do the job. (By Louisa Chu)