Purple Cabbage Necco Wafers

No more artificial colors or flavors in the old-fashioned candy.

Ice Cream or Paint?

The Cheese or Font quiz gets some competition.

Is Expensive Chocolate Better?

Why some confections cost more than others.

New Finds: Adjustable Measuring Cup

No more need for a huge set of measuring cups!

Make Your Own Pickled Nasturtium Buds

Peppery pods pickled for your pleasure.

Did you try the Home Cooking section? That’s really the one for recipes.

packets in it (or at least the flavor I chose): a package of pre-cooked noodles, a packet of sauce, a small packet of dehydrated vegetables (like for soup), and a smaller packet of chopped peanuts. You add an ounce of water to...

Birmingham’s Chinese food scene took a turn for the better with the recent opening of the restaurant, Mr. Chen's Authentic Chinese Cooking, in Hoover. Mr. Chen and his wife have been in the Birmingham area for more than two...

with shrimp, fish balls, small pieces of egg, baby bok choy and spices. It really was one of the best chow fun dishes we have ever had. It was mildly spicy. The twice cooked pork was delicious, spicy with bell peppers and...

of chicken were substantial. The sesame and honey sauce was pretty good with a nice sweet flavor. Again, the dish was a little too salty. In both dishes, the broccoli was cooked just right – al dente. Uncle Chen's claims...

Never tried Bollywood grill- goota love the name! RE: Lee Chen- the vegatables there are cooked perfectly, if I remember correctly.

Village, so if there’s something else along that route that’s better, let us have that info as well. Chen's Yen’s Mars ? Thanks in advance!

. We walked past Everest (full), and stopped at Thai Basil (ten minute wait). The James Joyce looks sort of empty, and by this point, we’ve wasted more than half an hour of our parking meter, so we want something quick. If...

Silly me .. made a reservation at Suenos and then read the reviews here ... promptly cancelled my reservation. Looking for suggestions, unfortunately not Indian (one of the group is Indian food challenged – poor thing). Going...

Does anyone know anything about a Sichuan style dish called Chen Cang beef? It is chopped/diced beef, dry cooked with scallions, peppers, etc., and served in a puffy sort of bun. I have only ever seen it at one restaurant (in DC...