Italian porchetta is a special dish of spit-roasted pork flavored with herbs, fennel and garlic. It's delicious, but much too involved for a weeknight dinner. To give pork chops the same flavor profile with less work, we narrowed the ingredients to those best suited for searing on the ...

Many recipes for Indian curries such as tikka masala and butter chicken call for copious amounts of butter, yogurt and cream to give them a rich, satisfying texture. For a lighter vegetarian interpretation of the takeout classic, meaty cremini mushrooms stand in for chicken and pureed cashews ...

A good salad strikes a perfect balance of textures and flavors, but it's easy to overdo it with rich ingredients, especially when striving to add savory elements. For a vegetarian salad that hits all the right notes, combine tangy cheese with meaty mushrooms and bitter greens. In this recipe ...

The beauty of making a baked ham for Easter (or any holiday or large gathering) is that there's bound to be leftovers. Leftover ham, which will last for up to five days in the fridge, can be a springboard for other meals during the week. Of course you'll want a sandwich or two, but there are ...

Food trucks will become a weekly staple on the University of Kansas’ Lawrence campus in April. As part of a workplace satisfaction initiative, KU will host four food trucks on campus from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Wednesday throughout the month of April. While the food trucks are part of a ...

Italians know well that the texture of pasta matters greatly. Hence, the emphasis on cooking it until just barely al dente, or until tender, but with a pleasant chew. But that's not where the lesson stops. In Lecce, an ancient city in southern Italy, we learned the delicious joy of mixing ...