Sweet on nuts: Grizzly bear pie and toffee squares

Walnuts dessert recipes: Grizzly Bear Pie, Toffee and Walnut Squares

Crystal Ball, Jan. 11, 2012

It’s a brand spanking new year. New goals. New dreams. A new desk calendar that doesn’t have yesterday’s lunch spilled on it. Maybe it’s only symbolic but I like the idea of January bringing a brand new start. Maybe this will be the year the diet works, the year the budget works, the year I [...]

Must-try soups: 6 winter warm-ups we can't get enough of this season

There's a lot to love about fresh-made soups in wintertime: They're warming and healthy, made with good-for-you vegetables that you'd never eat as standalones. Even in a rush, soups make a terrific meal; they travel well - pack up a cup and take it on the go. Plus, what's more versatile than a cup of soup? Grab a spoon and indulge in a quick soup snack, or a meal starter.

North Shore Book Notes: 'The Meatball Shop Cookbook'

Authors/chefs/restaurateurs Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow have given the meatball a soul in their new "Meatball Shop Cookbook." What was once a golf ball-sized hit of protein, usually hamburger, usually aswim in a red sauce, is now a luscious chameleon. Holzman and Chernow have explored the bounds of the meatball and determined it to be limitless.

Book Notes: 'The Meatball Shop Cookbook'

Authors/chefs/restaurateurs Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow have given the meatball a soul in their new "Meatball Shop Cookbook." What was once a golf ball-sized hit of protein, usually hamburger, usually aswim in a red sauce, is now a luscious chameleon. Holzman and Chernow have explored the bounds of the meatball and determined it to be limitless.