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Baking know-how could pay off at the upcoming State Fair during two cooking competitions. But to make some dough, you've got to sign up early. Friday, May 31, is the deadline to register for the State Fair's two featured baking contests: Fleischmann'...

Nicolas Come may be only 8 years old, but the Sacramento second grader brings his hometown's "Farm-to-Fork" campaign to a national audience Saturday morning. Broadcast live from New York City, Nicolas will appear on "FOX & Friends Saturday" on the FO...

Summer is here, which means it's time for a little something to take the edge off the notorious Sacramento heat. For guidance, one place to turn is "Cookies & Cream" by blogging cook Tessa Arias, who describes herself as "a college student turned cul...

Today’s recipe for 5 Ingredient Avocado Pudding is brought to you by PaleOMG’s Juli Bauer and her new cookbook, OMG That’s Paleo? It was actually Andy who found Juli’s site PaleOMG and brought it to my attention when he saw her recipe for Chocolate Waffles, sent me the link and said, “Let’s make THESE!”...

It's not your imagination: Apricots just don't taste like they used to. Several readers called in response to today's In Season feature in Food & Wine. (Read it at http://bit.ly/17KsqB5 .) They complained that supermarket apricots are "tasteless" or ...

It’s a well known fact that I don’t like to cook.  Well, mostly, I’m afraid of cooking.  I have this fear of time management.  When do I start the side dish?  How long will the meat take?  You get the … Continue reading →

A library of cookbooks is published each year, the daunting avalanche overwhelming the curious home cook who's daring enough to browse the Cookbooks section of bookstores. Where to begin? One manageable starting point could be the just-released "Snac...

Fava beans may be delicious, but they're not for everyone. Like peanuts, fava beans can create health issues. In the case of favas, the reaction is linked to a genetic hormone deficiency called G6PD, short for Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase defici...

Tired of the same old ham? QVC host and cookbook author David Venable ("In the Kitchen with David: QVC's Resident Foodie Presents Comfort Foods That Take You Home") likes to mix it up with some tweaks to traditional favorites. "Like most holidays, Ea...

These tasty waffles are made with healthy ingredients, and they're hearty enough to fill up a 7-year-old Bottomless Pit! (Where does he put all that food he eats, anyway?) Ingredients: 1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter 2 large eggs 1 3/4 cups milk 1 ...