Make a Generous Mince Pie this Christmas

This year, don’t make any old mince pie – make a Generous Mince Pie (GMP) with this super recipe from renowned chef Rose Elliot. The pies are ‘generous’ because the specialist ingredients are all ethically sourced and ensure a fair price is given to the farmers and growers. In addition, when you buy the Super Fruit Mix from the ethical website www.ethicallyessential.coop 15% of the cost goes straight to Caring at Christmas. So as you help yoursel... [more]

The simple way to lose weight without losing your mind - cook yourself thin

Dieticians and nutritionists agree that low-fat, low-calorie cooking skills, along with a basic knowledge of food labels and portion sizes are the key to keeping trim. The fact is, most of us don’t need to revolutionise our eating habits, we just need to tweak a few things. To drop a dress size in 6 weeks the average woman only needs to lose between 1 + 2lbs a week. The first ‘Cook Yourself Thin’ book was the sensation of 2007, selling 135, 0... [more]

Cook delicious meals this Christmas without following elaborate recipes and overspending

When it comes to food, many people are unsure about how to produce good quality meals on a reasonable budget. A recent poll of British adults reveals that growing concerns about the credit crunch this Christmas will force people to cut back the amount spent on gifts and food and drink. The poll estimates that a total of £2.7 billion will be slashed from spending and reveals that 9% of those interviewed will cancel having friends and family over f... [more]

Simple recipes inspired by Julia Child (Galveston County Daily News)

The new movie "Julie & Julia" focuses on the daunting elements of Julia Child’s teachings, but there are just as many simple recipes.

Dream Dinners Adds Prize-Winning Recipes to March Menu (Marketwire)

New Recipes Make Time and Money-Saving Meal Assembly Service Even More Delicious

Secret family recipes will help students discover secrets of Peru (The Hays Daily News)

Fort Hays State University students are selling dog treats and cookies made from family recipes to raise funds for a study abroad trip to Machu Picchu, Peru, in mid-July.

Dream Dinners Adds Prize-Winning Recipes to March Menu (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

SNOHOMISH, WA--(Marketwire - 03/09/10) - After tasting the way through hundreds of entries from across the country, Dream Dinners, Inc., the nation's leading meal assembly chain, is pleased to announce the four grand-prize winners of its second annual recipe contest. In addition to receiving a $500 Dream Dinners gift certificate, the four winning recipes now appear on the March 2010 menu ...

White Hinterland's favourite recipes #3 (Drowned In Sound)

Following the unanticipated success of the Grizzly Bear 'Gumbo' recipe last year on DiS, we saw White Hinterland's twitter , with Casey Dienel offering up daily recipes and thought, in the run-up to their new record Kairos , rather than just review it and give away some tracks to showcase their snow-capped electronica (think Ladytron and Broadcast with a generous dose of Lykke Li, Bat for Lashes ...

Island cook gives thanks and recipes (Galveston County Daily News)

Every year, Galveston cook Bob Lewis has kicked off the holiday season by sending Thanksgiving letters and recipes to his friends and colleagues.

PB&J Sushi? Midday Recipes from Hy-Vee Dietitian (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)

March is National Nutrition Month and with spring right around the corner it is the perfect time of year to get your healthy eating habits back on track! By now New Year’s resolutions are beginning to wear off and the winter weather has kept us confined to the warmth of the indoors.

Recipes+ to lift ACP mag ad share (The Australian)

PBL Media's ACP Magazines will lift its share of food magazine ad pages to almost 36 per cent if its proposed purchase of Recipes+ goes ahead.

Readers: Pass along potluck recipes; create bee-inspired art (The Sacramento Bee)

Nothing stokes a cook's pride like seeing a potluck dish emptied quickly while other people's dishes languish half-eaten.

Plain or fancy, these recipes are good (The Lexington Dispatch)

By PAGE H. ONORATO Correspondent I was surprised to learn that the famous French dish coq au vin is nothing more that glorified stewed chicken. It's actually a country dish - a way to cook a tough old rooster when its crowing days are over. Here's an easy recipe for the delicious entree, plus a great side salad go-along. Classic Coq au Vin 1 31/2 pound chicken, quartered