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Imagine Bugs Bunny with a red carrot in his hand. Doesn't seem right, does it? Carrots haven't always been orange.

This easy, espresso-spiked shortbread comes together quickly and goes well with coffee. Be sure to cut the shortbread while still warm, and be careful not to overbake.

Going green is all the rage these days. Here's a way to cultivate your green thumb: Volunteer with Sharing the Harvest at the Dartmouth YMCA.

I must confess that I only started attending wine tastings seriously since I began writing this column about a year ago.

It's shaping up to be a busy summer at Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery.

One way to transition into lighter meals is with salads that take advantage of leftovers. Take a little leftover meat, toss it with a few greens and other vegetables, and another dinner appears.

This is a delicious blend of the tastes of North Africa and the pasta of Italy. Serve with a cold beer.

A family meal for four at a restaurant can be prohibitively expensive these days. But so can a home-cooked meal, especially when it's for a special occasion.

Di Fara Pizza in Brooklyn is home to 71-year-old Domenico De Marco, perhaps the greatest pizza maker in a city obsessed with the age-old Italian dish.

In general, I abhor the waste of food, especially when so many of the world's people — even those in our own country — go hungry.

Asparagus chowder, grilled asparagus, and asparagus wraps are only a few items on the menu at the sixth annual Asparagus & Flower Heritage Festival being held on the West Brookfield Town Common from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

There are many treats to eat at the farmers markets: hollyhocks, pansies, bachelor's buttons, borage and nasturtiums.

During a conversation at a recent wine tasting, someone told me that he built a garage where a wine cellar should have gone.

The secret to backyard entertaining without breaking the bank is to build the meal around foods that are good values or sale items.

Busy as Jennifer Trainer Thompson is as a wife, a mother, and director of development at the Museum of Contemporary Art, she still finds time to write books. They just take a little longer.

As with all cooking styles, half the fun of grilling is getting the gear.

Sometimes having a food phobia can be a good thing.

I have to say, I didn't have the most positive image of Robert Mondavi.

When SouthCoast residents visit their local wine store, what do they buy?

Well timed and packed with 300 recipes, Linda Larsen's "The Everything Meals on a Budget Cookbook" has landed atop our cookbook pile. With food costs on the rise, the volume warranted a thorough examination.