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These chilly summer treats are easy to make and offer a great excuse for picking up a set of inexpensive ice pop molds. For lighter versions, fat-free half-and-half can be substituted in either recipe.

Manuel Morais, a gray-haired, seasoned vintner, makes no bones about it: Only good grapes make good wine.

When it comes to food feuds, nothing touches the heated debate over barbecue sauce. Simmering across regions and generations, this squabble is like vinegar and, er, ketchup.

We stand on the threshold of summer vacation season, anticipating a change of pace, a shift of scenery, an invigorating experience.

The sun rose high in the sky, temperatures hovered around 88 degrees and I was hurting for some white wine.

About nine years ago, Rosemary and Tony Melli embarked on a retirement business of importing Italian olive oil and balsamic vinegar for distribution in the SouthCoast, Boston and Providence.

It's not unusual to hear a kid say that all her dad knows how to cook is steak on the grill. That's because a lot of men really like grilling, and many more really like its end result.

Whether your barbecue uses charcoal, wood, propane or natural gas, don't even think about firing it up until you are sure it's safe.

Warm weather in Maine means tourists won't be far behind, scarfing down the state's signature seafood at lobster joints along the coast. And that brings the perennial debate over lobster preferences — claws or tails.

The Taste Our SouthCoast Festival is returning this Sunday to the streets of downtown New Bedford. Hosted under two tents at Custom House Square, the festival will celebrate the culture of the city through its food, music and art.

Oregano is an herb found in Italian, Greek and Mexican cuisines, but it's a relatively recent flavor for the American palate. It is said to have been brought to the United States when soldiers came home from World War II.

With the outbreak from salmonella-tainted tomatoes in its fifth week, what’s the latest consumer advice?

I want to make the case for local wines here.

Joanna McQuillan Weeks spent a few days in the mountains with her sisters, following the footsteps of the Hudson River School artists. Traveling just a few hours she found plenty to do — and plenty to eat.

When Lisa Lillien lost about 30 pounds seven years ago, she did it by giving up "everything good."

Millions of Americans will celebrate Independence Day with a backyard cookout Friday.

The trouble with potato salad is that it's hard to make on a whim.

Prime tent or RV spots may be harder to score than a table at the hottest new restaurant — but once you're there, fire ring at the ready, the food can be just as fabulous. More so, when you factor in appetites whetted by ocean- or pine-scented...

It's the stuff of campfires: a sturdy cast-iron pot on three stubby legs with a flat, preferably flanged, lid. The camp-style Dutch oven has gone through few modifications since its introduction centuries ago and is remarkable at replicating the...

My niece Katie and her husband Dan hosted a family cookout to close out the holiday weekend, and it gave me a chance to trot out one of my new favorite recipes.

The "Farm to Table" event at Barney's Joy Farm featured a 170-foot dinner table and some of the best produce and wines the region has to offer.

One of the joys of traveling is finding new and unique wines.

These are tough times, so people are keeping their air conditioning thermostats set at 75, and sometimes even higher.

The number of people in Massachusetts sickened by salmonella linked to tomatoes has climbed to 26. The state Public Health Department said Wednesday that two more cases have been linked to the nationwide outbreak. The new cases in Massachusetts were a...

When Ice Chest Chef Henry Bousquet or kitchen manager Christopher Correia need an extra herb or two, they just head out back to their very own vegetable garden.

I arrived home Monday afternoon to find that the vegetable fairy had visited.

Sparks flew during my first attempt at dorm room cooking. Literally.

A look at the Golden Gate Bridge and a visit to the sea lions who live at the pier are tops on the list for most visitors to San Francisco. But the local culinary scene is also a big draw, and the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau has launched a...

Not happy with just theory, this weekend I decided to test wine drinking temperatures.

By design, fried rice is a frugal cook's dream.

Editor's note: Spend/Thrift stories are part of an occasional series offering everyday ways to cope with the nation's economic slowdown. This series features meals and recipes that will serve four with leftovers for under about $10.

"The Manhattan, by many accounts, constitutes proof that there's a benevolent force working for us in the universe," A.J. Rathbun writes in his cocktail compendium, "Good Spirits."