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Pickled peaches are easy to make and will add a surprising, summery tang to ice cream or pound cake.

Easy homemade pickles, 3 ways

August 23, 2021 at 1:57 p.m.

It's the rare person who doesn't love pickles. Besides giving hamburgers a crunchy, vinegary finish or a bloody Mary martini its zing, pickles are packed with the good bacteria called...

Fenway Red Sox pizza that Mike Murphy prepared and cooked in his outdoor pizza oven on May 17, 2021. (Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS)

Home cooks are hot for outdoor grills, gizmos and pizza ovens

June 1, 2021 at 10:43 a.m.

If there was a small silver lining to this pandemic year, perhaps it's this: We got back in our kitchens. With restaurants temporarily shuttered, most of us did (and are...

STUFFING | Thanksgiving dinner takes a lot of labor, and there are plenty of <a href="https://www.thedailymeal.com/holidays/thanksgiving-dishes-you-can-make-ahead-and-freeze">dishes you can make ahead and freeze</a>, but stuffing isn't one of them. If you want, you can make the dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately, but do not mix them until you're ready to put them in the turkey or into a casserole, or else the dish will be susceptible to bacterial growth.

When your freezer breaks, stop swearing and start cooking

January 19, 2021 at 9:50 a.m.

This most definitely was not the way I envisioned kicking off 2021 in the kitchen. On the first Monday in the new year, I noticed my toes felt kind of...

Gretchen’s table: Mixed grain bowl with lemon yogurt sauce

January 14, 2021 at 11:10 a.m.

Did you overindulge over the holidays? Me, too. Which is why like so many others whose pants are just a little too tight, I have have vowed to eat a...

STOCKS | Google users wanted to take advantage of the economic downturn and buy stakes in promising stocks while prices were low, which led to "best stocks to buy during coronavirus" becoming a top search term this year. The term saw a spike the week of April 12, 2020, according to Google Trends. This directly coincided with the end of the 2020 stock market crash on April 7, 2020, which led to an uptick throughout the month.

It was the year of baking and hoarding

January 5, 2021 at 9:13 a.m.

PITTSBURGH — Courtney Blood was better prepared than many when panic buying consumed shoppers in early spring. The food service manager for Parkhurst Dining Services at Chatham University and Richland...

Ring in the new year with European flair

December 28, 2020 at 4:31 p.m.

PITTSBURGH — Adam Bates didn't set out to be a pastry chef, let alone one creating gorgeous European-style desserts. His mother, a good cook, always made dinner for his older...

Gretchen’s table: Easy egg and sausage phyllo bake

December 22, 2020 at 9:49 a.m.

Phyllo is famously used in Greek cooking to make sweet and savory dishes like baklava and spanakopita. The tissue-thin dough also works well in recipes where some type of filling...

Gretchen’s table: Soy-glazed roasted salmon with spiced potatoes

December 17, 2020 at 9:37 a.m.

Everyone knows fish is good for you, especially a "fatty" fish like salmon. Full of omega-3 fatty acids, which play an essential role in brain and heart health, salmon also...

How to cook with your family during the holidays via Zoom

December 16, 2020 at 9:26 a.m.

PITTSBURGH -- Like so many during the pandemic, Galadriel Strauser has kept contact with people outside her socially distanced COVID "bubble" to a minimum. The mother of seven owns both...

Ways to glam up 3 traditional Christmas cookie doughs

December 10, 2020 at 3:31 p.m.

Daniel Wilson has been a force in the kitchen for as long as he can remember. He's especially good at crafting desserts, starting with the mini pecan tassie that's a...

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