Patricia Tennison

For a few days, at least, it looked as if a parents` dream was cooking on Halsted Street. ''It started with a comment from one of my headwaiters, who has...

Whole fish-head and tail intact-are fun to bring home and are exciting to serve. The only limitation will be the inside dimensions of your microwave oven. If the fish is...

Some tips for working with fresh tomatoes for sauce: Two pounds of tomatoes equals 8 small tomatoes equals 3 cups chopped. To peel a fresh tomato, use a paring knife...

If you think this page looks a bit different this week, you are absolutely right. We`ve added a new face-well, not his face, but we`ll get back to that in...

Eat fish and seafood twice a week. That`s the message Americans will find on their television screens, magazine pages and grocery intercoms as the nation`s fish industry teams up for...

When we called Kristin Ann Hilleary, 9, of Glen Ellyn to tell her she had won an honorable mention for her ''friendly spiders'' in our kids` Summer Recipe Contest, she...

''My name is Erin Linnihan,'' the letter began. ''I hate anything that has to do with vegetables especially GREEN ones. The only way to make me eat something GREEN is...

Patrick Kelly, 7, of Cicero decided to send in his recipe for Mickey Mouse pancakes to the Food Guide`s Summer Recipe Contest for two good reasons. ''They are easy and...

Micro-grilling saves time while giving fine charcoal grilled flavor to foods. Here are some tips for fast, safe micro-grilling. The microwave - Cook chicken thoroughly in the microwave, then put...

Pat Cheffer doesn`t do ordinary shows. She does things like pack up a nine-member cable television crew, climb aboard a cruise ship and tape five shows while sailing in the...