FOOD AND RECIPES

A rustic loaf

Actress Anjelica Huston shares her love of Irish soda bread

These easy-to-make dishes focus on two major Irish ingredients

Entertaining guests? Panko and green sauce can help dress up this dinner staple

Those tangy morsels don't just perk up a martini, they add flair and texture to main dishes

Guess where ingredients such as prunes and white pepper turn up?

Endive, creamy goat cheese enhance beets in a root vegetable salad

Bar cookie's legendary roots lost amid chocolate, sugar and butter

Using giardiniera, creativity -- classic dish gets an Italian makeover

What Americans are eating

Find out if bottled water is on its way out and which coast eats more meat. more
Kinder, gentler green garlic mellows out the menu Photo

Less bite means more versatility. Use it liberally in omelets, stir-fries, soups, pasta and even raw salads. more
Take one cube of caviar ... Photo

Caviar is rather like Rice Krispies. You can get a lot of snap, crackle and pop as you bite down on those tiny fish eggs; the texture is all part of the fun. more
Storage envy Photo

Like surgeons with their array of implements, well-organized cooks know that having ingredients, pans and utensils near at hand makes all the difference — only at home, no surgical team is on duty. more

Mix-n-match meal Photo

Risotto is very accommodating. Though a recipe may specify shrimp and garden pea, the dish would just as soon welcome pulled pork and green onion. more