How to feed the cold & hungry when you’re too busy to cook (and too crabby to think about it)

Come the snows I dream of France and those fabulous outdoor markets shown here . . . but, there’s hope. We have great butchers — like Clancy’s in Linden Hills — and we also have some of the best beef in the country.

How the ugliest ingredients make the most sublime dishes

These are hazelnuts. They grow on low, bushy trees like weeds throughout the Heartland. The nuts are small and tough to crack and reveal a sweet, dense and very flavorful meat that is high in protein and extremely delicious. They contain a lot of oil which, when pressed, has a mild nutty flavor and tastes [...]