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There’s a certain kind of magic in cooking this time of year – when the markets are full of knobbly roots, crisp apples and late-season squashes, and the air feels cool enough to turn the oven back on ...

There’s Ed Smith’s roasted chicory and jerusalem artichokes with dill butter beans, which makes a lovely warm salad for lunch or supper; and a sticky aubergine and mushroom soba noodle bowl that’s ...

What’s the best part of a holiday meal? Some say it’s the ham or turkey. But many people can’t get enough of the side dishes. A recent Campbell’s survey reported families will enjoy five side dishes ...

Paula Deen recounts two men forcing her to apologize after she admitted to using racial slurs in 2013. “What am I apologizing for?” the author and television personality recalls saying. During an ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Although ex-Food Network Star Paula Deen suddenly closed two of her Georgia restaurants, including a location she opened 36-years-ago, her Tennessee eateries aren't going ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Former Food Network star Paula Deen announced Friday the abrupt closure of the Savannah restaurant that launched her to fame with its menu of fried chicken, banana pudding and ...

Cooking shows don't seem like they should be rife with scandal, but plenty of celebrity chefs have found themselves at the center of some pretty ugly controversies over the years. Few of the chefs ...

When a Tennessee death row inmate faces execution, picking a last meal is one of the few remaining moments of free will. As the mechanics and logisitics of executions have continued to evolve in ...