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Quick Fix: Sheet Pan Snapper fillet with Broccoli and Potatoes
Here’s a quick and easy sheet pan dinner that’s ready in just 10 minutes. Snapper fillets broil alongside potatoes and broccoli for a complete meal.
To cut down on cooking time, I give the potatoes a quick head start...Read more
Gretchen's table: Sweet and spicy Korean fried chicken will fire you up
Bold, spicy flavors have never been more in demand, especially when they add a global element to a dish. One of my favorite foods these days is Korean fried chicken, which I ate twice on a recent trip to New York City.
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Why do I buy ingredients I'll only use once?
Do you ever do this? I do this all the time.
I just bought a bunch of ingredients for one meal that I will never, ever use again.
I had gone to Costco, looking to buy a leg of lamb. Costco is my favorite purveyor of lamb...Read more
These holiday cocktail recipes will raise the bar at your next party
PITTSBURGH — Thiago Leite has a simple philosophy when it comes to making cocktails, and it applies whether you're hosting a fancy dinner party for friends or simply curling up on the couch for a quiet night with your ...Read more
Hopelessly devoted to cookies? Try this spiced take on classic oatmeal
I am puzzling over what to call these cookies.
For roughly 20 years, they’ve just been oatmeal cookies, because these are the ones we make. They have dried cranberries instead of raisins, because all of the people in ...Read more
Even as SNAP resumes, new work rules threaten access for years to come
Alejandro Santillan-Garcia is worried he’s going to lose the aid that helps him buy food. The 20-year-old Austin resident qualified for federal food benefits last year because he aged out of the Texas foster care system,...Read more
Hundreds swap sweets in record bid for world's largest Christmas cookie exchange
PITTSBURGH — If Buddy Valastro gained fame as America's Cake Boss for his elaborate cake creations, surely Laura Magone should be celebrated as Western Pennsylvania's Cookie Queen for the countless cookies she's inspired...Read more
Everyday Cheapskate: You Really Need a Good Night's Sleep
What would you pay for a good night's rest? A soccer club in England once spent nearly $200,000 on custom mattresses, pillows and even wallpaper designed to help players sleep before home games. Clearly, they believe sleep...Read more
Sen. Patty Murray: ICE dog attack on Wash. man 'should shock the conscience'
When a man dressed as a construction worker knocked on Wilmer Toledo-Martinez’s door claiming to have hit his car, he believed it was an accident.
Instead, ICE agents were waiting for him outside on Nov. 14.
Toledo-...Read more
2025 is turning out to be a great year for wine
On Aug. 28 in Saint-Emilion, France, pickers fanned out into the vineyard at Château Troplong Mondot. It was the earliest harvest start in the estate’s history.
Record-breaking early picking was a key feature of ...Read more
Editorial: SNAP out of it: Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins' extortion against the hungry
Is U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins trying to starve people into submission? It seems so and she is dead wrong to threaten to cut off federal SNAP funding to states that refuse to comply with her unreasonable ...Read more
The end of the lunch bowl era
Americans are increasingly over the “slop bowl.”
Chipotle, Sweetgreen and Cava — once stars of the restaurant industry — are struggling as diners tire of all those pick-your-own ingredients piled atop rice or ...Read more
Auto review: 2026 Nissan Leaf EV appeals to Americans' love of beige
Once upon a time, Detroit built cars that carried astronauts in ticker-tape parades and made teenage boys spray Aqua Net on their mullets. Sporting raucous and raw big-block V-8s, they were chrome-trimmed testaments to ...Read more
Auto review: 2025 Jeep Wagoneer packs a comfy price tag
Expanding its focus to larger vehicles such as the Grand Cherokee L and now flagship Wagoneer, Jeep offers more options but has lost some focus on the off-road aura so cherished by its consumer base.
Our tester this week ...Read more
Auto review: Hot EV match-up, Cadillac Lyriq-V vs. Tesla Model 3 Performance
GAYLORD, Michigan — The midsize Cadillac Lyriq SUV and compact Tesla Model 3 sedan are brand icons. The Lyriq redefined Caddy as an EV maker, the Model 3 made Tesla a best-seller.
Their performance trims — the 2026, $...Read more
Dog Park Behavior Stresses Out Dog Owner
DEAR HARRIETTE: I go to a dog park weekly, and there's one dog owner who keeps letting their dog jump all over me and my dog, even though I've repeatedly tried to set boundaries. I've politely asked them to control their ...Read more
Taking the Kids: 16+ ways for holiday cheer without busting the budget
Let’s have some holiday fun!
Many of us are forgoing expensive vacations or flying this holiday season. But we could enjoy holiday traditions – or make new ones without spending a fortune by visiting a big hotel’s ...Read more
Profit-rich Ram brand is key to Stellantis turnaround, CEO says
Stellantis NV CEO Antonio Filosa indicated Thursday that Ram will play a major role in the struggling automaker's turnaround effort, thanks to the brand's profit margins, brand equity and global footprint — plus high-...Read more
More New Yorkers want apartments in the Philly area
More out-of-towners and fewer locals are searching for rental homes in the Philadelphia region, with New Yorkers leading the way. No word on whether they plan to become Eagles fans.
In an analysis of the country’s 50 ...Read more
New project in Las Vegas inspired by 'grungy' Copenhagen complex
A Las Vegas developer has built a project in the Arts District area that is designed to look like converted shipping containers filled with food-and-beverage outlets.
KLA Capital owner Adam Foulad finished construction ...Read more
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