A lot of people call it “life itself,” “the source of life,” or “sacred mother corn.” The Aztec Corn Goddess is Chicomecoatl...

Browsing large magazine sections in stores can be fun, especially the covers of food magazines...

“B” is for bison or buffalo—the newly designated national mammal...

We already know that eating more fruits and vegetables is good for us...

When I was a little girl, my mother made a spice cake with lots of raisins and nuts in it and a white frosting...

If variety is the spice of life, what is the variety of spice? Spices have always been used to flavor food and drinks, even before recorded history...

How many times have you taken a bite of something and said, “oh, my god, what is that herb (or spice), this is fantastic!” You may know right off the bat or it may be a subtle thin...

Wouldn’t it be awful if we didn’t eat together? I don’t mean every time we eat, but often enough to engage in conversation, to laugh, enjoy the tastes, share, and even celebrate...

A new year means a fresh start, if we make it so. The weather the past few months has been so weird...

“The most important meal of the day,” “you can’t run on empty,” and similar phrases describe how we feel about breakfast...