Having hundreds of old tires piled up around your house normally isn’t a look your neighbors appreciate. Bob McFadden

How to make Tortellini Soup Richmond Times-Dispatch

Tortellini soup is one of Marilyn Stroh’s favorite recipes, and fixing it in her slow cooker is her favorite way to prepare it. Richmond Times-Dispatch

How to make slow-cooker Beef and Barley Soup Richmond Times-Dispatch

Every guy who thinks he can cook has a chili recipe. What’s yours? For an upcoming pre-Super Bowl story, please send your recipes (and accompanying... Richmond Times-Dispatch

When the words don’t come, Richmond author Mary Burton turns on the oven. “It’s my delaying tactic,“ Burton said with a laugh about... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Having trouble balancing your food budget while prices go though the grocery store roof? Consider looking toward a more unusual source for tips on cooking... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Sasquatch Books   Price: $35 Pages: 366 Recipe worth trying: Wine-dark beef stew with horseradish potato purée, Page 142 Richmond Times-Dispatch

The slow, moist heat of a slow cooker is ideal for stews, sauce-based dishes and for tenderizing inexpensive cuts of meat. It will bake beans evenly and... Richmond Times-Dispatch

For years, most Americans knew sake—assuming they knew it at all—as a hot, jet fuel-like drink sipped from thimble-sized cups between bites... Richmond Times-Dispatch

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Looking for an easy way to feed a crowd? Break out the baby backs. Though they are best cooked slowly, baby back ribs require little hands-on time. And... Richmond Times-Dispatch

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“Everyday Kitchen Essentials,“ a series of three classes to help you get cooking with the right skills and the right tools, will begin next... Richmond Times-Dispatch

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Something is unsettlingly inegalitarian about the new cookbook “Cooking with Les Dames d’Escoffier.“ The point of the book is that each... Richmond Times-Dispatch

I am dedicating this post to all of the chocolate I have managed to acquire in the past few weeks. I do this to document the madness of it all, as well... What I eat, apparently

All Souls Episcopal Church and Messiah Lutheran Church in Mechanicsville combined congregations at a Messiah for an Epiphany service on Sunday. The congregations... Bob McFadden

I have many fond memories of waking up to the aroma of my mom’s freshly baked gingerbread. The combination of spices unique to this dense cake can... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Fruit salad is a joyous thing. The reason for this is that to me, fruit salad would not be what it is without chocolate chips and marshmallows. That’s... What I eat, apparently

If you want crunchy breaded chicken, you need to start with crunchy ingredients. AP

Fireplaces that are sleek, eco-friendly and warmer than ever. AP

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I have managed to acquire more ham then the human body is able to process. This sort of thing happens when you are young and have relatives that think... What I eat, apparently

At age 18, John Paul Cheski drove to Portland, Ore., for a summer job selling books. The selling didn’t appeal to Cheski, but the Northwest area... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The top food stories of 2008 included rising food prices around the world, China’s tainted milk scandal and supermarket chains offering more locally... Richmond Times-Dispatch