This easy, Thai-inspired chicken stir-fry makes good use of two favorite summer farmers market finds, basil and chili peppers. (Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS) My kitchen garden is often a ...

Sometimes, picking a recipe is as easy as this: We all like ingredient X, we all like ingredient Y. Let’s give it a shot! This week, X was ground turkey and Y was green beans. This simple “stir fry” ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Eileen Yin-Fei Lo’s new “My Grandmother’s Chinese Kitchen: 100 Family Recipes and Life Lessons” is a beautiful book. As an object, it’s charming, though not in a coffee-table or chef-opus way. The ...

Green bean season is shorter than my list of ways to prepare them. Before I can cycle through the dozen or so dishes, it’s time to move on to wintry Brussels sprouts and cabbage. This green bean dish, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Heat oils in wok and stir fry garlic and beef in batches until beef is browned. Add onion and bamboo shoots and stir fry for 2 minutes. Return beef to wok with sprouts, stir in sauce and stock and ...

Stir things up in the kitchen with this brand new gluten-free stir fry recipe created by gluten-free chef and food writer Carol Kicinski. Not only is it a healthy weeknight dinner idea, it only ...

My kitchen garden is often a hit or miss proposition, depending on how hungry the fat (and happy) groundhog who lives under my shed is on any given day or week. But I almost always can count on ...