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Saturday: Food & Drink

Don’t let the season go by without making strawberry shortcake

On a recent visit to see my son at the University of California, Davis, I wandered into a lab at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science … as one does. A bunch of students were preparing for a tasting to evaluate some of the strawberry breeds they have been developing. My ...

Fragrant Nigerian-inspired fried rice is easy enough for a weeknight

For a meal-in-a-skillet, consider this Nigerian fried rice recipe. It's seasoned with curry powder, dried thyme and a handful of aromatics. Beef liver and an assortment of vegetables are classic ingredients, but the cooks at Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street opted for chicken thighs and fresh ...

Vintage Pyrex fetches thousands in booming collectibles market

Vintage Pyrex fetches thousands in booming collectibles market Vintage Pyrex fetches thousands in booming collectibles market Jun 9, 2025 9:29 AM - 1350 words Kristin King One seller on eBay has a 1970s 2-quart Pyrex casserole dish listed for $100,000. And while it's doubtful they'll get a ...

Saffron brings a golden hue to this fresh combination of zucchini and pasta

This pasta dish, a riff on an offering served at Trattoria Bertozzi in Bologna, Italy, is a golden, fresh combination of guanciale (cured pork cheek), fragrant saffron, summery zucchini and short, curly pasta. In this recipe from our cookbook “ Milk Street Backroads Italy,” we opted for ...