Casseroles Provide Cozy Comfort on Winter Nights
Christy Rost: When chilly winter days turn into cold nights, hearty, hot-from-the-oven casseroles can provide much-needed cozy comfort.
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Candy Cane Christmas Cookies Satisfy Our Inner Child
Christy Rost: Carefully nestled between layers of parchment paper in decorative tins or stacked in transparent cellophane sacs tied with curling ribbon, these gifts are always greeted with smiles and joy.
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Move Over Roast Turkey – Here Come the Side Dishes
Christy Rost: Each November, as our thoughts turn toward Thanksgiving, magazine covers feature glorious images of tantalizing, golden roasted turkeys on oversized platters garnished with fresh herbs, grapes, juicy oranges, fresh cranberries, and other seasonal fruit.
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Behind The Scenes of a Travel-Inspired TV Cooking Series
Christy Rost: As autumn gets underway and our sights are set on cozy meals with family and friends, season two of my national television cooking series At Home with Christy Rost has launched.
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Tasty Menus Make Game Days Better
Christy Rost: Football season is underway at last!
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Keeping It Chill During the Salad Days of Summer
Christy Rost: When late summer arrives, chilled salad platters served as a main course or side dish can be a welcome answer to “What’s for dinner?”
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Side Dishes – The Stars of Summer Gatherings
Christy Rost: When guests bring their favorite side dish, their contributions can lead to the most amazing array of luscious flavors and, oftentimes, wonderful stories behind the recipes.
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The Ultimate Father’s Day Menu For the Master of the Grill
When Christy Rost thinks back to Father’s Days while growing up, she can still picture her dad standing at the grill cooking steaks or burgers – his two favorites.
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Christy Rost: Spring Celebrations and Meyer Lemon Tea Cake
Filled with anticipation after a three-year absence, I recently attended The Inspired Home Show in Chicago.
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New Beginnings on Television, Tropical Salad on the Table
Springtime is filled with new beginnings. In North Texas, pale green leaves unfurl on trees and bushes, green sprigs of grass overtake dry winter lawns, and mounds of pink, red, and white azaleas burst into bloom, lining walkways, boulevards, and gardens.
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A Little Culinary History and a Twist on Irish Food Favorites
Ireland’s culinary traditions underwent a significant transformation in the 1980s when Irish chefs trained in classic French cooking returned and opened superb restaurants in the small towns of Kinsale in County Cork and Kenmare in County Kerry.
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