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3 holiday recipes you can make under $4 per serving

By Leanne Brown

“Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day,” is a cookbook by Leanne Brown that maps out strategies and recipes for eating well on the average food budget of someone relying on SNAP, or food stamp, benefits — just $4 per…

Seeking her kitchen’s comforts, food writer Ruth Reichl rediscovers the awe of cooking

By PBS News Hour

Ruth Reichl, one of the country's most prominent food writers, was editor of the nation's oldest food and wine magazine for a decade. Then in 2009, Gourmet was abruptly shut down by the publisher. Out of a job, what did…

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Don’t know what to cook? Ruth Reichl has the answer

By Ruth Reichl

We asked Ruth Reichl, author of "My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life," what to cook in tricky everyday situations.

‘No more raw bananas!’ Study finds chimps would actually prefer flambé

By Nsikan Akpan

Chimpanzees possess some of the mental skills needed for cooking.

Robot chef coming to a kitchen near you in 2017

By Carey Reed

An automated kitchen that will create up to 2,000 meals from scratch is slated to go on the market in 2017.

Study finds that home-cooking disproportionately burdens mothers

By Charles Pulliam-Moore

A team of researchers at North Carolina State University published a study challenging the idea that home-cooked meals are ultimately “better” for the family as a whole.

Butterball’s turkey helpline hiring its first male operators

Photo by Flickr user Dru Bloomfield The Turkey Talk-Line, which has been a source of advice on how to best prepare the bird for 32 years, has never hired men. But starting this week, Butterball will begin…