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, ...

Quick, easy and amazing stir fry is a great idea for dinner. The one trick with doing any kind of stir fry is having everything ready to cook. The chicken velveting is the key to this stir fry really ...

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 ...

Have all the ingredients prepped and near your stovetop because this dish of glazed tofu with green beans cooks so quickly. First, brown slabs of tofu and toss them with a salty-sweet-spicy sauce to ...

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 ...

Growing up, July wasn’t just a time for fireworks and backyard celebrations; it was also the time when my family members would start harvesting their gardens. My great-grandparents on both sides of ...

A blazing-hot wok and oil are really all you need to create quick dinners loaded with flavor and deep wok hei, which is why ...

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 ...

Mix sauce ingredients (soy sauce, sugar, rice wine, water, white pepper, and starch) in a bowl. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Stir-fry pork until browned. Lower heat to medium. Add ...

Stir fry dishes are really easy to make for dinner. Get all of your ingredients together before you start cooking. The nice thing about stir-fry dishes is the variety of vegetables that can be used.