Ramadan, a month of fasting from sunrise to sunset with no food or water, observed by Muslims around the world, starts this evening. Or it might be tomorrow evening, depending on the moon …

Sometimes, one just needs some comfort. Maybe a few pierogi, or some cabbage rolls, maybe just a token that someone cares. To give Ukrainians some comfort after a year of war, the Ukrainian …

Dad was always a bit of a mama’s boy.His father had died when he was 7, leaving his mother with six children ranging from 5 to 23. My grandmother wasn’t terribly indulgent — single …

I’ve been making my favorite coconut shrimp curry recipe a lot lately and some people are observing Lent, which means there’s a lot of seafood on the menu. I’ve shared the coconut …

The smell of black coffee and fried eggs wafted out the door Friday afternoon into the cramped parking lot of Hyde’s Diner. Inside, owner Laura Hyde worked with her family of cooks in the …

By NOWSHIN CHOWDHURYLiving and Leisure Editorliving@cortlandstandard.comI took elective food courses in middle school and high school. Notnecessarily because I wanted to learn how to make food, but …

During lockdown in 2020, I lived in St. Joseph, Michigan. While uncertainty loomed, I found myself starting to actually explore the city I lived in more than I had in the previous six months when I …

Ruth Lewis sent me some recipes in the mail last week and although they look familiar, I’ve never made them.The dabo kolo and chin-chin and ma’amoul cookies are snacks I’ve always …

Replicating family recipes is never easy.You can follow all the steps, shadow your mom in the kitchen and try to make it yourself, but the taste just doesn’t seem the same.In my case, I was …

Ruth Lewis recently sent me a few recipes in the mail.She said she was reading Harini Nagendra’s “The Bangalore Detectives Club” and found a few recipes at the end of the book that …