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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court extended a pause on $4 billion in food aid, likely ensuring that millions of low-income families won’t get assistance until Congress reopens the government and provides full benefits.

Siding with President Donald Trump’s administration, the justices said they will maintain a block on lower court rulings...Read more

These mini pumpkin cheesecakes are a festive dessert for any gathering, especially Thanksgiving. Feel free to sprinkle a little extra cinnamon on top to amp up the warm, cozy flavors. If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice, you can make your own with a mix of cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. Use leftover pumpkin puree in ...Read more

Desserts as a topic? Since desserts aren’t nutritionally essential, you might think you should just skip them and you’ll be better off, right? While technically that may be true, eating as a whole should be a pleasurable experience and desserts can add to that pleasure. And like many foods, the key is getting away from the idea of good and ...Read more

My friend Connie Engel is an amazing artist but also quite a creative cook. She shared with me her inspired combination of crispy sweet Fuyu persimmons with velvety orange winter squash in this picture-perfect holiday soup. I tried this soup and fell in love with the beautiful, complementary flavor combination and spectacular color.

I like to ...Read more

Traditional roasted turkey with chestnut brown pan gravy and sage-bread stuffing at Thanksgiving never gets boring. The roast fills the house with a holiday aroma. Spirits rise and mouths water. We don’t mess with a tradition.

Sides, however, let us keep things interesting. We draw inspiration from our travels and a pantry ...Read more

People talk an awfully big game about soup season (which I do love), but for me it’s all about chili. While I usually make a classic Texas chili, using brisket feels a little more ...Read more

Although there are more robust ingredients that come to mind when people think of fall flavors — pumpkin, apple and maple, to name a few — to me, it’s all about sweet potatoes. The growing season goes up until the first frost, and until then my family grows bunches and bunches of the sweet, starchy vegetable. My favorite thing to make with...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled late Sunday that the Trump administration can be forced to pay full food benefits in November, putting the onus on the Supreme Court to decide whether the administration can avoid paying benefits that feed more than 40 million people.

The unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled late Sunday that the Trump administration can be forced to pay full food benefits in November, putting the onus on the Supreme Court to decide whether the administration can avoid paying benefits that feed more than 40 million people.

The unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of...Read more

The humble butternut squash is my go-to for a true autumn soup.

The thin-skinned Cucurbita is plush, earthy and just a tad sweet. Delicious cubed and roasted or sautéed, when baked and puréed it becomes an especially versatile base for soup. Season it with curry spices, or the heat of Mexican chiles. Try whisking in miso, ginger and soy, or ...Read more

Sauerkraut, a must for stadium brats and roast pork, is simple and easy to make. It relies on a simple hands-off recipe that requires just two ingredients — cabbage and salt.

Given the right conditions, the two create enough acid to preserve the vegetable. The same process is also used to make sour dill pickles, kimchi and hot sauces like ...Read more

Sweet sea scallops cook quickly, needing only a brief 2–3-minute sauté to bring out their delicate flavor. Once the scallops are removed, the same skillet is used to create a bright, savory sauce with fresh ginger, orange juice, lemon juice, and a touch of butter to lightly coat them.

For an easy side dish, microwave rice and stir in fresh ...Read more

Most everyone has a favorite recipe, and it's often something your mother, grandmother or another beloved relative made over the years for family dinners or holiday get-togethers

It could be something as simple as a cookie recipe clipped from a newspaper or a cherished ravioli recipe that's been handed down over the generations and copied by ...Read more

Taylor Swift is known for being a pretty good cook.

She's especially famous for her homemade sourdough bread and chai sugar cookies, the recipe for which was posted to her Instagram way back in 2014 and has since been replicated by numerous amateur and professional bakers.

Thanks to the release of a new cookbook by Leechburg, Pennsylvania, ...Read more

Who’d have guessed that the place to find a killer spritz cookie recipe would be inside a cemetery?

But that’s just where Naomi Odessa Miller-Dawson’s cookie recipe lives, etched in stone at her final resting place at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery.

When archivist Rosie Grant, who was was completing an internship at Congressional ...Read more

The Trump administration issued a memo telling states to “immediately undo” any action taken to fully fund November food-aid benefits, adding further uncertainty around the program that provides support to 42 million low-income Americans.

Amid the ongoing government shutdown, the U.S. Agriculture Department issued the directive in a ...Read more