Writing a good recipe is an exercise in efficiency. Someone who does that particularly well is Ali Slagle, a recipe developer I've long admired. "My feeling about efficiency is that it's often ...

Heat oil over medium-high heat in a medium pot. Cook carrots and onion until just softened, about 5 minutes. Add lentils, broth, water, bay leaf, salt and pepper to taste. Heat to a simmer; cook, ...

January seems the perfect time of year to take out the slow cooker and gently cook up some soothing bowls of soup. Eleni Vonissakou, author of “The Greek Slow Cooker” (Page Street, $21.99), suggests ...

Cozy up with this Nourishing Greek Lemon Soup, a vegetarian twist on the classic Greek soup, Avgolemono. It’s a light and creamy lemon broth loaded with fennel, potato, and lentils and then finished ...

Meatless Mondays and a growing emphasis on eating a mainly plant-based diet have sparked an interest in finding meatless dishes that are appealing and satiating to everyone. Ethnic dishes are good ...

Fakes soup is usually made up of a tomato base with onion, carrot and celery. Source: Caterina Hrysomallis There is a traditional soup that is quite divisive in the Greek community called 'fakes' ...

In the kitchen today, we welcome Laura Baldini, Co-Founder of Mother Juice, making a Greek Lentil Salad with Tofu Feta. Located in Boston, Mother Juice cold presses their juice using local and organic ...

A dear friend and paddling companion, Roula Loukas, made us this simple but memorable dish on our final night of a nine-day wilderness paddling trip near the world’s largest old-growth red pine forest ...

January seems the perfect time of year to take out the slow cooker and gently cook up some soothing bowls of soup. Eleni Vonissakou, author of “The Greek Slow Cooker” (Page Street, $21.99), suggests ...

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