(Chefs and cookbook authors have concocted an array of recipes using booze to bolster flavors/Gannett News Service photos) There is so much ...

(Homemade falafel is a nutritious, satisfying vegetarian meal) Falafel, that incredible Middle Eastern mix of chickpeas, garlic, tahini, par...

(Take advantage of local corn in season/Spencer Ainsley photo/Poughkeepsie Journal file) Driving along country roads in the valley, one is c...

(The green gold of summer: fresh pesto) If there is one summer dish that rises to kingly status, it’s got to be pesto. Like green gold, pest...

(Blueberry-Lemon Cornmeal Cake is not too sweet) It's blueberry season here in the valley and there's nothing I like better than hea...

(Garden greens, cherry tomatoes and goat cheese top this puff-pastry tart suitable for a post-wedding brunch) OK, the best-kept secret is ou...

(The Vieille France is one of the heirloom melons about which Amy Goldman of Rhinebeck writes in her book "Melons for the Passionate Gr...