James Valentine creates original recipes all the time. Part of his job as corporate executive chef for Top Food &Drug and Haggen Food &Pharmacy stores includes formulating tasty salads, sandwiches and ...

~ Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary with salt or lemon for acidity ~ Place on chilled plates, garnish with fresh curls of parmesan and if you re feeling extravagant, a drizzle of white truffle ...

Mmm, pears. They seem so suited to autumn meals and desserts. Something about the way they go with cinnamon, I guess. Pears work in any course, from appetizers and salads, right through entrees and ...

As spring arrives, there are so many good reasons for food lovers everywhere to rejoice. Yet, often, the last thing you want to do when the days are suddenly longer, brighter and warmer is to spend ...

Pick the perfect pear for your next pie, cheese board, or over-the-sink snack. Food & Wine / Getty Images There are thousands of varieties of pears across the globe, but only a handful appear ...

Bite into a pear and you’re eating a lot more than just one of autumn’s great fruits. You’re eating history. We make a lot of fuss over heirloom peach varieties that date to the 1960s and tomatoes ...

Alex Guarnaschelli is an Iron Chef, Food Network celebrity chef, author of Old-School Comfort Food and the executive chef at New York City’s Butter restaurants. Read her PEOPLE.com blog every Tuesday ...