Bill Daley

Q: I love to cook on Thanksgiving. I do the full meal of turkey, stuffing, rolls, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce. Sometimes, when family comes, they like to bring a green bean casserole that needs to be heated up, or they are not a fan of my New Mexico...

Felipe Rojas-Lombardi did not invent quinoa, of course, but he gets much of the credit for introducing it to North Americans. The Peruvian-born chef, honored in September with a Celebrity Chefs stamp from the United States Postal Service, did much to popularize the ingredients, cooking and food...

Q: As someone who hosts a lot of dinner parties, I find myself more often having guests with what I would consider "food fad" issues as opposed to real allergies. How do I politely distinguish between issues like the paleo diet and self-diagnosed gluten intolerance and actual food allergies? Am...

Royal children, despite their wealth, fame and often power, do not necessarily have it so good. Just remember the young princes locked in the tower, never to be seen again, by their uncle Richard III.

Vegetarian dinner parties are, for some, a dietary or moral imperative and for others simply a refreshing alternative to the usual roasted joint and two sides. Whatever the motivation, if you are new to the idea of a vegetarian dinner party, know that it can be fun, delicious and, yes, even...

Q: What are the easiest ways to make a better cup of coffee at home?

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Anupy Singla, a Chicago-based cookbook author, entrepreneur and former journalist, says her new book, "Indian for Everyone" (Agate Surrey, $35), is really meant for everyone. In her introduction, she spells out who "everyone" is: meat lovers and vegetarians, old hands at Indian cooking and...