Food

Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve dipped french fries into milkshakes. The blend of taste, texture and hot/cold is amazing. So I must admit that the latest marketing gimmick from the Idaho Potato Commission intrigues me. During February — “Potato Lover’s Month (who knew?) — the Eagle-headquartered commission partnered with Van Leeuwen Ice Cream on a special flavor: Idaho Potato Malted Milkshake and Fries.

A decades-old heat will erupt again at Taco Bell this summer with the return of the fan-favorite Volcano Menu. The Tex-Mex fast food chain announced the reintroduction of specialty menu items such as the Volcano Burrito, Volcano Taco and the spicy addition of Lava Sauce — a blend of cheese, sour cream and fiery jalapenos — for any item beginning in late June.

Approximately 1,001 bean-related articles came out over the past few years. Topics included which dried beans were optimal to order online in packages you'd wipe down with antiseptic upon arrival, in what way to soak said beans for hours whilst trapped in your own home, and how to then cook those beans in the best possible manner so that the eating of them might momentarily stave off your ...

Atoka, Okla., had fallen on hard times: Residents had moved away, and downtown buildings were decaying. Carol Ervin, its economic development director, began to plot how the city might lure even a small fraction of those drive-by travelers to visit.In the past two months, half a million guests have come to this southeastern Oklahoma community of 3,000. The reason can be summed up in four letters: Reba.

If there’s anything that makes me feel homesick, it’s the scent of boiled peanuts.

Used judiciously, the snappy tidbits of food etymology in “Romaine Wasn’t Built in a Day,” a new book by the medieval scholar Judith Tschann, could make you a hit at dinner parties.

It’s the luck of the Irish for the Coeur d’Alene Resort that St. Patrick’s Day falls upon a Friday. However, there’s nothing lucky about the Irish Whiskey Dinner that the team from Beverly’s has assembled.

I’ve developed a new cooking habit. It was born out of a desire to have something to look forward to after days and days of wintry rain and cloudy skies. On cold, rainy days, I’ll walk the dog after work – as quickly as possible, as neither of us like to be cold and wet – and make this lemony, cheesy, peppery pasta.

On Tuesday, Molson Coors Beverage Co. debuted Coors-icles, a line of frozen beer popsicles that look just like the aforementioned children’s treat. These pops won’t give you a buzz though, since they’re nonalcoholic.

The dairy and meat markets aren’t the only ones being interrupted by the rapidly growing plant-based industry. Chocolate is going vegan, too.

Nutrition experts tout olive oil as a health-conscious component of your meal. Olive oil is linked with a range of health benefits, from lowered blood pressure to reduced inflammation, said Julia Zumpano, a registered dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic. 

Have you ever followed a recipe to a T and then found it sort of ... blah? Recently, a reader in the live Q&A I host with my Washington Post colleague Aaron Hutcherson found themselves in this very conundrum with a sorta soup, sorta stew.

A new venture aims to help minority-owned small farms reach beyond seasonal farmer’s markets and into the big world of corporate and retail sales.

So what did the Girl Scouts do this year? Introduced Raspberry Rally, a new cookie sold exclusively online starting Feb. 27 and shipped directly to customers.