Pot pies are warm and inviting. Curry powder added to the sauce gives this pie an intriguing flavor. Using prepared ingredients from the supermarket, you can put this pie together in minutes. It’s a one-pot meal that only takes 30 minutes to make.

For better or worse, dessert is a dish that leaves a lasting impression. If it’s phenomenal, you leave the table feeling incredibly happy and satisfied. If it’s terrible, it can ruin what until then was a pleasant evening.

A garlicky wine sauce is well known as the basis for the classic Italian dish, shrimp scampi. The sauce is delicious and perfect for sopping up with some crusty bread. For this recipe, I thought the sauce would be a great preparation for chicken thighs. Lots of garlic, some red vermouth and fresh parsley coat the chicken and add flavor to the linguine.

Season creep is creepier than ever. And no, it’s not my imagination. I say this because Publix had pumpkin beer out on the hay bales on Aug. 6.

Is there anything better than a well-built salad? And by salad, I mean a towering wedge of crunchy iceberg lettuce topped with a tangy yet creamy homemade blue cheese dressing and juicy chunks of ripe, diced tomato and crunchy bacon bits.

Kilauea’s recent summit eruptions and lava lakes are exciting for residents, visitors, and scientists. However, Klauea has had numerous explosive eruptions in the last 2,000 years that remain poorly understood.

It is time to think about planting your fall vegetable garden. This week and for the next few weeks let’s consider landscapes that feed us.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sample a spoonful of Tsar Nicoulai caviar at the Caviar Cafe at the Ferry Building Marketplace or a high-end San Francisco restaurant such as Gary Danko or Aphotic, and you might be surprised that the salty, buttery beads melting in your mouth aren’t from Russia or anywhere near the Caspian Sea.

Having to make dinner night after night can be a drag any time of year, but it can feel even more like a chore in September if you have kids in school.