~ 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While often overshadowed by apples, pears are, arguably, as versatile. They can be roasted, sautéed or poached to coax out their natural sweetness; folded into cake batters; tossed into salads; and ...

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 ...

Pick the perfect pear for your next pie, cheese board, or over-the-sink snack. There are thousands of varieties of pears across the globe, but only a handful appear regularly on our grocers’ shelves.