Food & Recipes

Father Nikolaos Vlavianos stands beside an icon of Saint Fanourios, known in Greek as "The Revealer," at the Church of St. Fanourios in Athens, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

For everything from troubled hearts to lost keys, Greeks bake cakes for a wish-granting saint

Saint Fanourios, the Orthodox Christian patron saint of lost things, is honored each Aug. 27 with prayers and traditional orange-flavored cake.

FILE-This is a shelf of General Mills Lucky Charms cereal at a market in Homestead, Pa., on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Lucky Charms and Trix go au naturel as General Mills ditches artificial colors

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A breaded green crab sandwich is served at Signal restaurant Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Kennebunk, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Invasive green crabs are bad for the environment, so New Englanders are starting to eat more of them

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Owner of Le Butter Shop, Erwan Leo, poses in his first shop devoted entirely to butter in Paris, France, Tuesday Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Butter me up: Paris gets its first boutique devoted to France’s favorite fat

This image released by Voracious shows a recipe for chicken tacos from the cookbook "The Protein Meal Prep Plan" by Cassy Joy Garcia. (Alanna Hale/Voracious via AP)

How to make crispy Buffalo chicken tacos with collard slaw and a protein-packed ranch dressing

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Sabi Bera Zakari, center, and his wife Aboudou Salamatou, right, carrying her child Oumarou Zakari outside their house in N'dali, northern Benin, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

In Benin, malnutrition and misinformed views contribute to widespread stunting in children

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Zain Shafi prepares to put briskets in the smoker at Goldee's BBQ, Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Fiona André/Religion News Service via AP)

Texas barbecue is getting a halal makeover

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Parmigiano Reggiano Parmesan cheese wheels are stored in Noceto, near Parma, Italy, Oct. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

FACT FOCUS: Social media falsely claims heat wave threatens Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and bank

Somali women displaced by drought sit at Feynuus Nutrition Centre on the outskirts of the capital, Mogadishu, Somalia Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Somalia faces another hunger crisis and the UN food agency head says it has far less funds to help

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Ice cream on a waffle cone is displayed in Phoenix, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Read our big scoop: Ice-cream cones, the ingenious invention of American immigrants

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Chef Zhou Tong prepares red bean rolls at Fangshan Restaurant inside Beihai Park in Beijing on July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) CORRECTION: Corrects dish to red bean rolls, instead of minced pork pancake

Once shaped by court rituals, China’s imperial cuisine lives on today

This image released by Voracious shows a recipe for lobster rolls from the cookbook "Home" by Bryan Voltaggio. (Ed Anderson/Voracious via AP)

Bryan Voltaggio’s makes his lobster rolls with a flavor-boosting soak

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A drive-thru coffee and donut shop the Donut Hole is seen in Los Angeles in November 1970. (AP Photo/David F. Smith, File)

Pull up to the window, please, for a glimpse of an American icon: The drive-thru

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This image released by Black Bear shows Matthew McConaughey, left, and Angelina LookingGlass in a scene from "The Rivals of the Amziah King." (Kyle Kaplan/Black Bear via AP)

Movie Review: ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ is a Southern fried flick with too many ingredients

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, May 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump officials propose new requirements for food additives and ingredients

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This image released by Voracious shows a recipe for watermelon granita from the cookbook "I Love You" by Pamela Anderson. (Ditte Isager/Voracious via AP)

Pamela Anderson recommends Watermelon Granita for a cool, no-fuss summer dessert

California craft liquor delivery is about to go away thanks to big money lobbying

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Kellogg's Froot Loops are displayed in a Costco in Pittsburgh, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Kellogg says it’s removing artificial dyes from cereals by the end of this year

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Jalapeños linked to a US salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distributor

Workers carry a basket of freshly harvested durians at a farm collection point in Karak, Pahang state, Malaysia, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

China can’t get enough of this smelly fruit as farmers fight extreme weather to feed the craving

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Chipotle pulls jalapeños from some restaurants as health officials investigate salmonella outbreak

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This image released by Voracious shows a recipe for no-cook tomato sauce from "Pasta Every Day" by Meryl Feinstein. (Nico Schinco/Voracious via AP)

A simple no-cook tomato sauce for peak summer heat, from Meryl Feinstein

This image released by A24 shows Dominic Sessa, left, and Leo Woodhall in a scene from "Tony." (A24 via AP)

Movie Review: Anthony Bourdain biopic ‘Tony’ is just an early nibble at a culinary giant

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A chef prepares a new fish dish in fine-dining restaurant Noma's kitchen ahead of its new season in Copenhagen, Denmark Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/James Brooks)

Copenhagen’s famed Noma restaurant to reopen without founder Redzepi at helm

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Winemaker Edouard Le Grix de la Salle tends vines on his family's Grand Verdus wine estate in Sadirac, southwestern France's Bordeaux region, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Eva van Dam)

Wildfires near Bordeaux bring more troubles to France’s wine industry

A partially ripe tomato appears on a plant on Long Island, N.Y., on July 21, 2024. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

The risks of waiting too long to harvest garden vegetables

A date is stamped below a Sell By label on a carton of eggs displayed at Park Plaza Fine Foods, Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? Experts say that’s often a waste

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This image released by Voracious shows a recipe for black sesame and brown butter rice krispie treats from the cookbook "108 Asian Cookies" by Kat Lieu. (Charity Burggraaf/Voracious via AP)

Kat Lieu uses black sesame and miso for an Asian spin on Rice Krispie Treats

Lien Chang feeds her 2-year-old grandson Cairo Miu a bowl of rice next to his dad Jack Chang in her home on Monday, July 13, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada)

Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 years

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A tostada with bluefin tuna is prepared at Californios in San Francisco on Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

With a historic 3 Michelin stars, a Mexican restaurant in San Francisco defies stereotypes

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Ryan Fox of New Zealand kisses the Claret Jug trophy after winning the British Open Golf championships at Royal Birkdale golf club, in Southport, England, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

British Open winner Ryan Fox arrives back in New Zealand, hankering for sleep and a pie

A poppy seed bagel on a plate photographed in Phoenix, Ariz., Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

The bagel’s journey from Jewish immigrant food to American breakfast staple

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This image released by Voracious shows a recipe for beef tenderloin from "Canal House: Cook Something: Recipes to Rely On" by Christopher Hirscheimer & Melissa Hamilton. (Voracious via AP)

This smoky, fire-kissed beef tenderloin with herb butter comes from Canal House

This undated photo taken through a microscope provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. (CDC via AP, File)

A look at food-related illnesses tied to restaurants over the years

A Taco Bell fast food restaurant is shown Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Taylor, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite

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