Braised fennel was a familiar scent from my childhood. I could smell it all the way up to the third floor of our house when my mother was cooking it. That warm, slightly sweet aroma meant dinner was ...

Are you familiar with fennel? You may have heard of it, but it's safe to say the average at-home cook might be at a loss for ways to use it in the kitchen. If you've never experimented with fennel, ...

The art of making soup was a mystery to me as a child. Though my mother cooked well and often, whenever I had a bowl of soup to nurse a cold or for a quick meal, it came from a can. (Sorry to out you ...