Which modern appliance most drastically changed cooking? Was it the microwave? Push a couple buttons and zap, your food is done. The gas or electric range? (Yesterday)

A zucchini and summer squash jungle is growing in my garden. Zucchini spreads tall and reaches wide, bumping up against the cucumbers, whose tendrils attempt to entwine the thick, stalky branches. (Yesterday)

Tom Atkins is a talented actor who has appeared on Broadway, in movies, on TV and as the star of the one-man hit play "The Chief." (Yesterday)

Cafe Phipps, one of the first "green" restaurants certified in Pittsburgh, announced last week that it has joined the Meat Free Monday and Meatless Monday movements. (Yesterday)

Cooking is meant to be tactile. From kneading bread into smooth, bubbly mounds, to stuffing a turkey with moist bread and seasonings, to getting your hands into a nice squishy meatloaf, home food prep is hands on. (Yesterday)