With a little effort, you can extend the growing season through the cold-weather months.

Yoplait Go-Gurt Fizzix: It’s carbonated low-fat yogurt in a tube. There are three packages, each containing two flavors: Wild Cherry Zing and Strawberry Lemonade Jolt, Blue Raspberry Rage and Strawberry Watermelon Rush and Fruit Punch Charge and Triple Berry Fusion. Each tube has 80 calories and 2 grams of protein.

SlimBeans consists of ground Arabica coffee blended with citrus aurantium (extract from a citrus tree which is purported to increase metabolism), chromium (which encourages the proper functioning of insulin) and guarana seed extract (a stimulant believed to suppress appetite). The combination, Loughran said, facilitates weight loss by increasing metabolism and decreasing appetite.

Both American and Korean rice cakes start with rice, but all similarity stops there. Korean rice cakes are small, pretty confections, often sweet, but sometimes savory, varying in shape and color. Cooked rice (or rice powder mixed with water) is pounded and mixed to form a dough.

Weekly food rail, with items on butter vs. oil, an easy buttermilk pie recipe, quiz on lobsters and more.

I was about ready to fall for a George Foreman grill, but the array of models (15), styles and lack of functionality confused me. Then I chanced upon Cuisinart’s new Griddler. For almost the same price, it leaves the Foreman in the grease.

Sara Lee Fresh Ideas Sweet Honey Mustard Sandwich Dressing
Box of 8 packets, $1.99

Should you sauté with butter or oil?

Blanching is briefly plunging food into boiling water, then transferring to ice water to stop the cooking process. Blanching tomatoes or peaches makes them easier to peel. Blanching vegetables keeps them brightly colored and crispy.

This week's recipes from columnist Chris Dryden.

Chicago caterer Greg Christian didn’t like to see the tons of food scraps, paper plates, plastic forks and glass bottles generated by his business go into the garbage, but he wasn’t sure recycling and composting would be practical in a commercial kitchen. So he researched the issue, drew up a plan, and today operates a zero-waste commercial kitchen — the first Chicago caterer to do so.

Weekly food rail, with a recipe for pumpkin seeds, critics’ take on Progressive Hamburger Press Set and more.

Simply Cookin' Chef Mitzi Stinson shows you how to make Beef and Potato Stroganoff, a perfect dish for any evening dinner. Ingredients and directions inside.

Raising and cooking bison is a slow process. For those who enjoy the unique form of red meat, it's worth the wait.

Japanese for deep-frying breaded foods such as tempura in a steel pan resembling a wok.