This easy, Thai-inspired chicken stir-fry makes good use of two favorite summer farmers market finds, basil and chili peppers. (Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS) My kitchen garden is often a ...

Stir fry dishes are really easy to make for dinner. Get all of your ingredients together before you start cooking. The nice thing about stir-fry dishes is the variety of vegetables that can be used.

Green bean season is shorter than my list of ways to prepare them. Before I can cycle through the dozen or so dishes, it’s time to move on to wintry Brussels sprouts and cabbage. This green bean dish, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Sometimes, picking a recipe is as easy as this: We all like ingredient X, we all like ingredient Y. Let’s give it a shot! This week, X was ground turkey and Y was green beans. This simple “stir fry” ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat; add a generous pinch of salt, then add the green beans; cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until al dente yet still quite crisp. Drain in a colander. In a ...

Crispy beef stir-fry is a popular Chinese restaurant dish for a reason — you get tender, crispy slices of beef tossed in a spicy, savory, or even sweet sauce. I’ve eaten various versions of this dish ...

My kitchen garden is often a hit or miss proposition, depending on how hungry the fat (and happy) groundhog who lives under my shed is on any given day or week. But I almost always can count on ...

In this fast, piquant weeknight meal, ground pork and green beans are stir-fried with plenty of ginger, garlic and chiles, and seasoned with soy sauce and coriander seeds. A big splash of rice wine ...