COOKING

If there’s one thing I love, it’s a hearty sandwich.

Whether pumpkin, pecan, or apple the way many people end their Thanksgiving meal is with a slice of pie, but making pie is no easy feat. There’s a lot that can go wrong in the pursuit of flakey crust, so we invited Catherine Zornischenko, the Owner of Kate’s Kitchen in Flat Rock, and Manager Gina Putty to get their advice on how to make a tasty pie.

Her mom makes this for a lot of the family birthdays

A chef from San Diego, California traveled to Metro Detroit to help a local high school keep its culinary program going.

We are entering a favorite season for many - Michigan apple pie season! Our beautiful state grows some of the best apples around, and with all that fresh fruit, you just have to have some in a freshly baked pie. Susan Wilcox Olson, Spokesperson for the Grand Traverse Pie Company, joined host Jason Carr to talk about apples, pie, and more.

School is back in session, which means busy mornings of kids getting out the door in a hurry, with a healthy breakfast and a healthy school lunch that kids will not want to trade away.

Quick breakfasts you can make before heading back to school

There’s a new store in town that’s all about cookware. The Louis Mart, located in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, offers all types of cookware from pots and pans to bake ware at a reasonable cost.

Looking to add some zip to your cooking? It may be easier than you think.

Stone & Spoon offers a variety of items that range from house plants to cookbooks.

Food cooked outdoors in the summer just tastes better, right? Well, one cooking method that is really growing in popularity right now is smokers.

For Mother’s Day, many moms just want some extra time to themselves. So why not take over the cooking for this weekend? If you are new to the kitchen, or just want to keep things simple, we spoke to Carissa Galloway, a Registered Dietician, and Nutritionist, to get her ideas for some easy and nutritious meals and snacks.

Chef, author and food blogger Scotty Scott is behind the cookbook titled “Fix Me a Plate.”

This time of year is big for seafood, but if you’re new to preparing the cuisine, it can be a bit daunting.

Siri Daly has her own cookbook, a food blog, and regularly appears on the Today Show to share her recipes, often with husband Carson Daly by her side. But she’s also a mom who has dealt with her fair share of picky eaters.

You could always open a can of soup and heat it up on the stove, but these days, with multi-cookers like an Instant Pot, you can cook up something homemade and delicious in no time.

Frequently the difference between home-cooking and what you get in a restaurant is the way the food is seasoned. For some advice on how to season your dishes like the pros, we turned to the Executive Chef of Smith & Co., Greg Antioho.

The pandemic certainly taught us how to get creative when it comes to celebrating holidays.

Michelle Oliver shares her family recipes for Apricot Cookies, Toffee Squares, and Russian Tea Cakes. Your family will love these tasty non-cut out Christmas cookies.

A mom is sharing her solution to help get dinner on the table faster.

Thanksgiving is supposed to be filled with food, family and fun, so the last thing you’ll want to deal with is a fire because of something going wrong while you’re cooking a delicious meal.

It's has millions of views on social media, can it help making cooking a little easier?

On Thanksgiving, many will gather together to dig in to a delicious meal, but that usually includes dishes loaded with calories.

Local Chef Que Broden shares how to cook with jackfruit.

If you're worried about cooking the perfect Thanksgiving meal, Al Roker is offering some help.

It’s important to practice food safety in your kitchen to help ensure bacteria isn’t spreading from food and surfaces to your body.

A great fall tradition is roasting all the pumpkin seeds that you scoop out of your soon-to-be jack-o’-lantern -- and you’ve more than likely done it in the oven.

If your budget is tight, you should buy versatile foods to cook at home, according to celebrity chef Guy Fieri. Here are the ingredients you'll need.

Chef Luis Garza is hoping to bring some of the traditional Mexican food from his home to his new home one piece at a time.

It is International Recipe Week on Live in the D, and we are sharing our experiences as we try out dishes from around the world.

Michelle Oliver, Live in the D's resident foodie, kicks off International Recipe Week with a dish she fell in love with on her travels to Spain. See how it goes!

It is supposed to help make the perfect soft, medium, and hard boiled eggs.

Siblings and dad pressure reader about having children.

Over the course of the COVID pandemic, we’ve picked up a lot of habits -- and some may be worth hanging onto after the pandemic ends.

Cooking is one of those hobbies I picked up in college. I was tired of eating Ramen and pizza rolls all the time and figured there are a lot of people who can cook, why not me?

Grant Hermes shows us one of his favorite habits developed during the pandemic -- cooking!

The key to reheating leftovers is to maintain the texture of the food. If your fries were crispy the night before, you want them to be crispy again... not a soggy mess - which is what the microwave will do. Here’s a list of 6 pretty common foods, and how to reheat them so they taste like they were made fresh- or as close to it as possible.

The Voltaggio brothers are starring in a new cooking show.

It’s National Mac & Cheese Day and whether you like yours creamy, baked, or however you like, you may want to try some suggestions from Jason Carr and Tati Amare as they showed off the ways they take their Mac & Cheese recipe up a notch.

With the sun shining and great weather already upon us, it may be time to make the trip to get some fresh veggies more convenient.

There is no better way to celebrate the red, white and blue than with red, white and blueberries, right?

Camping is a ton of fun for the whole family- it’s one of my favorite weekend activities - but you literally need to bring everything you’ll need for the night with you. So here are 9 hacks to make your next camping trip a breeze!

Learn about the wonders of plant-based food in an upcoming local cooking series.

Many families have spent more time than ever in their kitchens since the pandemic shut everything down, and it got one local therapist thinking about a non-traditional way to offer family counseling.

Chef Jon Kung is heating up the kitchen with a dish that includes a Detroit drink.

The best way to learn how to cook pasta dishes is from an authentic Italian grandma named Nonna.

Learn how to spice it up in the kitchen with quick recipes

Derrell Smith shows off his "mad good" cooking skills on a new show

Grilled cheeses are frequently thought of as kid food - but they can be so much more than that! They can be sophisticated, incorporate classic flavors, and can even be made into a dessert.

Does this viral method of cracking an egg work?

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Throughout April, fans of downtown Ann Arbor’s Literati Bookstore will be visited over Zoom by internationally-known authors, humorists and beloved food writers. On April 8, the independent bookstore will welcome authors Jenny Lawson and Neil Gaiman. The following week on April 16, Literati will host New York Times bestselling author Jeff VanderMeer and author Kristen Roupenian. The book launches will be hosted by publisher HarperCollins through the virtual events platform Crowdcast. Literati Bookstore is at 124 E. Washington St.

At the Red Wings games, Monica Notaro’s talent was pretty obvious to fans, but the local mother had another hidden talent, which she turned into a booming business. Notaro has been performing in front of crowds for her 4-year-old daughter Mila’s entire life. At the beginning of 2019, Notaro started Urth -- a meal delivery company based on her popular vegan and vegetarian recipes. So that’s kind of our window for when we cook and to keep everything completely fresh,” Notaro said. Notaro said her next big goal is to open a storefront for her business.