Vegetarian Highlights

Carrot Pecan Wild Rice is a wonderful combination of two holiday classics.

Meet Leda Meredith, author of The Locavore's Handbook and one of New York City's most well-known urban foragers. We visited Prospect Park in Brooklyn to see what wild crops were available to add a spritz of early-spring into her locally-farmed storage vegetables the farmers are still selling from last fall. Needless to say, even in the freezing cold, we found more than enough foraged goods out there for just the two of us.

A delicious video recipe from the Holiday Kitchen. Visit www.holidaykitchen.tv for step-by-step instructions and to order the dvd.

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Find out how to choose a ripe melon, and discover what makes it such a healthy fruit find.

Learn how to make this delicious salad: apple fennel cole slaw

Learn how to make fried rice a whole lot healthier, as Andrea Beaman shows you how to prepare a more nutritious version with whole grain brown rice instead of plain white rice.

Karin from Investincheese shows us this simple yet elegant recipe for roasted asparagus with feta cheese. Preheat oven to 450. Clean asparagus and snap off tough end if necessary. Arrange asparagus on cooking sheet in single layer. Spread minced garlic over asparagus.

An expert offers advice for exploring the world of gourmet cheese.

If the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, what better way to amp things up than to bring sensual food to the table? Forget the massage oil this Valentine’s Day and flirt with some new food choices to create a sexy snack that is quick and easy to prepare: Hot Honey Nuts. See how our "aphrodisiac expert" whips up this sumptuous love snack!

Coconut-flavored curried butternut squash gives dinner a touch of the East.

Here's a recipe you'll want to jot down... it's a simple dip, compliments of Allen Smith, and he says it will wow your guest --if you don't eat it first.

Brown rice, raspberries and walnuts: the perfect stuffing for acorn squash.