If you notice extra fat pooling around the edges of the stew, all you need is a ladle. Plop a few ice cubes into the ladle, then gently skim the bottom of it across the top of the stew. The cold from ...

I live in Florida, so we typically only see about one week of winter. While the rest of the country is frigid and freezing, we still walk around outside in our shorts and flip flops. But for whatever ...

Ina Garten, cookbook author and Food Network TV host, turns beef stew into the ultimate comfort food in her cookbook “Modern Comfort Food” (Clarkson Potter). She includes the usual vegetables, such as ...