At this point, you've probably heard my hit country song "Waiter, Don't Take My Plate Away" (click that if you missed it) and you're now singing the lyrics to yourself as you go through your day. That's to be expected.

What's not to be expected is that the...

It occurred to me recently that there are people on this earth who don't know how to roast a chicken.

I find that remarkable because of all the many different things that I've cooked over the years, nothing is more simple or more satisfying than a roast chicken dinner....

According to the C.D.C., "childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years." As a New York Times Op-Ed piece stated in 2008: "Tens of millions of young people will be at risk of illness and death unless this country commits to reversing, not...

I've been eating at restaurants my entire life, having grown up to parents who didn't cook and who love eating out more than life itself. The following tips are culled from a lifetime of dining out with them and also from my own experiences as an adult eating at restaurants...