Food

United Way of Western Connecticut is set to receive more than $1 million for the pantry after getting support from U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal.

There are some newer daylily types with better flowering habits. And those flowers: they're edible and delicious in salads or stuffed like squash blossoms.

Beets aren't just those red ball-shaped roots in grocery stores. Here are a few varieties that are easy to grow and delicious to eat.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a hard-boiled look at the ubiquitous, yet overlooked egg.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at the fact that facts have a half-life, that pretty much everything we know is either wrong now or will be one day.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, Mark Bittman digs into the roots of our food.

In this episode of Seasoned, Chef Plum talks with the tea master from Grace Farms and visits a tea shop where an herbalist creates blends inspired by tarot card readings. Plus, we chat with members of Central Connecticut State University’s Tea Club.

Different tomato varieties will need different types of support. Consider stakes, trellises, cages or an A-frame set-up. You may even use a combination of supports to protect your plants.

This week on Seasoned, we're celebrating the doughnuts and doughnut shops we love. Listeners call-in and share their favorites, too.

It's hard to think about mid summer vegetables when it's still cold outside, but if you want to try some unusual eggplant varieties in your garden this year, now is the time to start seeds indoors.