I expected a strange look and a question or two from my dinner guests. After all, I was standing in front of a red hot fireplace with a wild look in my eye and a large flap of meat dangling from my ...

Discover the history of iron trammels, the adjustable pot hooks early Ohio settlers used to control hearth heat and master ...

Preliminaries: Pat the chickens dry with paper towels, season inside and out with salt, and refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 1 hour or overnight. Just before cooking begins, soak the butcher's ...

Fireplaces provide warmth, comfort and ambience during our seemingly endless winters. But for a growing number of Minnesotans, they also serve as a year-round cooking tool. The first time Ingrid ...