Food and Drink

Italian immigrant Caesar Cardini is said to have invented the dish on July 4, 1924, at his restaurant, Caesar's Place, in Tijuana, Mexico.

Rice bowls are topped, Tex-Mex-style, with pieces of chicken, beans, cheese, corn, salsa and other ingredients. The result is a colourful, filling, summer meal you could serve with tortilla chips.

Infused with the smell of smoke, any backyard burger tastes good when you’re surrounded by friends and family on a sunny summer day. But a juicy, well-cooked, exceptional burger? That’s harder to pull off than tossing a patty on a grill.

Homemade popsicle are easy to make and allow you to make tasty and healthy flavour combinations — without the high-fructose corn syrup.

Move the burgers and hot dogs to the side and make room on your grill for smoky, tender eggplant.

If you're looking for a bean salad with substance that can serve as a dip, a condiment, a side dish or even a vegetarian entrée, than you must make Cowboy Caviar a part of your summer cookout repertoire.

Hawaiian pizza, good eggs, whale blubber and other epicurean trivia — give it a try and see how you do, eh!

TOKYO (AP) — The word “onigiri” became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year, proof that the humble sticky-rice ball and mainstay of Japanese food has entered the global lexicon.

This main-course dish pairs smoky, grilled salmon with tangy, garlicky, Caesar salad made with three types of lettuce.

Crispy Asian-style chicken can be eaten hot out of the oven or chilled for a summer picnic.