Jacques Pépin has always been something of a rebel. He moved to Paris at 17 to follow his then-unfashionable passion for working in restaurants. He left a robust career cooking for Charles de Gaulle ...

It was one of the craziest home remedies Joe Graedon ever heard of. Back in 1994, a man wanted to know if eating nine gin-soaked raisins a day would help arthritis. Graedon, who co-writes the ...

Joe and Teresa Graedon, authors of the popular The People's Pharmacy column, are the first to admit that many of the home remedies they hear about from readers aren't scientifically tested and may not ...

How do you survive Covid-19? How about getting vaccinated against Covid-19? Yeah, that could make a big difference. How about pursuing a healthy lifestyle such as avoiding junk food? Sure, that may ...

Q: A friend shared her happiness with your arthritis remedy of marinating golden raisins in gin. I am an alcoholic. Does the alcohol evaporate out, or is this a prescription to resume my illness? A: ...

For many years, yellow raisins have been a welcome sweet, chewy element in my coleslaw concoctions. I toss them in higgledy-piggledy, without the traditional soak in hot water to make them tender.