TODAY on MHTV: All “rustic” Italian cooking means is that the food is fresh, simple and delicious. A no-cook tomato sauce can not only be made in advance, it’s also really easy—just rip the tomatoes and basil with your hands! Tuna steaks topped with mint sauce are a light main course and a great meal… View Article

How it Works: It doesn’t matter what your best game-day dish is; we want to hear about it. Starting NOW we’re taking entries—we like to think of this as the play-offs—so send us your best original recipe including a photo, your name, phone number , the story behind your dish and why your recipe should… View Article

TODAY on MHTV: Take a break from a busy week to prepare a nice, sit-down dinner. A marinade of red wine vinegar, rosemary and garlic not only adds a lot of flavor to chicken, it also creates a beautiful gloss on the meat as it reduces down to a sauce. On the side, smooth, creamy… View Article

This one comes all the way from Damon C. in Bartlesville, OK. Looks delish! “Lucinda, I just made your scone recipe out of the book but took my own take. I substituted brown sugar for the white sugar. used 1/2 whole wheat four and 1/2 white four,  and mixed in cinnamon chips instead of currents… View Article

TODAY on MHTV: Indian cuisine can seem intimidating if you’ve never made it before but today’s vegetarian feast is a great introduction. Served together as a meal or separately as sides, dishes like cucumber yogurt salad and chickpeas spiced with cinnamon, cumin and coriander really bring out the flavors of Indian cooking and are guaranteed… View Article

TODAY on MHTV: I’m in the kitchen CQ and Alec and we’re gearing up for the weekend with homemade burgers. A build-your-own-burger bar is a fun way to let everyone top their burgers and on the side, I’m serving Italian fries baked in the oven with cheese and herbs. More from the show. Get the… View Article

TODAY on MHTV: A pot of hearty chicken chili will be a big hit with the fam, especially when each serving is topped with corn muffin croutons. If you have leftovers, pile the chili on tortilla chips for homemade nachos with some serious flavor. More from the show. Get the recipes from this episode: Chicken… View Article

Williams Sonoma recently partnered with Omnivore Books, the amazing independent food-centric bookstore in San Fran, to start a book of the month. Omnivore selects their favorite books and recommends them to WS customers for that month; ushering in 2011 at #1 is Mad Hungry! We have to agree, bringing back the family meal with MH… View Article

TODAY on MHTV: Restaurant-style steak is not out of your reach- today I’m making a pan-fried steak with a quick sauce made right in the same pan. Then, it might sound fancy, but carrots agrodolce are just carrots with a sweet and sour glaze; serve them on the side along with cheesy scalloped potatoes to… View Article