A spooky face emerges from the sun's corona in this image captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

These intricate, one-of-a-kind ice crystals form when precipitation falls through varying levels of humidity and temperatures in the air.

You're tired, hungry and you just want something delicious without having to think much. These recipes are for those moments.

It's easy work to extract all the nutrients from the bones in a slow cooker, especially if you use one important ingredient.

Before we get a cold, snowy winter, you better start preserving now.

It's time to get creative with this root vegetable, by making carotene butter, carrot ginger sauce and more.

This savory oatmeal isn't your typical breakfast-for-dinner dish.

This DIY kitchen project couldn't be easier.

Grab your kitchen shears, a serrated knife and your muscles for a tender, evenly-browned turkey.

Assemble these casseroles the night before. Throw them in the oven Christmas morning and breakfast is ready in about an hour.

Can you imagine ringing in the new year without a drink in your hand? Usually it's something sparkly, but it doesn't have to be.

The end-of-year best cookbook lists are out, and they offer plenty of cooking inspiration for the new year.

The electric pressure cooker is taking home cooks by storm, and it's good for creating hot meals quickly on a cold day.

This simple flavored salt brings a pinch of caffeinated brightness to your culinary creations.

During the season of Lent, many Christians forgo meat. That doesn't mean dinner can't be delicious.

'Le Vie Rustic' transports you to the French countryside. Sneak a peak with a Caramelized Leek Flat Bread with Black Olives and Soft Cheese.

Turn your corned beef leftovers from St. Patrick's Day into a quick, anytime meal.

Roasted, pickled, fried, stewed or baked into a cookie, okra needs to be on your menu.

Don't buy popular rice cauliflower at the store when it's so easy to make it yourself.

Cut the salt and boost the flavor with homemade vegan ramen soup.

Cajun spices and a vinegar-based coleslaw put a little zing in this pulled pork recipe that's delicious with or without barbecue sauce.

You can quickly peel several hard-boiled eggs at once using this simply shaking method.

'Hell's Kitchen All Stars' Chef Barbie Marshall shares her tips to making perfect mashed potatoes, including why starting in cold water is the only way to go.

A pan of batter goes into the oven, a batch of cookie bars comes out.

Cook, keep warm and serve these party recipes — all from the same slow cooker.

After reading this recipe, you may never eat pancakes without Prosecco again, no matter what the calendar says.

Thanks to the work of scholars and home cooks, the often challenging work of translating very old recipes has been done for you. This is the Recipes Project.

These recipes for people who don't like to cook will work for those who do like to cook, too.

A rundown of the many questions that arise when a recipe calls for fresh breadcrumbs, like do you use soft fresh bread or let it get stale first?

Making butter is easier than you think. One ingredient and one kitchen tool is all you need.

Once you realize how easy and delicious the DIY versions are, you'll wish you'd never bought store-made.

This modern version of warm milk may help you sleep, but not for the reason you think.

This fragrant water has many culinary uses. Here's how to make your own rose water through the distilling method or the infusion method.

Some of the most common foods we eat for breakfast so we don't start the day on an empty tank are full of sugar or have little nutrition.

Fill up your dessert tray with a variety of sweets that don't take long to make.

The chemistry behind five common baking instructions, like adding eggs one at a time, creaming butter and sugar together and more.

Bread baking is a big trend but didn't work for me. So just remember: You get to pick and choose your bandwagons, not the other way around.

Packet meals using foil or parchment paper are an easy way to create a meal — and cleanup is a snap.

On National Quinoa Day, try this versatile superfood in creative new recipes, like chocolate cookies, veggie burgers, yogurt parfaits and more.

When apples go soft, it's time to get creative.

Your slow cooker can create delicious jams and butters while you're doing something else.

Australian chef Adam Liaw creates an easy, 3-ingredient snack for an entire grammar school class for less than $10.

Marisa McClellan's latest recipe book, "The Food in Jars Kitchen," shows people how to use what's already in their pantry.

Also known as ramps, leeks are forageable greens that are full of flavor.

These recipes will help solve the 'What can I do with this chicken tonight?' conundrum.

From local ingredients to storied traditions, hop on the Great American Cookie Train to see what cookies are the most popular around the country.

If you're looking for a more natural way to treat ailments, you may want to start with a herb garden.

The stink bug, with its noxious smell, is a recent visitor to the U.S., but Halyomorpha halys seems to like it here. Here's how to get rid of them.

To keep its products out of landfills and in the homes of customers for longer, Ikea tests out a furniture leasing program in Switzerland.

Food delivery services and high-tech appliances could be a boon for boomers, especially if kitchens disappear.