About 30% to 40% of the food supply in the United States is wasted. In most cases, this statistic refers to food being tossed out after it gets moldy or shrivels due to age and improper maintenance.

Like so many of the most banal tools of modern life—duct tape, tampons, canned soup, the Internet—the microwave oven was born from the industry of war. Its key element: magnetron tubes, tiny, ...

Here are 4 things you should know about how to cook with leeks. If you’ve ever seen leeks in the grocery store or farmer’s market and wondered what the heck you were looking at, you’re not alone.