We’re so used to many-ingredient stews that cook for hours that when the recipe for oyster stew landed in our kitchen, it looked almost too simple. We wondered if something was missing from the ...

I had never heard of oyster stew. In my mind, I envisioned rice and rich brown gravy. As I am partial to oysters, I was still determining what to expect when I arrived at Peggy Perry Giglio's home. I ...

We’re so used to many-ingredient stews that cook for hours that when the recipe for oyster stew landed in our kitchen, it looked almost too simple. We wondered if something was missing from the ...

Are you an oyster devotee who pops them open by the dozen and slurps straight from the half-shell? There’s a time and a place for fresh oysters, but these briny bivalves have their place in hot dishes ...

Chilly nights beg for oyster stew, served with buttered toast points or oyster crackers, and perhaps a green salad. I like the added crunch and flavor of the shallot and celery, and the boost the ...

Food is many things: flavors, textures, smells, an excuse to use your fingers to clean a bowl that was used to mix chocolate cake batter. But food is also memory. It’s a time machine, resurrecting ...

In CNN anchor Erin Burnett’s childhood home, Christmas Eve and her mother’s New England oyster stew went hand in hand. Every December 24, savory aromas of simmering butter, milk and oysters heralded ...