As recently as 200 years ago, there were no hot dishes in Sichuan cuisine, and few were cooked with pungent and hot flavorings. Originally, its flavorings were very mild, unlike the popular dishes ...

Minnesota hot dish: It’s hot and creamy with a hint of crunch. If you live in St. Louis or Cedar Rapids, you probably call it a casserole. But Minnesotans give it the most straightforward of names.

I grew up in New Jersey, where any meal served from one deep baking dish was called a casserole. The term “hot dish” was a revelation, the perfect moniker for this simple, thrifty and creative ...

Hot Dish with Franco' highlights the restaurateur and model's Peruvian-Italian fusion food Sabrina Weiss is the Editorial Assistant of PEOPLE's food department. She writes the weekly recipes for ...