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Puccini's talent lay in creating realistic characters who deal with universal problems such as love, envy, and loss. Hear selections from the Vienna State Opera's opening night performance of his popular romantic tragedy.

Depending on where you live, you may know these bronze-shelled little nuts by a number of names. And their uses are just as varied. From the nation's hazelnut capital, Oregon, come recipes for nut-studded salad, pasta and more.

Apple cider — the alcoholic variety — was part of the foundation of America. Now its sweet descendant turns up often in school lunchboxes and at blood drives. But cider isn't just good for sipping; the apple slurry lends earthy sweetness to savory dishes in a brine, a vinaigrette and a glaze.

It can be hard to resist the crispy, salty temptation to "Have It Your Way," but you can ditch the fast-food fries and make your own -- in the oven. It takes a bit more time, but you won't mind when you taste your piping-hot potatoes, chicken and other favorites.

Mozart's premier creative partnership with Lorenzo Da Ponte produced a masterpiece for the ages, and one of the only successful sequels to an existing plot. This comic opera continues where playwrite Beaumarchais' The Barber Of Seville leaves off.

A woman forced into a political marriage with a brutal older man falls madly in love — with her brother-in-law. The story is told in the second circle of hell.

The crunchy-sweet concoction that became synonymous with the '60s is having a resurgence, with a boost from spices like cardamom. And it goes beyond the cereal bowl to bars, cookies and scones.

It may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the Caribbean island, but Chinese food is as much a part of Trinidad as sandy beaches, palm trees and rum cocktails. And the New Year celebrations are a perfect showcase for the fusion fare.

Mozart's enigmatic story of a serial womanizer has both comic and dramatic elements.

He won the Olympic marathon in Munich in 1972, a dramatic triumph that helped fuel the running boom in the United States. But as he writes in a memoir, running helped him deal with a dark secret.