LOWELL — Benito Ortiz started roasting an 80-pound pig early Saturday morning. It was still dark out when the full pig – hooves, head and all – was trussed to an above-ground, metal-framed smoker ...

In 1972, the late James Beard–that celebrated chef and cookbook author, whose foundation bestows the coveted annual awards for culinary excellence–declared about the pig roast: “…They provide one of ...

1/4 medium-size pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch dice 1 1/2 firm, tart green apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/3-inch dice 2 medium-size carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice 3 ...