Workshop on child grief tomorrow

Children and grief will be the topic of a day-long session entitled "The Journey Through Grief and Loss," to be held on Thursday at the Baystate Health Education Center, 361 Whitney Ave., Holyoke.

Pungent appeal: Chefs bring aromatic street food inside

Peruvian rice, steaming Greek falafels, satay dripping with peanut sauce, doughy Salvadoran pupusas, slippery Thai noodles. In much of the world, they are just on-the-go eats for the masses.

Spicy Ground Beef Satay

In Indonesia, spicy peanut sauce is the traditional accompaniment to satay. These beef skewers are paired with a sweet and salty tamarind-based glaze. The ingredient list may be long, but nearly all the work is done by the food processor.

Serves 5

1 medium yellow onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, chopped

2-inch piece fresh ginger, grated

1 anchovy, mashed

Potato and Pea Samosas

In India, samosas are the quintessential street food. They typically are filled with meat or vegetables or both. A sweet and spicy dipping sauce is the perfect complement to this deep-fried food.

Pork Satay with Apple Chutney

In this recipe for pork satay, boneless country-style ribs are cut into chunks and given a quick marinade before landing on the grill. They also could be cooked on a grill pan or under the broiler.

An easy apple chutney can be made to accompany the pork. Or to save even more time, skip that part of the recipe and use purchased mango chutney.

Serves 5

For the pork:

Fill up on healthy soup

Soup as a main course is a great way to fill up on low-calorie vegetables and liquid, leaving you satisfied without feeling stuffed.

Choosing the right soup is the trick. Canned soups can throw a few nutritional curveballs into this healthy eating plan. They're usually loaded with sodium, and creamy soups can pack plenty of unwanted fat.

Whole-grain pasta is getting easier to love

By JIM ROMANOFF Associated Press

Not so long ago, whole-wheat pasta tasted too much like the boxes it came in.

Much has changed. At many grocers, the whole-wheat or multigrain pasta selection can take up more than a quarter of the section, and the quality and taste have improved considerably.