An Alaska mother who began tracking her macros (macronutrients) after a pregnancy caused her to gain 80 pounds decided to create recipes that could help her lose weight and feed her family.

To celebrate the city's multicultural dining table, the Houston Chronicle food team compiled a cookbook of dishes and drinks from Houston's notable restaurants and chefs of distinction.

Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a ...