Save this pressure-cooker chuck roast recipe for a night when you need a hands-off comfort food meal ready in under an hour.

PORTLAND IS FULL of intrepid weekend warriors with a can-do attitude. Are you one of them? Sure, you could yarn-bomb your neighbor’s chicken coop. Or you could build a barbecue pit and roast a whole ...

1. Clear an area of level ground of any combustible leaves or sticks. Lay out a two-layer base of blocks as shown. Build a fire inside the pit. After the coals have burned down, divide them into ...