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- So many delicious things to make with fresh mint
- The pizzazz of fresh mint is turning up in more and more dishes — on restaurant menus and in recipes found in cookbooks and food magazines. There's leafy-green mint in pesto and potato salads. Mint in fruit salsas, dressings and sauces. Mint i... Full story
- Uncorked: In defense of the rose
- A couple of times a year, I feel the need to rise to the defense of rose wines. It's because they don't get the respect they deserve. True, a decade or so ago, a spate of soft, sweet, bland roses and "blush" wines — Kool-aid stuff — floo... Full story
- A breakfast fit for mom
- A few tweaks, including a skillet, put new life into an old brunch favorite: strata
- Eggs make delicious, no-hassle entrees for breakfast or brunch menus. So for Mother's Day this year — on Sunday — who deserves a yummy, easy breakfast more than Mom? Whether you make it for her or she makes it for herself, a strata is gua... Full story
- Chefs tackle the big cheese debate
- Aged Parmigiano-Reggiano and milder Grana Padano are both great grated
- Although I love to make the most of my food dollars, I don't want to economize and find out later that I have sacrificed flavor. When it comes to Italian grating cheeses, I linger over the counter, trying to decide. Grana Padano is much less expensiv... Full story
- Uncorked: Toast the running of the Derby with horse-themed wines
- I've crusaded for years to convince sports fans that wines are more appropriate for Super Bowl sipping than the wimpy light beers in the TV ads. Now I come forth to declare that wine is also more apt than sickly sweet mint juleps for the Kentucky De... Full story
Eat Around the World
- Seafood pasta is a snap to make
- This week, we are preparing a very tasty Cajun seafood pasta. You may use any type of seafood you prefer in this recipe. CAJUN SEAFOOD PASTA Ingredients 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup chopped onion 2 tablespoons chopped garlic 1⁄2 cup chop... Full story
Culinary Odyssey
- Tart recipe highlights seasonal Swiss chard
- Swiss chard is in season. You can stop at any of the roadside vegetable stands and find the freshest chards. Chard is one of the healthiest vegetables and is quite popular in the Mediterranean diet. Its bitter taste lessens when cooked and turns int... Full story
Joe Sixpack
- The criminality of 'small beer'
- "I will make it felony to drink small beer." — "Henry IV, Part 2." If he had his way, Shakespeare — or at least his memorable character, Jack Cade, who declared his contempt for weak beer — would be filing criminal charges on the f... Full story
Quick Fix
- Olives, walnuts, capers enliven steak
- Sautéed steak flavored with the bountiful produce of the Mediterranean — olives, walnuts and capers, provides a quick, 15-minute dinner. The flavors of this fascinating area have captured the imagination of travelers for centuries. Add ... Full story
