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'MyPlate' tops pyramid as nutritional info guideTuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:09PMDear Lacy: Educators have used the Food Pyramid to teach the food groups to their students. Is the plate the same information on a different graphic, and what new information does the food plate teach? - Elementary Teacher

Coming EventsSaturday, June 25, 2011 @ 4:47AMThe PAC of Ecole du Bois Joli in Tsawwassen is organizing evening classes of French for adults (Beginners Plus). For more info call PAC of Ecole du Bois Joli at 604-948-7077.

Desperate Dinner Dishes that workThursday, June 9, 2011 @ 12:44AMSo what did you make for dinner last night? I'm only asking because around here, it got a little hairy. This is what ended up on the table after a late-afternoon scamper to Whole Foods: guacamole and chips followed by chicken hot dogs with sauerkraut. You could definitely call it a Desperate Dinner.

| Viewed 3 timesTuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 10:32PMCHYNIIS is probably the only Chinese restaurant in the Klang Valley where you can get a taste of heritage Tawau Chinese dishes. TAN BEE HONG has her first sip of cactus soup.

Q&A with Alexandra DaviesMonday, May 16, 2011 @ 9:57AMEditor's note: This is a longer version of the scholar-athlete profile that appeared in today's Dispatch.

Pork-pourri! Easter centerpieces from ham to crown roastSunday, April 24, 2011 @ 3:51AMDramatic crown roast of pork encloses a cache of morel and corn bread stuffing. / Gannett Bright apricot-peach jam spiked with Dijon mustard and brown sugar binds a spicy crust of gingersnap cookie crumbs. All the flavors balance the salty ham.

Knuffmans focus on putting "good quality food" on the tableWednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 11:49AMLIBERTY, Ill. With pizza cutter in hand, Lois Knuffman makes quick work of turning dough into egg noodles. Husband Dick "does the noodles. I cut them," she said. "I do the easy part. He does the hard part."

Chicken and spinach casserole an easy dish full of Greek flavorsTuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 9:53PMSpinach is a key ingredient in Greek cuisine, but it’s rarely used raw. Instead, the leafy green is the filling for spanakopita, a Greek spinach pie made with layers of phyllo dough, or it is added to rice casseroles such as The Star’s Greek Chicken and Spinach Casserole.

Gratin's tasty secrets are beneath the golden crustTuesday, March 22, 2011 @ 5:43PMAromatic vegetables suspended in a rich sauce, maybe a little melted cheese, all of it hidden under a crisp, golden-brown crust. Behold the glory that is the gratin.