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  • Spend day in vineyard at Madison Country Club Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:31PM"A Day in the Vineyard" is an elegant March 20 wine tasting at Madison Country Club organized as a fundraiser by the Junior Women's Club of Mentor.
  • Fare Exchange: Readers desire home versions of restaurant creations Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:16PMToday's requests are full of flavor ... Linda Graydon of Chickamauga, Ga., would love to have the old Vine Street Market's chocolate mousse. Then, a certain Paula is hot on the trail of more instructions about hot spaghetti. To freeze a spaghetti dish, should it be baked or unbaked? Finally, Marsha Fetherolf wants any Mount Vernon Restaurant recipes but particularly asparagus soufflé and mint ...
  • Vegetarian minestrone is delicious Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:03PMMy sister-in-law has been a vegetarian for years. When we were at lunch in a soup-and-sandwich shop recently, I suggested the minestrone soup.
  • Cookcabulary Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:00PMA dictionary for cooks
  • Versatile rice is a basic staple in every culture Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:31PM@BR Ednote:Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a series on food basics. Whether you are a pro in the kitchen or a newbie, we hope you’ll learn something to make your time with food more enjoyable and rewarding. This series will run every other week through April 7. You can find Part 1: Bean Basics attached to this story at Bradenton.com/food.
  • Celebrate St. Patty's with style Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:21PMWith St. Patrick’s day nearly upon us (it’s next Wednesday, March 17), we consulted with “Ireland’s most famous chef,” Rachel Allen on how to throw a great St. Patty’s party.
  • Ragu(R) Taps Actress and Mom Molly Ringwald -- and Moms Everywhere -- for Their Recipe for Getting Their Kids off to a ... Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:08PMMother knows best ... especially when it comes to feeding and nurturing her family. And to prove it, Ragu® pasta sauce and Molly Ringwald are teaming up to launch the "Recipe for a Good Start" Contest -- a nationwide search for Moms and their recipe for giving their kids a good start in life.
  • Del Papa brews up program for beer-food pairings Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:50PMDel Papa Distributing’s Beer Gourmet program promotes beer-food pairings in the grocery sections of stores as well as the beverage aisle.
  • Clam or Mussel Stew With Greens and Beans Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:18PMThis wonderful winter seafood stew is easy to make and to serve.
  • Solving the `What's for dinner?' predicament Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:48PMFor many of us with busy families, dinner presents a problem. You rush home and stand in front of the freezer, fingers crossed, hoping something that resembles a nutritionally balanced meal will materialize magically.
  • Set a healthy table Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:38PMFoods for a healthy lifestyle can be full of great flavor. Take the traditional Mediterranean diet for example. It is characterized by daily consumption of olive oil, fish, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and whole grains.
  • Savory soups beckon on cold days Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:02PMIt's been soup weather lately. You know, the type of weather that leaves you reaching for a raincoat or sweater. Even on the sunnier days, a steaming, savory bowl of liquid still beckons, especially when it's accompanied by crusty bread.
  • Luis Young Wins 8th Annual S.Pellegrino(R) Almost Famous Chef(R) Competition Co-Hosted by Lifestyle and Entertainment ... Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:16PMSunday night, Johnson & Wales University â North Miami student Luis Young was announced the winner of the 2010 S.Pellegrino® Almost Famous Chef® Competition at the finals event held at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in Napa Valley, Calif.
  • 6 chefs to put their chicken wings to test at WestSide ThrowDown in Peoria Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:52PMSix Valley chefs put their chicken-wing recipes to the test in the WestSide ThrowDown in Peoria.
  • Staffworks Presents 6th Annual RiggieFest Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:25AMUTICA, March 8, 2010 – The YWCA Mohawk Valley announced that for the fifth consecutive year Staffworks will serve as the Presenting Sponsor of RiggieFest, the annual Mohawk Valley celebration of all things Chicken Riggie.
  • Teaching young students to enjoy nutritious school meals Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:42AMAfter Asher King, a kindergartner at the Kentucky Avenue School in Shadyside, had taken a couple of bites of stir-fried brown rice with vegetables, he pronounced his verdict: "I loved it at first and now I still love it!"
  • Wondering What the Next Decade has In Store? Look West. Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:00AMSunset Magazine’s March issue predicts how the West—and the rest of the country--will be living in the near future
  • Schools get local food to local kids Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:47AMJanis Groomes knows what it takes to convince kids to eat their vegetables. Locally grown cucumbers, parsnips, squash, asparagus and kale have all been used in meals at Northport Public School, where Groomes is food service director.
  • The perfect plate: Healthy and tasty Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:07AMEating healthy doesn’t have to be boring, writes SUZANNA PILLAY. WHEN it comes to food, “healthy” and “tasty” are two words that most Malaysians seldom associate together.
  • My daddy was the original rock-star butcher Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:07AMDaddy was a butcher. He went on to do other things in the grocery business, but during my early, most formative years, he cut meat.
  • Consumer Alert Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:02AMCOMING TO TOWNChili's in Matteson A Chili's Grill & Bar is on the menu for Matteson. The restaurant will be built on U.S. 30 just west of Kostner Avenue and will create about 50 jobs. The last two restaurants to open in Matteson were Harold's Chicken and Commuter's Cafe. They both opened last summer. A groundbreaking date for Chili's has not been set. The restaurant chain also has outlets ...
  • A menu for meals linked to area store Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:27AMFor many of us with busy families, dinner presents a problem. You rush home and stand in front of the freezer, fingers crossed, hoping something that resembles a nutritionally balanced meal will ...
  • Man In Chicken Suit Shot With Pellet Gun Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:19AMPolice in Kansas are investigating a drive-by shooting with a bit of a twist. They say a man sporting a chicken suit to advertise for a burger joint was shot in the thigh with a pellet gun.
  • The recipe we can't get enough of Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:07AMAUSTRALIA'S favourite dish is not roast chicken or beef stir-fry - but zucchini slice.
  • Dim-sum-style meatballs rekindle memories of past Chinese meals Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:20AMI received my first wok as a wedding present, along with a copy of Better Homes and Gardens’ “Cooking Chinese.” The cookbook taught me basic stir-fry recipes, lo-mein variations, and my personal favorite, potsticker dumplings.
  • Lose It: How to cut calories, not taste Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:05AMDieting doesn't have to mean giving up taste - and that's for real, nutritionists say. A few tips:
  • That's just what the reader was thinking Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:23PMYou finally said what I have been thinking for a long time. It would be great to have a get-together for all of your contributors so we could meet in person, not just in the newspapers.
  • Rose Gray quietly stripped food naked and made it sexy Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:29PMRose Gray, who co-founded the River Cafe with Ruthie Rogers, died last week aged 71. I remember a particular meal there with especial clarity: it was another lifetime ago and my then husband and I had gone to the River Cafe for a giant treat. We had booked two months in advance.
  • Firm footing Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:25PMAfter opting to quit his job, former flight attendant Adrian Chin took to the ground and opened a kopitiam outlet. He has not looked back since.
  • Divya Gugnani: Culinary Red Carpet: What's On Your Oscar Menu? Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:26AMInstead of copping out with beer and microwave popcorn, try serving up some similar red carpet worthy recipes for your Oscar bash this year.
  • Chef Barry's Cabbage & Potatoes and Corned Beef Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:31AMLearn how to make a pot of delicious cabbage and potatoes along with a fall-off-the bone corned beef.
  • In the Pews: Erskine singers perform Sunday Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:23AMThe Erskine College Choraleers will present a music program at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 880 W. O. Ezell Blvd., during the 11 a.m. worship service on Sunday. Erskine alumni and all music lovers are invited to the performance.
  • Reduced sodium doesn't have to mean reduced flavor Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:23AM(ARA) - Sodium intake is increasingly being watched by consumers, regulators and health groups as public service organizations are referring to high sodium diets as the single greatest problem in the American diet.
  • Mediterranean state of mind Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:14AMThat touch of spring we've been feeling lately puts me in a Mediterranean sustenance state of mind.
  • The secrets behind school lunch Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:13PMWhether you thought school lunches were sumptuous or sadistic, you may not have understood the complex machine behind feeding nutritious meals for 2,700 hungry mouths every day on less than what most people spend on their morning coffee.
  • Too bad there's not a recipe that'll please the doctor Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:38PMI wish I didn't love to cook. It'd be a lot easier to eat sensibly if I hated cooking. Then we'd happily exist on broiled skinless chicken, unsauced vegetables and fruits that haven't been baked in pastry and topped with ice cream.
  • 101 years of memories Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:32PMKatherine "Katie" Bradley is the kind of woman who dances at her 100th birthday party, is admired for her spunk and known for her homemade baked beans.
  • Connecting with a healthy diet Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:31PMIT WAS just after the Year of the Tiger roared in that I decided to scoot over to a kopitiam in Damansara Jaya for a change of pace in my usual diet of cereals and fast food. The traditional kopitiam brings back high nostalgia of days in humble coffeeshops where eggs, toast and kaya are complemented by a choice of coffee, tea or Milo. Round porcelain tables and wooden chairs or stools add to the ...
  • Connecting with a healthy diet Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:20PMIT WAS just after the Year of the Tiger roared in that I decided to scoot over to a kopitiam in Damansara Jaya for a change of pace in my usual diet of cereals and fast food.
  • How to Top Chicken Pot Pie Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:18PMThe idea here is to do much of the cooking in one pot and skip the most finicky part, the crust, in favor of a simple biscuit topping.
  • Burton resident, 22, plans to open Frankenmuth bakery in April Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:33PMBURTON, Michigan — It’s not unusual for Heather Rousseau to leave work smelling like sweets, maybe with some batter or frosting stains on her shirt.
  • Ramen noodles: Not just college-kid cuisine Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:25PMRamen noodles have the reputation as being a "poor college kid's" cuisine, right along with boxes of mac 'n' cheese and cases of Huber beer, but the reality of the dirt-cheap Asian pasta is that they are easily upgraded to an A+ dish. Local chefs, restaurant owners and foodies tell how to take ramen to the next level.
  • Chef at home Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:21PMothers also read... Michael Smith is one of my favourite Food Network chefs. (Plus his show is on at 5:30 a.m. when I exercise...)
  • Area residents enjoy a 'Taste of Home' Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:56AMThe "Taste of Home" Cooking School was the place to be Thursday for those interested in expanding their culinary knowledge or just getting out to have some fun.
  • Washington County culinary contest to show off men's cooking talents Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:06AMThose who believe that men aren't at home in the kitchen will eat their words -- and help a good cause -- if they attend the fifth annual Men's Culinary Classic on March 20.
  • New company is marketing Louisiana-grown 'Jazzmen' rice Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:19AMThree New Orleans entrepreneurs are working with Louisiana rice farmers to market a new Jazzmen rice.
  • Community Calendar Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:49AMSubmissions for Community Calendar are required 14 days preceding the date of publication. Send to: Niles Managing Editor, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495 or e-mailed to mbottari@pioneerlocal.com.
  • Requested recipe was in Maya Angelou's 'Welcome Table' cookbook Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:40AMExchange Alley: Readers get answers on lost recipes.
  • Tamale pie takes no lard, less work Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:24AMQ. I absolutely LOVE tamales and I would really like to make them at home without lard and with all sorts of more healthful ingredients. I don't have a lot of time in the kitchen though. Your thoughts?
  • By Linda McCarl Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:46AMGood morning everyone. Just as we got a taste of milder winter days, hinting at the approaching spring, old man winter raises up a new gust of wind, cold and plenty more snow. And this year, living south of here doesn't give you much of a break from the winter weather.