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  • Laura Gutschke: Fresh salsa, tomato sauce worth the effort Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:01PMConsider this one more reason to be thankful that we do not live in "the good old days" — conventional wisdom once considered tomatoes poisonous.
  • Cook's Exchange: Watermelon rind pickle recipes Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:37PMOur grandmothers and great-grandmothers did not believe in wasting food.
  • Table Talk: Spear fun food with shish kebabs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:36PMCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Shish kebabs. Theyre as fun to say as they are to eat. Sometimes theyre spelled shish kababs, kabob, kebob or even cabob depending on the recipes country of origin, but they all mean the same thing: "skewers of roasted me...
  • Portland chef Naomi Pomeroy shows how to cook one of her winning dishes from 'Top Chef Masters' Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:53PMThe Portland chef re-creates a dish that wowed the judges on Bravo's reality series this spring and shares three of her winning recipes. Plus, Pomeroy shares tips that will help you become a better cook.
  • Savor Cakes' Elizabeth Marek delivers portable comfort food Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:13AMThe savory treats are baked in cupcake tins, but have rib-sticking ingredients you don't associate with frosted desserts.
  • GRILL HEALTHY: Barbecue is not just for meats; keep it healthy by grilling vegetables and fruit Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:06PMIn the backyard dining category are American barbecue classics such as juicy steaks that make coals flare, seared hot dogs, and thick burgers flavored by smoke.
  • Food To Be Focus of Park Point Festival Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:04AMDuluth, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) Sample good things to eat while learning a thing or two about food and edible gardening at the Lafayette Community Edible Garden’s first Park Point Garden and Food Festival on Friday, August 19, 2011, from noon to 3 p.m. at Lafayette Square, 3026 Minnesota Avenue.
  • Wilton's Ambler Farm Goes From Soil to Supper Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:14AMChef Brian Lewis leads the first cooking class this year at Wilton's Ambler Farm.
  • Yum Brands! brew expansion plans in hot-pot cuisine Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:51PMLittle Sheep server Ying Xiao submerges beef slices, spinach, mushrooms and shrimp into the "hot pot" soup bubbling on the table at a San Diego location of Yum! Brands' newest restaurant chain.
  • 'Best Butcher' winner shares recipes Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:21PMWhole Foods Market's Best Butcher Competition winner Reece Lagunas stops by KXAN to share his recipes using lesser-known beef cuts at a great value.
  • SATURDAY'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:37AMThe Big Dipper All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Festival 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. July 16. $5; children 4-9, $1; children 3 and younger, free. Elm Park, Russell Street, Worcester. Proceeds benefit Children's Friend.
  • Meatless doesn't mean no grilling Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:05AMI love a tomato salad or grilled garden zucchini as much as anyone, but the McKays are at heart a family of meat lovers, especially this time of year, when it's so easy to fire up the grill after work. I swear, I'd eat steak every night if my budget, and diet, allowed.
  • Canning preserves some of summer for winter Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:11PMIf you want to enjoy nature's bounty during the depths of winter, now is the time to start preserving food.
  • Celebrity chefs chill with these summer salads Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:19AMWhether potato, pasta or chopped, salads are essential summer eating when the temperatures soar and the desire to cook a hot meal wanes.
  • Fastest MMA Submission Of All Time Puts Paleo Diet In The Spotlight Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:14AMWhen Stephen Reeks turned to the paleo diet to improve his MMA fighting potential, what he didn’t know at the time was that he’d soon become an overnight legend. Forcing his opponent to submit within just 7-seconds, Stephen now holds the record for the fastest MMA submission of all time. And his secret? The paleo diet. (PRWeb July 12, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb ...
  • 8 Tips for Better Web Searches Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:44AMSearch engines have made dinner party conversations much less interesting. Quibbling over the first movie featuring Julia Roberts? A lighthearted conversation that used to last an entire course is now extinguished with a simple Google search. (It's "Satisfaction," by the way.)
  • Grilling tips: How to perfect chicken on the barbecue Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:00PMFive easy steps to making perfectly grilled chicken
  • ‘Cleaner Plate Club’ promotes healthier eating for kids Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:59PMAnyone with a stash of burgers, french fries and pizza in the freezer is guaranteed a quick dinner that goes down without a fight. But Beth Bader and Ali Benjamin also think most parents want to do better. So they wrote a book showing them how.
  • Cook's exchange: Readers share sweet recipes Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 5:42PMReaders must have a sweet tooth this week.
  • Recipes from "Modern Hospitality" Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 12:13AMWho doesn’t love a side of mac ’n’ cheese with their fried chicken? My version of this indulgent side dish swaps pasta for cauliflower. Roasting the cauliflower adds a nutty flavor and hearty texture to the dish. You’ll never miss the pasta in this “mac ’n’ cheese.”
  • The gym will totally still be there after you finish that creme brulee. Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:10PMJapanese BENIHANA VILLAGE Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Road, 732-5821. Japanese tabletop cooking at its finest. The chefs deliver great steaming-hot food, as well as an entertaining show.
  • Celeb Chefs’ Favorite BBQ Recipes Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:45PMEmeril's BBQ oysters. Mario's peppery drumsticks. Six top chefs reveal their grilling favorites for July Fourth.
  • Jamaican students find warmth in Sitka Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:29PMSHANNON HAUGLAND Daily Sitka Sentinel SITKA, Alaska They may come from a sunny country, but the six Jamaican university students say in some ways they've found more warmth in Sitka. "People are so friendly," said Mardio Grandston, a 22-year-old student from the University of the West Indies. "You guys are very warm and welcoming," agreed Shawn Hutchinson, 23, a culinary arts major at the ...
  • The 'Wacky' USDA Ad Campaign to Get You to Separate Your Meat and Veggies Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:12PMThis summer, the United States Department of Agriculture would like you to play it safe. The message: Keep that raw meat away from your fresh veggies. To spread the word, the agency has created a series of friendly video reminders. The stars:  a chicken that acts like a dog ,  a pig talking it up in a sauna , and  a lobster chilling on the couch . As Gretchen Goetz writes , consumer food groups ...
  • Food Calendar Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:29AMCulinary Events Northwest: 425-231-9239; www.culinaryeventsnw.com. Lessons from 6:30 to 9 p.m at Albert Lee, 18620 33rd Ave. W., Lynnwood, unless otherwise noted.
  • Culinary Corner: Another bite of butternut - and a blueberry crumble, to boot Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:14AMHopefully by now you have experienced the incomparable mouth feel and flavor of last week’s Butternut Squash Enchiladas. As promised, here’s another idea for using that nutritious “super food.”
  • Wolfgang Puck's Kitchen: These homemade chips are color-coded for the holiday Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:05AMWhen it comes time to plan an Independence Day cookout, most people have no problem deciding what they want to serve as their main course, whether burgers or hot dogs, steaks or chops, chicken breasts or seafood. Side dishes aren't really a problem, either, since so many of us have favorite recipes for potato salad and coleslaw.
  • July 4 food so good you'll pinch yourself Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:51PMIndependence Day is just around the corner, and many of us will celebrate with a traditional backyard barbecue -- can't you already smell the burgers and chicken sizzling on the grill?
  • How to choose the best hot dogs (and what to avoid) Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:58PMI love the smoky bite of a hot dog mounded with sweet and tangy toppings and the delicate, salty balance of meat with the bun. But I’m not a huge fan of the buckets of sodium and oozing fat many hot dogs contain.
  • Smithsonian sets red, white and blue table Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:07PMSmithsonian researchers have tempered the debate by casting the cuisine definition in simple and straightforward terms: What people in America harvest, prepare and eat.
  • Feast Your Eyes: Deconstructed Tomato Salad Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:41AMHere's a roasted tomato salad with feta cheese from French Cuisse , a remarkable blog from an 18-year-old culinary grad named William Matthew Valle. Valle's clean, almost clinical shots depict the mise en place (above) side-by-side with the completed dish (below), a style reminiscent of Ikea’s Hembakat är Bäst and Jane Hornsby's What to Cook and How to Cook It . While the minimalist photographic ...
  • A Passion for Panda Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:30AMA Passion for Panda
  • Try Giada’s light and easy summer meal Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 9:16AMIn the summer heat, light and easy meal ideas are a must. Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis shares her recipes for brussels sprout-leaf salad, shrimp cakes and poached strawberries.
  • 'Some foods that sing fairly America' Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 8:15AMThe Fourth of July, when "corn should be as high as an elephant's eye," as in a song from "Oklahoma," is just around the corner.
  • Get your grill on! Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 10:46AMBY DIANE C. BEAUDOIN With the summer season just beginning, and the Fourth of July holiday right around the corner… it’s time to get your grill on! Being a grill fanatic I have been known to grill in all types of weather, but for the most part, it is best enjoyed under dry skies. read more
  • 10 Tips to Be Green Without Trying Too Hard Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 11:40AMEnd the green guilt by plucking a few ideas from this list. They're all mini moves with major eco-impact.
  • ‘Cook This, Not That’: Grill off the pounds Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 8:23AMWhen you drop a piece of meat on your grill at home, the end product actually has fewer calories than the meat you began with. Restaurants don’t follow the conventions of backyard grilling. Instead of draining fat, they actually add more fat.
  • New twists on Fourth of July favorites Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 4:21AMSubstitute typical holiday fare with kielbasa, sausage and more.
  • New twists on Fourth of July favorite foods Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 4:21AMSome outdoor cooks might try new ways to upgrade or add a customized twist to the standard bearers of July Fourth weekends.
  • Decadent dinner menu for a birthday party Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 11:00PMThere's nobody better to help test out a new recipe than your closest friends. If yours are anything like mine, then they won't be afraid to overeat, they won't hold back with their feedback, and no matter what they will appreciate your effort!
  • Raves all around for thin-crust pizza pies Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 4:04AMIhad been told it was "to die for," and if one is to die for a cause, why not pizza?
  • Sauce that beef, three ways Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 3:17AMFilet mignon is one of the tenderest and easiest cuts of beef to cook. Too bad it's also one of the priciest. Get the most beefy bang for your buck by serving this cut with a sauce that adds flavor, color, and texture.
  • Simple Snacking Secrets From California Almond Board Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 12:08PMMISSION, KS--(Marketwire - Jun 22, 2011) - (Family Features) Snacking is something just about everyone indulges in. Whether it's to calm cravings between meals or for a quick boost of afternoon energy, it's easy to reach for whatever's handy. That can lead to some less than ideal choices, but it doesn't have to be that way.
  • Q&A: Hannah Hart on Drunk Cooking and Her Web Cooking Show Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 9:39AMThe concept of Hannah Hart's My Drunk Kitchen videos is pretty simple. By the end of an episode she's no longer sober and sometimes, she has even managed to cook something
  • Painesville native now living and working as cookbook author in London offers chilled soups Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 9:32PMBack in the 1970s when she worked for The News-Herald as a reporter, Beverly LeBlanc covered police, schools, city council — all the standard beats for newspaper reporters. 
  • Cook's Exchange: Try these recipes with your summer veggies Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 8:25PMKeeping it fresh in the kitchen is as easy a turning on the burner, broiler or grill.
  • 'Fresh, Fast and Fabulous' summertime recipes Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 4:26PMSam's Club offers a cookbook titled "Fresh, Fast and Fabulous." Full of summertime treats and meats, it gives a wide variety...
  • Four sauces and a filet Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 2:54PMGetting saucy boosts beef flavor and adds variety to your grilling
  • RECIPES: Rosemary Shrager with a little ooh la la Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 4:08PMMy love of food stems from my childhood. I was fortunate enough to be brought up knowing what good ingredients should taste like, in a family that liked to eat well. Related Stories Herring do: Fish for Omega-3 RESTAURANT REVIEW: Paolo Tullio at The Step House, Co Carlow Naughty or Nice? RECIPES: Denis Cotter on cool veggies HEALTHY EATING: Susan Jane White on Asparagus tips
  • The Local at Home: green garlic adds gusto to pesto, halibut Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 9:56PMTim Kilcoyne, owner and executive chef of The SideCar Restaurant and The Local Cafe in Ventura, shares his recipes for green garlic pesto and halibut in a bag.