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Favorite Screw-Cap WInes -- Great for Picnics
Due to a problem with the host of this site (Google's blogspot), my posting from earlier this week about delicious screw-cap wines disappeared. Blogspot posted a notice saying all of their sites were stripped of any posting after Wednesday of this we...
Posted: 5/13/2011 1:20 PM
Five delicious screw-cap wines: terrific for picnics
I love the convenience of screw-cap wines; for me, it is a selling point rather than any kind of detriment. (No cork snobbery here.)These closures become more sensible than ever when you're dining -- and drinking -- al fresco.Some of my favorites, al...
Posted: 5/11/2011 5:47 PM
Colleges upgrade food choices -- thanks to student demand
It's a long-arc trend: food on college campuses has gotten a lot more interesting, and healthier, since the days when I was an undergrad. Although on the campus where I teach, students have plenty of not-so-healthy fast-food options, they also choose
Posted: 5/10/2011 10:36 AM
A weekend worth of dining -- and marketing
Here are photos from (top to bottom):Friday lunch at Take the Cake (Northside) -- terrific, top-quality quiche in foreground, with a salad, and chicken stew with a biscuit. It was packed, and for good reason: they do everything right. I hear their Su...
Posted: 5/8/2011 11:36 AM
Fresh, seasonal ingredients + careful cooking = Great dish
Asparagus is my husband's favorite veggie, and while I like it less frequently than he does, in the springtime it's easier to work into our diet on a regular basis, because it's available from local farms and could not be fresher.The other nice ingre...
Posted: 5/6/2011 5:49 PM
Margaritas for Cinco de Mayo -- and beyond
Try one of these recipes for either classic or unusual margaritas -- perfect for a Cinco de Mayo party, a summer weekend taco party, or many other occasions one can create around these tasty drinks.Blood Orange Margarita with Ginger (pictured)4 teasp...
Posted: 5/4/2011 6:10 PM
Should you be eating tilapia?
Tilapia has become the ubiquitous fish in America today. It's cheap, not "fishy" tasting, boneless and skinless, and is hard to mess up by overcooking, which is a problem with many other fish varieties.So what's not to like, right? Actually, plenty.T...
Posted: 5/2/2011 5:41 PM
What are you (we) feeding your (our) kids?
It's not just what we're feeding them in their own kitchens, of course. The modern world has conspired to undermine even the most health-oriented parents' best efforts to teach their children well when it comes to what kind of nutrition they need for
Posted: 5/1/2011 3:06 PM
Healthy Beef Stew
Beef stew doesn't have to be a no-no for the healthy foodie.If you emphasize a pot full of delicious, hearty vegetables made even more scrumptious by a judicious amount of high-quality, grass-fed beef, you can enjoy this delightful comfort food witho...
Posted: 4/28/2011 4:26 PM
Great combo: crab and asparagus
It's asparagus season! While you can get the tasty spears any time of year -- as is true now of most fruits and veggies -- spring is when they are best. Local growers around here are bringing their asparagus to markets, and I find it easy to over-buy
Posted: 4/27/2011 9:04 AM
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