Morning glories: a casual brunch with friends
McClatchy Newspapers
1/26/2009, by Amy Culbertson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Warm up this winter with a cheery impromptu brunch. Now, we know winter mornings are not a time when you feel like expending a lot of effort, so we have a couple of strategies.
One is a brunch that is assembled rather than cooked _ a buffet-style bagel bar, for ...
Taste of things to come: 10 food trends for 2009
McClatchy Newspapers
1/26/2009, by Amy Culbertson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - It's time to settle in and try our hand at what 2009 is bringing in the way of food trends. This year, the big picture, at least, is very clear. 1. Cooking at home
All the trend-spotters agree that the main theme this year will be a return to the kitchen. We've already ...
Chefs and fishermen share recipes for fish that rocks
McClatchy Newspapers
1/26/2009, by Sam McDonald
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) (MCT) - Rockfish, also known as striped bass, are currently swimming along the Atlantic in numbers that make for some of the best fishing _ and eating _ of the year. "The prime season is right now into February," said Jim Baugh, the Hampton, Va.-based host of ...
Magical mystery pie
McClatchy Newspapers
1/26/2009
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Mystery pecan pie is one of 410 recipes in "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off Cookbook: Recipes from Americas Favorite Cooking Contest" (Wiley, $29.95). Mary McClain was the $1,000 winner in the 16th bake-off contest in 1964. The collection of recipes includes all the $1 ...
It's easy to go stir-fry crazy
McClatchy Newspapers
1/26/2009, by Sharon Thompson
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Stir-frying is one of the easiest cooking methods for getting a delicious meal on the table in a hurry. Stir-frying is simply stirring and frying food at the same time. Professional cooks have differing opinions on whether a wok or a skillet gives the best results. The ...
Secrets of the herb lady
McClatchy Newspapers
1/26/2009, by Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Sun Sentinel (MCT) - From growing seeds on her windowsill as a child in Buffalo, N.Y., to selling plants for a living, Donna Torrey takes great satisfaction from bringing things to life. Especially herbs. "I love their smells. They make me happy," says Torrey, owner of Garden Gate in the Pompano, ...
Homemade how-to: Cooking classes fill up as economy sends more people back to their kitchens
McClatchy Newspapers
1/26/2009, by Susan Selasky
Detroit Free Press (MCT) - Jeremy Kelch used to eat out at least three to four times a week. Now, with the lousy economy, the video coordinator for the Detroit Tigers is trying to cut back. So he signed up for a cooking class. "We are cooking more at home and trying to eat out less," says Kelch, ...
Fast-food restaurants begin outsourcing drive-through order-taking
McClatchy Newspapers
1/26/2009, by Jen Aronoff
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - That crackling voice taking your order at a fast food drive-through may come from a lot farther away than the restaurant: Try Texas, or even overseas. San Diego-based Jack in the Box has tested outsourced drive-through order-taking since mid-2008 at seven of its 30 ...
Homeowners stay put, says TV's Pennington
McClatchy Newspapers
1/23/2009, by Alan J. Heavens
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) - TV home-repair guru and "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" host Ty Pennington _ who from 2000 to 2004 was one of the carpenters on TLC's "Trading Spaces" _ offered observations on today's home-renovation market and the changing attitudes toward home as shelter ...
Consumer dropouts swear off new products for a year
Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns
1/19/2009, by Nancy Visser
The Dallas Morning News (MCT) - The first time my husband and I pledged to buy nothing new for a whole year, in 2007, we were trying to be green and to reject consumer gluttony. We figured we could rough it if we had to. Turns out, it was fairly painless.
When you have 30 sweaters, it doesn't hurt ...
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