Food & Drink
Grilling with ease: Wrap up your Memorial Day menu to lock in flavor and aroma
Wrapping foods into tidy packets for the grill is a contradiction, right? Wisps of smoke and flicks of flame are supposed to be what makes grilling so flavorful and special.
Food & Drink
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GULF COAST COOKING
Make Memorial Day special with a picnic
Memorial Day is the day we honor those who have fallen in service to our country. No matter what you do on Memorial Day, please remember to take a few moments to contemplate their sacrifices -- visit a national cemetery, pay your respects and then rejoice in the freedoms we enjoy because of their...
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COOKS EXCHANGE
A little preparation makes the celebration much more enjoyable
Rehearsal dinner, baby shower and a wedding in the course of two days make for a hectic schedule, but offer some new got-to-try recipes.
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JIM RAWE
Off the Vine: Wine suggestions to fill your glass
It is hard to believe that the first day of summer is rapidly approaching, which makes the prospect of lounging poolside with a cool glass of a Chardonnay or even a Rosé sound very enticing. However, the real problem with this thought is that glass stemware and the pool don't necessarily pair...
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FOOD & DRINK
Throw a graduation party that's creative, carefree
Graduation party season is revving up.
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FOOD & DRINK
Fried and true: Fritters for all occasions
You drop a dollop of dough into a skillet of hot oil. It sizzles and browns. A crust is formed around a moist interior, and a fritter is born.
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FOOD & DRINK
Try soy-roasted Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts' transformation from maligned cafeteria gross-out fare to foodie luminary is complete. Trendy New York restaurants gussy them up with pig fat and sell them by the tiny $8 plateful; David Chang's Brussels sprouts at New York's Momofuku were so popular he had to take them off the ...
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FOOD & DRINK
Culinary Calendar for May 23
Culinary events in Manatee and Sarasota counties, including holiday specials, classes and wine tastings.
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FOOD & DRINK
Quick Fix: Olives, walnuts, capers enliven steak
Sauteed steak flavored with the bountiful produce of the Mediterranean -- olives, walnuts and capers-- provides a quick, 15-minute dinner.
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FOOD & DRINK
Raw milk, and raw emotion, go to court
MINNEAPOLIS - Melinda Olson has given her 12-year-old son raw milk for years. When he walked away virtually unscathed from a serious bike accident last year, she credited his healthy diet of raw milk dairy products.
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FOOD & DRINK
How to track down the wine you want
You’re in a restaurant or at a friend’s house, and you’re served a wine — say, the opulent 2009 Charles Krug “Generations” Cabernet Sauvignon — that’s simply to-die-for.


