Honey sweetens chicken and waffles
Though I?rarely fall into the Food Network trap, sometimes a glimpse of their oft-zoomed-in-on mouth-watering yet terribly bad for you All-American fare catches your eye ... then stains your brain with...
View ArticleHoney is great in baked beans
With my deadline quickly approaching and faced with this spring's Tribune Chronicle "great honey challenge," I had been reading with great interest my co-workers' stories using this ingredient.
View ArticleHoney makes cheesecake tastier
I was excited to hear that the Tribune Cooks were going to share a common theme for this round of recipes - honey - but I was unsure as to how I would approach this challenge as honey is not something...
View ArticleBack from the dessert desert
Going gluten-free seven years ago wasn't as much of a hardship as I had initially thought.
View ArticleGiving in to chocolate temptation
Often in the early morning before anyone else in the house is awake and everything is quiet, I make a cup of tea and browse the Internet. I have a folder in the word processor on my computer where I...
View ArticleThis fish is delish
Like most people, I try to keep my email inbox from being cluttered with old emails, with marginal success.
View ArticleWhat to do with watermelon?
When it's my turn for Tribune Cooks, unless I have some brilliant inspiration, I try to use whatever is lying around the house.
View ArticleSlow-cooked ribs an easy family favorite
I had never thought about making ribs in the slow cooker, but for those of you who have read my cooking column before, you know, after a long day at work, I have come to rely heavily on the slow cooker...
View ArticleOreo bars a chocolatey treat
When I started looking for something to make for my next Tribune Cook article, my attention kept wandering in the direction of things involving pudding. Desserts. Parfaits. Cookies made with pudding.
View ArticleFrench cookie is tricky, but worth the effort
I've become something of a scientist in the kitchen lately.
View ArticleFavorite sauce is multi-tasking
Long ago in the 1980s, before Jeff Smith, a.k.a. The Frugal Gourmet, fell from grace and was still producing his cooking programs on PBS, we watched him pretty regularly. We also bought the cookbooks,...
View ArticleLocal is better, especially in August
Running through Saturday is 30 Mile Meal Restaurant Week, designed to showcase what local farmers produce.
View ArticleBolognese sauce is worth the wait
For this edition of Tribune Cooks, I almost made cronuts - the red-hot pastry of the moment that barely has a chance to cool on NYC bakery shelves before lines of patient dessert hounds snatch them up.
View ArticlePulled pork great for the sidelines
It was "tailgate" day for my 10-year-old son's youth football team, and it was my turn to bring a "main dish.
View ArticleNew culinary specialist in town for Taste of Home Cooking School
By ALISA MANNA Tribune Chronicle WARREN - Culinary specialist Eric Villegas said Taste of Home Cooking School's audience members at the Oct. 8 show should expect nonstop excitement and great recipes...
View ArticleChicken can be special occasion dish
A few years ago, when I was stumped for ideas for a few well-loved but hard-to-buy-for relatives at Christmas time, I decided to try something different.
View ArticleSoup season is on its way
Cooler weather is right around the corner, so it's time to start thinking about hearty soups. When this recipe ended up in my email from allrecipes.com, I knew it would be a keeper.
View ArticleIt's always grilling season
Labor Day may have passed, but I'm not ready to put the grill away.
View ArticleIt's not autumn without apple pie
The trees are starting to show their true bright colors, the days are getting shorter and the nights are turning cool. All these indicators can mean only one thing ...
View ArticleMarinade does the work while at work
It's the challenge all working families face: trying to come up with something relatively quick, easy and tasty for dinner after a full day on the job.
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