Expand your potluck palette By Susan M. Selasky McClatchy-Tribune News Service Summer salads are the culinary workhorses of picnics, potlucks and patio parties, and pasta versions are more plentiful than mosquitoes. ...
Expanding horizons call for a taste of the Mediterranean I have to say my fiancée Holly is an adventurer when it comes to new and international foods. Through the relationship, I’ve
got her to try Vietnamese, Indian, German and Mediterranean foods, among...
Let kids assemble their own lunches by ALISON LADMAN Associated Press Kids love the chance to assemble their own lunches. Not the night before, mind you. They’re quite happy to leave the packing of lunch to you. We’re talkin...
Veggies offer a light take on antipasti by ALISON LADMAN Associated Press An antipasti platter doesn’t have to be a selection of cheese and fatty cured meats. You can make a delicious and beautiful one from the many colors of the v...
Lamb dish is made for warm weather cooking by J.M. HIRSCH Associated Press Americans don’t tend to think of mint as a savory seasoning. After all, it does go so nicely with chocolate. In the rest of the world, however, it frequentl...
A sweet year for mangoes By Rochelle Koff McClatchy-Tribune News Service MIAMI — For mango lovers, this season is particularly sweet. An unusually cold December and record dry season were the perfect recipe for “o...
Skin-on works well for chicken By Susan M. Selasky McClatchy-Tribune News Service You can’t beat chicken thighs for a crowd-pleasing weekend barbecue. This full-flavored dark meat is super easy and a welcome change from bo...
Chicken soup with matzo balls good for recovery Hello readers and friends. I’ve missed all of you in the past several weeks. I’ve been out sick with a chronic sinus infection and ended up on the surgeon’s table. Thankfully, I think the procedure...
Frosty java drinks get hot by MICHELLE LOCKE Associated Press It wasn’t too long ago that a cup of cold coffee wasn’t worth beans. But these days iced coffee is one hot brew. “Iced coffee has completely evolved in t...
Try fancy baked spuds for July 4 feast by J.M. HIRSCH Associated Press Nobody is going to bother baking potatoes for Fourth of July celebrations. Which is too bad, because a baked potato topped with a plethora of barbecue-frien...
