Do I really have to keep olive oil in the refrigerator like they said on TV? My refrigerator is getting to be more full of supplies than it is fresh food! ...more

November 23, 2008

Consumer tips for for substituting for whole wheat pastry flour, making refrigerator pickles, keeping olive oil fresh, making apple butter and other kitchen questions. ...more

November 18, 2008

PLANT CITY Knights Baptist Church will be the place to be Saturday for games and goodies as the church at 4809 Paul Buchman Highway stages its fall festival. ...more

October 23, 2008

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 69 and Florida Hospital wish to thank all of the ladies who brought baked goods to the bake sale held on Sept. 19 at the hospital to benefit the Josh Puppy Program. The Josh Puppy is a stuffed soft plush golden retriever that comes with a dog house and a book titled "I'll be okay." The Josh Puppy is given to every sick child from ages 1-12 years old. ...more

September 26, 2008

Franca Tantillo puts rising fuel prices in the same category as the springtime hailstorm that wiped out part of her strawberry crop. Both cut into the profit she can make at the farmers markets she sells at in New York City, about 135 miles south of her farm. ...more

July 31, 2008

Jennifer Ballengee's penchant for baking and love for customers of the furry kind have led her and her mother, Joanne Ballengee, down a successful career path. ...more

July 29, 2008

Over the years, there have been Elvis, Uncle Sam and Statue of Liberty impersonators in the Lutz Independence Day parade. ...more

June 28, 2008

Over the years, there have been Elvis Presley, Uncle Sam and Statue of Liberty impersonators in the Lutz Independence Day parade. ...more

June 28, 2008

Hey, Teacher, Leave Those Cakes Alone The big food news of the week: School board members in Arlington Heights, Ill., voted to ban birthday cakes and cupcakes from classrooms next year as part of a new wellness policy. Birthday parties are still OK. It's just the baked goods that suffer under a new zero-tolerance policy. ...more

June 4, 2008

Dunkin' Donuts has pulled an online ad featuring Rachael Ray after complaints that a fringed black-and-white scarf the celebrity chef wore in the ad offers symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism. ...more

May 30, 2008