When I was young I ate a lot of desserts — mostly pies and anything chocolate. ...more

October 25, 2009

Here's what's new in food media: In print: We really should all stop reading so many cooking magazines, but the July issues are hot. The sultry burger on the cover of the new Bon Appetit's BBQ Issue made us open it up. Inside it was ab-fab. Cooking Light also pulled us in with a cherry pie cover, then kept our attention with a technique guide to marinating (because they help keep your kitchen cool; pop it on the grill). Gourmet's cover screamed "Open me!" with the promise of "delicious new ways to use tomatoes," and we obeyed. It paid off, too, in tomato bread pudding and a gorgeous tomato terrine with corn and shiitake mushrooms, tomato granita, green tomato salad with honeydew, cilantro and jalepeno. ...more

July 9, 2008

SEBRING — People couldn't help but smile when they looked at Tonya Peterson on Thursday. With bright-colored feathers sticking out of her back, a wattle hanging from her mouth and a comb that swayed as she nodded her head, Peterson was playing the part of the turkey at the annual NU-HOPE Thanksgiving meal. "I bet you've never been hugged by a turkey before," she said as she greeted one of the senior citizens gathered to enjoy the traditional lunch. Peterson said she wouldn't have picked out the costume herself, but being the rookie case manager for NU-HOPE, she didn't have a choice. ...more

November 17, 2007