Fry away fat and calories in a flash by ROCCO DiSPIRITO Associated Press I know what you did last weekend. You splurged on a big, juicy, extra-crispy piece of fried chicken — or maybe two — at that family picnic. And then you...
Swapping a few ingredients can completely change a dish All right, many astute readers may have noted I’ve written a column about pork roast before. Why again? Because with some new ingredients, we can change the flavor entirely and come up with a diffe...
Tune in to real Italian food by MICHELE KAYAL Associated Press If you’re lucky, you’ve never known a world without olive oil or a time when Parmesan cheese only came in green cans. But there was such a world. Once sti...
Give grilled turkey meatballs an Asian flair By Susan M. Selasky McClatchy-Tribune News Service In magazines and catalogs, meatballs seem to be the stars this summer. They don’t quite strike me as a summertime food or even a main dish. ...
Modern twists add cool factor to frozen pops By Barbara Mahany McClatchy-Tribune News Service Used to be, on a sweaty summer’s day you dashed to the store, stuck your hand in the deep-freeze and pulled out a box of factory-made pops on ...
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...
