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Can’t afford lobster? Try a seafood salad roll
Lobster rolls seem to just scream summer. And they scream it with lots of dollar signs. So in an effort to have our summer and eat it too, I came up with this less costly alternative — a seafood...

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Wrap summer grill season with sausage
Are you tired of serving hot dogs and hamburgers for summer picnics? Why not try grilled turkey sausage dressed up with a tomato, onion and pepper topping? Several types of turkey sausages are a...

Aug 31, 2011 | 0

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McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Fruit pairs well with pork, such as in this peaches and pork chops dish.

Pair peaches, pork for a quick dinner
Apples go well with pork. That’s a classic savory-sweet complementary team. But by that token, so should the stone fruit of summer: the peaches, nectarines, plums and apricots. This dinner does ...

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Farmers’ market provides best ingredients for gumbo
In the past few weeks, Holly joined me for a lot of great meals. We chomped on homemade lasagna, chicken marsala, barbecued chicken, gumbo and countless other treats my increasingly middle-aged min...

Aug 24, 2011 | 0

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Hot dogs are among the most popular foods in the United States but they don't always have to be the same. Spice things up with Cuban sandwich flavors such as smoked ham, pickled jalapenos and chipotle mayo. (Patricia Beck/Detroit Free Press/MCT)

Hotdogging the frank
Who doesn’t love a good hot dog? It wouldn’t be summer without them. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, more than 7 billion hot dogs are consumed in the United States, according to the National Hot...

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Associated Press
Tomatoes are best picked ripe, so if you have access to a farmer's market, grow your own or have a generous and green-thumbed friend, you're getting tomatoes at their best and juiciest.

Tomato myths sow seeds of confusion
Any way you slice it, the tomato is one confusing comestible. There’s the whole identity crisis thing — is it a fruit or a vegetable? And don’t get us started on the tuh-MAY-to, tuh-MAH-to thing...

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Associated Press
Bataan Death March survivor Albert Brown speaks with members of the SIUC Army ROTC in 2005, at his daughter's home in Pinckneyville, Ill. Brown died Sunday, in Nashville, Ill., at the age of 105.

Brown, 105, survived Bataan Death March
ST. LOUIS — A doctor once told Albert Brown he shouldn't expect to make it to 50, given the toll taken by his years in a Japanese labor camp during World War II and the infamous, often-deadly march...

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Associated Press
Barbecue Mexican corn offers big flavor without giving you a big gut. The secret is using a spice rub and flavorful cotija cheese.

Making a healthier corn on the cob
I love summertime. Even more than that, I love summer food. One of the best days in summer is when local corn starts to appear in the farmers markets. Heavy, sweet, juicy corn picked not more th...

Aug 10, 2011 | 0

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Proper cooking turns tough cut of beef to a Texas feast
When I file one of these columns, a colleague, Ron Clark, always asks me, “Why don’t you cook something normal, like a meatloaf?” Well, I think I have one just for Ron, this time, even if he’s s...

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Attitudes about dating have been changing in this dour economy
Maybe a few years ago, when the economy was better and jobs were more plentiful, a single on her first date might be treated to a bouquet of flowers and a fancy dinner at the most chic eatery in to...

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