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- So many delicious things to make with fresh mint
- The pizzazz of fresh mint is turning up in more and more dishes — on restaurant menus and in recipes found in cookbooks and food magazines. There's leafy-green mint in pesto and potato salads. Mint in fruit salsas, dressings and sauces. Mint i... Full story
- Uncorked: In defense of the rose
- A couple of times a year, I feel the need to rise to the defense of rose wines. It's because they don't get the respect they deserve. True, a decade or so ago, a spate of soft, sweet, bland roses and "blush" wines — Kool-aid stuff — floo... Full story
- A breakfast fit for mom
- A few tweaks, including a skillet, put new life into an old brunch favorite: strata
- Eggs make delicious, no-hassle entrees for breakfast or brunch menus. So for Mother's Day this year — on Sunday — who deserves a yummy, easy breakfast more than Mom? Whether you make it for her or she makes it for herself, a strata is gua... Full story
- Chefs tackle the big cheese debate
- Aged Parmigiano-Reggiano and milder Grana Padano are both great grated
- Although I love to make the most of my food dollars, I don't want to economize and find out later that I have sacrificed flavor. When it comes to Italian grating cheeses, I linger over the counter, trying to decide. Grana Padano is much less expensiv... Full story
- Uncorked: Toast the running of the Derby with horse-themed wines
- I've crusaded for years to convince sports fans that wines are more appropriate for Super Bowl sipping than the wimpy light beers in the TV ads. Now I come forth to declare that wine is also more apt than sickly sweet mint juleps for the Kentucky De... Full story
- Healthy eating can be affordable, too
- Yuba City Unified students, parents team for culinary education in after-school nutrition program
- Can a bowl of fruit and lettuce be one step in teaching kids to eat healthy? "I've seen a lot of our students going to a 7-Eleven and other stores like that to buy food after school. I've also seen them taking food from school because they don't hav... Full story
- Uncorked: Spain's Cune winery pleases with elegant Riojas
- It's a little confusing to talk about this historic, top-flight winery in Spain's Rioja region. Its official name is Compania Vinicola del Norte de Espana, or Wine Company of Northern Spain. It went by its acronym, CVNE, at its founding in 1879. But... Full story
- Grains beyond dough
- Wheat berries, farro and other varieties can go sweet or savory in unexpected ways
- Whole grains add much more than just crackly crunchiness to dishes. Their texture is inviting, but nutty flavors and alluring scents play a big part in their appeal as well. Of course, there's the healthy component, too. Reports tell us that folks w... Full story
- Uncorked: Discipline, grapes and legacy
- Jean Trimbach can laugh now — a little — about the fact that his Alsace region, on France's northern border, has been occupied many times by Germany — most recently during World War II. "From the Germans we take our discipline and ... Full story
- Sweet on cookies
- A Gourmet magazine cookbook offers a timeless variety of delectable treats
- The day Condé Nast scrapped Gourmet magazine in 2009, I felt like a friend had died. The 68-year-old publication had been a part of my monthly routine for decades. Reading it opened my view of global cuisine, especially in the early years of m... Full story
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