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March 18, 2010

St. Paddy’s Day leftover makes comforting hash

If St. Patrick’s Day gives you too much corned beef, make corned-beef hash.


March 12, 2010

More people take can-do attitude toward food
More people take can-do attitude toward food

About eight years ago, Mary A. Keith advertised a class on home canning and preserving methods.


March 11, 2010

You can make great pizza at home

Why do so many people order pizza from a restaurant instead of making it at home? I don’t think that it is the trouble of making homemade dough or pizza sauce. And it certainly isn’t the trouble of grating a little cheese or chopping some mushrooms or other toppings.


March 10, 2010

Billie Raper from The Hotel Roanoke Makes She Crab Soup

She Crab Soup is a signature dish at the Regency Room at The Hotel Roanoke.  Executive Chef Billie Raper shows you how to make this delicious dish, which will have your family asking for more!


February 18, 2010

Food apps taking dining to a whole new level

On Jen Straw’s very cluttered iPhone, you’ll find a buffet of food applications. It’s what you’d expect for someone who calls herself a “social media diva.“


February 11, 2010

Give your sweet a handmade treat
Give your sweet a handmade treat

Chocolate may seem like a Valentine’s Day gift that requires little thought or effort, but it doesn’t have to be.


January 29, 2010

Kitchen trends for 2010
Kitchen trends for 2010

Make mine vanilla, with a cherry on top.


January 18, 2010

Bakers getting younger, ingredients healthier

People love cakes. Doesn’t matter the type. And they love baking them. Cake will always be a comfort food.


December 15, 2009

Heady food highlights of the past decade
Heady food highlights of the past decade

We’re just a few weeks from 2010. Not only are we headed toward a new year, it’s a new decade as well.


December 10, 2009

Book focuses on Virginia wine history

Thomas Jefferson did more than draft the Declaration of Independence.


December 01, 2009

Hanukkah party ideas: Food, games, activities
Hanukkah party ideas: Food, games, activities

NEW YORK (AP) — Hanukkah is a joyful holiday that comes with its own rituals, foods, games, songs and stories. That makes it easy to throw a party, especially since the traditions can be enjoyed by guests of all ages and backgrounds.


November 20, 2009

For a juicy Thanksgiving, brine the bird
For a juicy Thanksgiving, brine the bird

Deep-frying. Wood-smoking. Sous vide (the French vacuum-packing technique). The mind-numbing number of suggestions for mining flavor from the typically unforgiving Thanksgiving bird have proliferated in recent years.


November 12, 2009

Coming in Sunday’s News & Advance: Central Virginia Recipes
Coming in Sunday’s News & Advance: Central Virginia Recipes

Looking for some good holiday cooking ideas?


November 06, 2009

Here’s One Way To Have Your Fried Turkey Without The Explosion

Each Thanksgiving season, a few unlucky Americans manage to burn down their houses trying to deep fry a turkey.


November 01, 2009

How to cook like a pro (even in a recession)
How to cook like a pro (even in a recession)

When cleaning out your refrigerator, local chef Jata Brown says to equate what you’re tossing with what you paid for it.


October 27, 2009

Study Says Atkins-Type Diets May Reduce Stress

It started out as a simple diet experiment.

Some candy isn’t for the faint-of-stomach
Some candy isn’t for the faint-of-stomach

What’s the point of having Halloween anymore?


October 21, 2009

Author-cook stresses ratios rather than recipes

Do you blindly follow recipes, afraid that one change or misstep will ruin a dish?

Love Corn Bread? Saddle Up For A Fabulous Side Dish
Love Corn Bread? Saddle Up For A Fabulous Side Dish

There used to be a chain Tex-Mex restaurant near my home. It wasn’t the best food, but they did have this cool tortilla machine that would spit out rounds of dough on a conveyor belt, and then this lady would flatten them and cook them fresh for your table. My dream home definitely will have that contraption (and the tortilla lady) installed right next to the massive Krispy Kreme doughnut machine.


October 20, 2009

Canned pumpkin pie filling will be hard to find again
Canned pumpkin pie filling will be hard to find again

For the second year in a row, fans of open-and-pour pie mixes may look to their grocery store shelves and see only emptiness where there should be cans of pumpkin pie mix. There’s a shortage.


July 27, 2009

Honey has many benefits beyond taste

Each morning, Ken Hayes puts two big squirts of honey in his coffee. He’s practically given up granulated sugar, so it’s a good thing he harvests his own honey.


July 22, 2009

Filming ‘A Taste of History.‘ Kitchen at Monticello sizzles again for PBS series
Filming ‘A Taste of History.‘ Kitchen at Monticello sizzles again for PBS series

An internationally known chef, who’s an expert in Colonial cooking, fired up meals in Thomas Jefferson’s kitchen on Tuesday, becoming the first to do so in at least 40 years.


June 12, 2009

Cutting back on sugar harder than it seems

I’ve always known that changing dietary habits is tough. But I’ve really been feeling it the last two weeks as my family is trying to cut out sugar.


June 04, 2009

Salt police leave flavor fans shaken

My fellow salt lovers, stand guard. Big Brother is coming for our shakers.


May 21, 2009

When it comes to grilling, take your time

Chris Mattera has two words for the backyard grillmaster:
“Slow down.“

Avoid grilling mistakes

Stay away from dangerous locations, making sure the grill is several feet away from your home, as well as children and pets.


May 19, 2009

Your bag lunch doesn’t have to be a bore

Dropping 10 or 15 bucks on an average workday lunch?

Bagged lunches need not be boring

Brown-bagging it usually consists of last night’s leftovers or boring bologna sandwiches. But nutritious, tasty and low-cost lunches from home can be easier and cheaper to make than you might think.


May 15, 2009

Tabouli - or is it tabbouleh -always a big hit

So, how do you spell the name of the Middle Eastern salad made with bulgur or cracked wheat, parsley and tomatoes (among other ingredients): tabouli or tabbouleh—or some other variation?


April 28, 2009

Fresh herbs can add just the right flavor
Fresh herbs can add just the right flavor

When it comes to cooking with fresh herbs, Shaun Mercer says you might make an occasional misstep and overzealously season a dish too strongly.

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