| Not all that different Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - Foreign cuisine with exotic spice blends and unfamiliar ingredients can seem strange to Americans. But when it comes to Bosnian food, Midwesterners will recognize many dishes. |
| A look at what fills the table Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - Zivjeli! means "cheers!" in Bosnian, and this image of a Bosnian dinner would lead anyone to celebrate with that salute. |
| FDA letter expands GRAS categories of ADM’s CardioAid(tm) plant ... Food Ingredients First (press release), Netherlands - 08/03/06 ADM has announced that the Food and Drug Administration has issued the company a letter which greatly expands the GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) categories of its cholesterol-reducing CardioAid(tm) plant sterols. |
| Ways parents on go can teach math Arizona Republic, AZ - Have your child help with dinner: Simple measuring tools are an easy way to teach your child about capacity (volume) and units of measurement (teaspoon, tablespoon, cup, pint, quart, liter, gallon). |
| Wild Italian New York Sun, NY - The neighborhood Italian restaurant is a highly formulaic institution. Different regional influences add some variety, but the basics remain steady. |
| Cookbook serves up a culinary tour of Mexico Salt Lake Tribune, United States - When thinking about Mexican food in the United States, images of huge burritos, chips and salsa, nachos with ridiculous amounts of gooey cheese and rice flavored with chili powder come to mind. |
| Michelangelo's encourages the art of eating well Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY - I took my friend and co-worker Ann to Michelangelo's Pizzeria & Ristorante on Court Street in Binghamton. I had heard some good things about the food there, and lo and behold, the reports are true. |
| Short orders Boston Globe, United States - Make your next cocktail or dinner party seem a little more special with place card holders that let guests identify the selection on your cheeseboard -- or figure out where they're supposed to sit. |
| Moussaka, straight from Greece Boston Globe, United States - There are many variations of the Greek casserole moussaka, which almost always includes layers of meat sauce, eggplant, and white sauce. |
| Demystifying grits for the Northern palate Boston Globe, United States - Some Southerners don't need the Mason-Dixon Line to tell them when they've crossed into the North. They know they've entered Yankee territory as soon ... |
| Resident experts explore etiquette UW Badger Herald, WI - There are many things gamers despise in life: shoddy gameplay, poor hit-detection, movie-based games … physical activity. For anyone who is just a casual video game player ... |
| Sit down and check it out Boston Globe, United States - Some restaurants burst onto the scene with fanfare and flurries of publicity. Some attract the glitterati almost before the stove is turned on. |
| Here's how to enjoy sushi bar like a regular Arizona Daily Star, AZ - They're hip, they're fun, and they're brimming with raw fish. But just because you like your tuna cooked instead of almost wriggling doesn't mean you can't enjoy the sushi bar craze. |
| Iraqi Kidnappers Demand Cure for Cancer Broken Newz (satire), ID - The kidnappers of a British and three German humanitarian workers in Iraq have demanded that the US find a cure for cancer as their condition for their safe. |
| Meatless for lent Arizona Daily Star, AZ - But the penitential season of Lent means so much more than fish sticks and fasting to this life-member of the Dominican Order. "The real benefit is to pare away the distractions, ie hours ... |
| South Dakota: First to outlaw abortion this century Columbus Free Press, OH - AUSTIN, Texas -- South Dakota is so rarely found on the leading edge of the far out, the wiggy, the California-esque. But it has now staked its claim. |
| Chefs to ladle out their best at Soup for the Soul benefit Rocky Mountain News, CO - Look closely at the soup you're eating: There's much more in that steaming bowl than carrots and broth. By Jan Crain Rudeen, Special to the News. |
 | Anoush's place The Decatur Daily, AL - Anoush Place regularly cooks foods from her native Armenia for her husband and children, but now she has a new goal. Her dad, who has cancer, is visiting from her homeland, "so I'm trying to cook healthy dishes for him," she said. |
| Keep kosher and eat healthy, too The Wichita Eagle, KS - When I was a kid, my parents thought it was a treat to take a slice of rye bread and soak up the fat that had dripped from the roasting meat. |
| Classic review: ‘The Warriors’ The NT Daily, TX - With all the attention on Ang Lee’s “Brokeback Mountain” last weekend, I thought I would give a little love to the greatest homosexual action movie ever, “The Warriors. |
| Scheidelman to close, Teamsters, grocer say Utica Observer Dispatch, NY - UTICA - A grocery wholesaler with more than 100 years of history in the Utica area will close by mid-April. Reed Willis, owner of Scheidelman Inc. |
| Take a break from meat Toronto Star, Canada - Bring large pot of salted water to boil over high heat. Add cauliflower. Cook until just tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain. Transfer to buttered shallow baking dish. |
 | A really good walk is all in the details St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - He walks briskly and with purpose, like he's late for the movies and he hates missing the previews. But it's not so much his speed that you notice. |
 | Charcuterie is très chic Toronto Star, Canada - Not familiar with the French term that comes from the words for flesh (chair) and cooked (cuit)? Gourmets will define charcuterie by rattling off where to get the trendiest Spanish serrano ham, French saucisson sec and Italian prosciutto di parma. |
| Pantry gourmet Newark Star Ledger, USA - The freshest locally raised fruits and vegetables are still a glimmer in their growers' eyes, but that doesn't mean mealtime has to be a stale affair. |
| Garlic and wine were just never meant to be Ottawa Sun, Canada - Garlic is a wine killer. Oh, that evil bulbous herb has many accomplices -- olives, tomatoes, onions and Asian spices, to name but a few -- but since we just can't live without ... |
 | Mia Cucina, Tua Cucina Munster Times, IN - Executive chef Chris Rudzinski reinvented Artist Eatery and Pub in Valparaiso as Mia Cucina on Nov. 1. The brewing vessels in the former Aberdeen Brewing Company have given way to a cozy bar ... |
| Food Notes Providence Journal (subscription), RI - Johnson & Wales University and the Healthy Kids Challenge are calling all kid cooks in the seventh and eighth grades to enter the Healthy Heritage Recipe Contest. |
| Tainted love: Bonds fooled us all San Mateo County Times, CA - PHOENIX - The worst thing is we were taken for a ride, even as Barry Bonds was taking them out of the park. The worst thing is the man we wanted to think was a myth instead turns out to be a con artist, whose ... |
| Wearin' of the Green, Eatin' of the Loaded Potato WCPO, OH - This coming Friday, folks everywhere, Irish or not, will be wearing green, drinking a toast or two, and wondering if they should be eating corned beef and cabbage to celebrate St. |
| Winter greens better than the blues Houston Chronicle, United States - Winter greens are a pleasure to cook with. Recipe from Sheryl and Mel London's Gourmet Garage Cookbook (Henry Holt and Co., $30). |
| Mold makes for juicy discovery Roanoke Times, VA - Bottles of Welch's white grape juice recently were removed from shelves at a Roanoke Food Lion after a customer discovered that the juice in at least five of the store's 8-ounce bottles was not indeed white. |
| HINTS FROM HELOISE Give stale French bread new life Houston Chronicle, United States - Don't throw out that stale French bread. It is still good for eating. Most French bread, if not eaten the day it's baked, will be hard as a rock the next day. |
| No counting calories Houston Chronicle, United States - Think about it. You can watch chicks hatch as you nibble a long strip of breaded chicken on a stick. Or bite into a juicy sausage (on a stick) as you wait for the pig races to start. |
| School lunches Marshfield Mariner, MA - |
| High Heating Costs Blamed On Federal Oversight Yankton Daily Press, SD - WASHINGTON -- Too little oversight of financial markets -- not supply and demand problems -- are to blame for skyrocketing natural gas prices, top law enforcement officials in four Midwestern states said Tuesday. |
| Odds on chub record shorten Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK - Odds have shortened once again on a British record chub being caught from a local broads river within the next five years or so. That follows the capture of the heaviest specimen taken from the upper River Bure. |
| School lunches Harwich Oracle, MA - Monday: Baked macaroni and cheese, dinner roll, chilled fruit. Choose two: fruit juice, green peas, salad. Tuesday: Italian sub, chilled fruit. |
| Healthy Food, Healthy Kids Mason City Globe Gazette, IA - it looks good,” said Graham, 11, as she worked over a vegetable pizza in the family consumer science classroom at John Adams Middle School. |
| Abbey road: Documentary follows journey of 'Cheese Nun' Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), WI - She isn'ta patron saint of dairy farmers, but Sister Noella Marcellino, 54, has been dubbed "The Cheese Nun" by PBS, whose documentary by the same name will be aired at 11 tonight in Milwaukee on WMVS-TV (Channel 10). |
| Tainted love: Bonds fooled us all Oakland Tribune, CA - PHOENIX - The worst thing is we were taken for a ride, even as Barry Bonds was taking them out of the park. The worst thing is the man we wanted to think was a myth instead turns out to be a con artist, whose ... |
| Hanover lunch menu Hanover Mariner, MA - Ham and cheese sub with French fries, lettuce and tomatoes, nacho chips, fruit and milk. Nachos with seasoned beef, cheese, salsa, lettuce and tomatoes, fruit and milk. |
| East Bay Briefings Providence Journal (subscription), RI - Daughters meet: The Aquidneck Island Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, meets Tuesday at 7 pm at Blenheim, 303 Valley Rd. |
| The Gripe Line Advance Titan, WI - • Yeah this is about the student with the trespassing charges. He’s cute, why didn’t he come touch my thighs? Does he not like boys? |
| Closing of Karni crossing is cutting into food supplies for Gaza WXXA, NY - Israel's security closure of Gaza's main cargo crossing has hit the coastal strip hard: milk and cheese have virtually disappeared, fruit is hard to find, and flour is running out. |
| Mystery of the 'Booty Don't Stop' tape revealed Advance Titan, WI - Michigan is known for many things: Detroit, car capital of the world, the Kellogg Company, Motown Records, Michael Moore and now a cassette tape stumbled upon in a street in Ypsilanti. |
| Will science finally fall to bumbling? Advance Titan, WI - If you read my column last week (“I use my iPod to play music, and as a coaster”) then, first, I’m sorry and no I can’t refund your 10 minutes, and second, you ... |
| Vandyland to go; but new building a no go Nashville City Paper, TN - com. With rumors having flown the past week about the closing of the venerable grilled cheese and milkshake fry pit (and West End Hardware), talk has centered ... |
| School lunch menus Pembroke Mariner, MA - Hot dog on a bun, French fries, pickles, condiments peaches, pretzels, Jell-O with topping, choice of milk. Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, dinner roll, choice of milk. |
| Catch of the day: Lenten fish fries reel in patrons at local ... The Tribune-Democrat, PA - At SS. Casimir & Emerich’s Roman Catholic Church in the Cambria City section of Johnstown, plastic tablecloths topped with paper place mats are part of great eating during its now weekly fish fries. |
 | OTHER NEWS Washington Post, United States - · Weird animal alert: Scientists just released a photograph of an eyeless, furry, white shellfish found last year in the southern Pacific Ocean. |
| Molly Ivins Charleston Gazette, WV - SOUTH Dakota is so rarely found on the leading edge of the far out, the wiggy, the California-esque. But it has now staked its claim. |
| Ask the birdwatchersL All about skunk-heads, aka surf scoters Harwich Oracle, MA - You have to help me. I'm trying to find out if there is a bird called a "skunk-head." I'm reading a novel and the lead character occasionally goes out hunting for skunk-heads. |
| Bulletin Board Braintree Forum, MA - BRAINTREE Bulletin Board. Send your bulletin board items by email to cconley@ CNC.com. Deadline is Friday at noon. Monday. Hot dog on bun, potato puffs, corn, fresh fruit. |
| Jack Link’s Products Go Healthy, Xtreme Pork Magazine (subscription), KS - Whether a consumer wants the tangy taste of barbecue pork, the slow-roasted flavor of beef prime rib or the spicy flavor of chicken fajitas, Jack Link’s new ... |
| Conversation with a chef: Chris Hightower, Paul Sturkey's Encore Naples Daily News (subscription), FL - I recently dined at one of Naples' newest restaurant, Paul Sturkey's Encore, and was so impressed I wanted to interview the chef. |
 | New skin patch for depression Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first patch for the treatment of major depression. The drug, selegilene, is not new but now will be branded as Emsam, in a transdermal delivery form. |
 | Junior Talent Showcased in lead up to Bega Cheese PGA Championship PGA of Australia, Australia - Thirty children from the Bega Valley District competed in a Srixon Junior Pro Am at the Bega Golf Club. The juniors were joined by PGA professionals who are competing in the Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship. |
| Every day is a hot dog day for Dawn McElroy Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - It's a hot dog day. That's the motto of Gilchrist Park hot dog vendor Dawn McElroy, and that's what it says on her sign. |
 | Child-friendly nutrition Washington Times, DC - It's winter, and the children have been sitting inside for too many months. The TV is on. Books are out. Cards are strewn. And the refrigerator is nearby. |
| Empanadas a treat in any meal Washington Times, DC - Most people can spot me as an Irish girl from a hundred feet away thanks to a generous endowment of curls and freckles, but a few drops of Latin blood course through my system since my great-grandmother, Teresa, was Mexican. |
| The French way with salad a treat Washington Times, DC - Long ago, when I went to France as a college student for a year of study, I discovered that a salad could be more than a wedge of iceberg topped with store-bought dressing. |
| Hotel Lounge Il Ponte's Green Cuisine Il Ponte's Green Cuisine The Seoul Times, South Korea - Il Ponte, Millennium Seoul Hilton's Italian restaurant, is pleased to introduce a Green Cuisine Promotion where Chef Anita Bidini will add six new "Green" dishes to the menu. |
| $75 million bond referendum fails Rock Hill Herald, SC - Voters on Tuesday chucked York County's request to borrow $75 million to build libraries, courtrooms, jail space and other projects in its 15-year capital plan. |
| Senior citizen lunch menu Marshfield Mariner, MA - Italian roast pork, gravy, roasted red bliss potatoes, chuckwagon blend veggies, rye bread, vanilla/diet pudding. American chop suey, hot 3 bean salad, multigrain roll, fruit in light syrup. |
 | Cooking: A lovely bunch Advertiser Adelaide, Australia - WE drink them and dry them, and we're seeing them more than ever in the cooking of Middle Eastern cuisines. We see them squeezed, green, unripe and unfermented in the increasingly popular ... |
| Exclusive Raiders took my Fairtrade breakfast Glasgow Daily Record, UK - They grabbed pancakes, bananas and bacon set aside for a special Fairtrade promotion at a cafe. And they also got their sticky fingers on £1000 from the safe -including £150 of staff tips. |
| DINING OUT: Stone Ridge is family-friend with good food Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - Finding a restaurant that is family-friendly is easy. Finding one that is family-friendly and still has interesting food for adults can be a challenge. |
| Appetizers, service best at Siam Bistro Palm Beach Post, FL - Thai restaurants are unpredictable. Even with their rising popularity and similar menu items, it's hard to know what you're going to get. |
| Police Blotter Palm Beach Post, FL - A store security officer saw a man hide a package of cheese in his pocket. The man paid for other items but not for the cheese, which was valued at $2.49. |
 | Iomega NAS 200d = Network Storage for SMBs InfoWorld, CA - So Iomega sent me the NAS 200d back around October of last year. It's been plugged into our office network ever since, and I keep forgetting to write it up because...well, it never alerts me to its presence. Thing just works. |
| Dedham lunch menus Daily News Transcript, MA - MONDAY - 1. Domino’s pizza with orange slices and snack pack carrots and Ranch. Extra slice with the pizza meal $1. 2. Cereal lunch: bowl pack cereal, cheese and crackers, chilled juice, fruit cup and animal crackers. |
| Seniors' Activities Palm Beach Post, FL - National Association of Retired Federal Employees, monthly meeting, 10 am third Fridays, South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach. |
| 2194 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights Cleveland Free Times, OH - I’M NOT USED TO being abandoned at the dinner table. A lesser man might have felt dejected, isolated in the dining room with nothing to do but reread the menu and sip his beer. |
| Chicken Parmesan a delicious dinner Palm Beach Post, FL - If we had known that we would be served so quickly at Costello's Pizzeria & Trattoria, we might have taken our kids with us for a meal recently at the Italian eatery. |
 | Head Cheese Detroit Metro Times, MI - Ypsilanti pop heads Mason Proper have admitted that sometimes even they don't know what kind of music they play. But it's exactly that kinetic, overturned salad bar mess that makes them so exciting. |
 | Order up! Behind the scenes at Greensboro’s favorite restaurant Yes! Weekly, NC - Jessie Mack makes her approach with a tried and true smile, a water pitcher in her hand. She pours as she talks. She instinctively sizes up the table. |
| Chicken Parmesan a delicious dinner Palm Beach Post, FL - If we had known that we would be served so quickly at Costello's Pizzeria & Trattoria, we might have taken our kids with us for a meal recently at the Italian eatery. |
| Name change sells modern Mexican fare AZ Central.com, AZ - What's in a name? If you call your restaurant Padre's Modern Mexican Cuisine instead of Padre's Latin Grill, it's about $25,000 a month more in business. |
| Out of this World Palm Beach Post, FL - KISSIMMEE - Dominican players hurdled the fence in front of their dugouts, leaping with hands held high, and rushed to home plate to high-five and chest bump Adrian Beltre. |
| Lioness Club to hold omelet breakfast Connellsville Daily Courier, PA - The East Huntingdon Township Lioness Club will hold an omelet breakfast featuring Rudy "The Omelet King" Standish. The breakfast will be held from 9 to 11 am Saturday at the East Huntingdon Township fire hall in Tarrs. |
| Lox Around the Clock makes good brisket Palm Beach Post, FL - Lox around the Clock is a classic restaurant/deli with a diverse menu, generous portions and clamorous clientele. We visited on a recent Saturday evening, and enjoyed the clean decor and mirrored fountains ... |
| Rincon Mexicano CiN Weekly, OH - Rincon Mexicano has been open at the Bigg's Plaza in Eastgate for nearly 10 years. The spacious eatery with its giant wood booths and kitschy decor has become a popular lunch destination for people working in the area. |
| Get happy at Brazenhead Irish Pub in Mason CiN Weekly, OH - For those suburban dwellers in need of a pint of beer, a cheap dinner and a family-friendly atmosphere, Brazenhead Irish Pub is the place to go. |
| Lenten fish fries around area Gateway Newspapers - SS. Simon & Jude School in Scott Township will hold its annual Lenten Fish Fry on Fridays during Lent from 4- to 7 pm in Fr. Carey Hall (school gym). |
| Quick Bites CiN Weekly, OH - Why cook on a Monday night when you can dine out and help a charitable cause while doing it? The National Exemplar restaurant (6680 Wooster Pike, Mariemont) is hosting a benefit dinner from 5 to 10 pm Monday, March 13. |
| 2 for $20: Geno's in Milford CiN Weekly, OH - Geno's Barbecue and Family Diner is a small restaurant nestled in Milford's charming downtown. It has a laid-back, almost Southern vibe that's accentuated by the barbecue and other homestyle dishes on the menu. |
| Lenten fish fries in area Gateway Newspapers - St. Philip Parish, in Crafton, holds its fish fries in the school cafeteria from 4:30 until 6:30 pm on Fridays during Lent. St. Philip has a special car hop service provided by seventh and eighth graders so customers don't have to leave their cars. |
| New kid at school makes new friends quickly Gateway Newspapers - I could hear children's voices and shoes pounding down the steps that matched my quickening heart beat. What if I was that kid sitting in the corner of the lunch room who no one talked to? |
| Crab and spinach casserole CiN Weekly, OH - As an extra time-saver, use a bag of pre-washed spinach for this recipe (tear the larger leaves into 1 1/2 inch pieces). It saves time and eliminates the extra water that would cling to the leaves if you rinsed them yourself. |
| Roll out a pizza at home Patriot-News, PA - You won't be able to create brick-oven pizza at home out of a conventional oven. But, you can sure make homemade pizza. If you're head over heels for pizza, consider buying a baking and/or pizza stone. |
| News for nerds, stuff that matters Slashdot - The Areas of My Expertise is a great assorted set of lists, data and other odd pieces of data. Great reading in the bathroom or plane riders (Peter Wayner's review). |
| HEDGEHOG DAY WeeklyDig.com - Last Thursday, Ron Jeremy, the world’s biggest porn star, came to Northeastern to debate pornography with a pastor named Craig Gross. |
| Black is the New Green - Celebrate St. Patrick's Day Weekend In ... CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse), Canada - Fergal Murray, Guinness Brewmaster, explains how to paint the town black with Guinness, the Official Beer of St. Patrick's Day TORONTO, March 7 /CNW/ - St. |
| The final Screaming from the Gallery WeeklyDig.com - After letting me write pretty much whatever I damn well pleased for two and a half years, the Dig is ending Screaming from the Gallery. |
| Wendy's Builds on 25+ Years of Fresh Salad Innovation and ... CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse), Canada - Three Bold New Salads Added to Popular 'Garden Sensations' Line TORONTO, March 7 /CNW/ -- First Wendy's(R) introduced salad bars, then convenient salads to go and more recently Garden Sensations(R), a line-up of fresh entree salads with imaginative, top ... |
| Lenten fish fries in area Signal Item, PA - St. Philip Parish, in Crafton, holds its fish fries in the school cafeteria from 4:30 until 6:30 pm on Fridays during Lent. St. Philip has a special car hop service provided by seventh and eighth graders so customers don't have to leave their cars. |
| Lioness Club to hold omelet breakfast Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - The East Huntingdon Township Lioness Club will hold an omelet breakfast featuring Rudy "The Omelet King" Standish. The breakfast will be held from 9 to 11 am Saturday at the East Huntingdon Township fire hall in Tarrs. |
| Lunch with St. Philip kids brings back memories Signal Item, PA - Lunchtime at St. Philip's School in Crafton takes me back to my own grade school days 10-plus years ago. A much different time -- when Mexican pizza reigned king in my mind ... |
| Potatoes -- mashed -- by any other name Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Colcannon is a traditional Irish mashed-potato dish which may include scallion or onion, and cabbage or kale. But don't think that's it for quaint regional names describing variations of potato dishes. |
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