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Healthy Salad Dressings
April 8, 2010
Adding one tablespoon of safflower oil to your diet per day may shrink your belly and increase lean muscle mass.
Healthy breakfast ideas
March 14, 2010
Steel cut oatmeal, yogurt parfait, and egg sandwich: Eating breakfast every day is important for a healthy lifestyle
Recipe for oven fries: Healthy baked potato fries
March 8, 2010
How to make french fries in the oven: Healthy, homemade, baked potato fries are crispy and good.
Getting ready for the week
February 14, 2010
Super Bowl Sunday
February 7, 2010
I will be making gumbo for our Super Bowl festivities today. My sister-in-law Maria sent me Mark Bittman’s gumbo recipe the other day.
How to brine turkey, carve turkey: Thanksgiving recipes from Alton Brown
November 10, 2009
See how to carve a turkey with a electric knife, how to brine a turkey, and other Thanksgiving videos from Alton Brown of Good Eats.
Justine Henin: Retired from tennis, she's singing, acting, cooking, and more
June 16, 2009
‘Les 12 travaux de Justine Henin’ was a recent Belgian reality show which put the former tennis superstar to a dozen tests.
'Top Chef Masters' premieres tonight on Bravo
June 10, 2009
It’s ‘Top Chef,’ but with actual star chefs competing for charity — and without Padma Lakshmi.
Southern cooking: Frogmore Stew recipe (Low Country shrimp boil)
May 26, 2009
Low Country recipe for shrimp boil with sausage, potato, and corn from Frogmore, South Carolina (near Beaufort).
Chicken kebabs on the grill: A quick, low-meat dinner
May 5, 2009
When you want to cook in the open air, but you don’t want to pork out.
Kevin Pang eats cheeseburgers and more
May 2, 2009
About ‘The Cheeseburger Show’ and its adventurous host.
Goya pasta pumpkins
April 4, 2009
Amy made a trip to Racine Produce today, and came home with these.
Red Gold tomatoes and the mysterious emailer
March 2, 2009
A guy offered to send me soem Red Gold tomatoes to blog about. Well, I do like Red Gold tomatoes.
'Engine 2 Diet' fad from Texas, 'Tecktonik' dance craze from France
February 24, 2009
Scouring the globe to bring you the new and the cutting edge, I have found a dance and a diet.
The Food Allergy Mama
February 13, 2009
Suburban Chicago mom and new cookbook author Kelly Rudnicki blogs about food allergies and kids.
Pressure cookers, recipe books for Indian food, beans, stew
January 5, 2009
Oh, yes — there is delicious Indian food in Racine. It’s at our house, thanks to our Kuhn Rikon Duromatic pressure cooker.
'Good Eats' on YouTube
December 9, 2008
The Good Eats Fan Page now includes YouTube links to several recent seasons of ‘Good Eats’ episode.
Recipe: Potatoes Roasted with Mustard and Rosemary
August 10, 2008
A simple, rustic roasted potato recipe that Amy threw together a year or two ago.
'Top Chef' Chicago
March 11, 2008
Season 4 of the Bravo TV competition — hosted by Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio — takes place in the Windy City.
José Andrés: 'Made in Spain'
March 7, 2008
This very unique PBS foodie series is both fun and fascinating.
Tapas restaurant in Racine, Wisconsin: 'Olde Madrid'
February 17, 2008
Tapas and paella have come to historic 6th Street at a busy little restaurant serving lunch and dinner.
Milwaukee seafood shop: Empire Fish Company
December 27, 2007
Fine fish and seafood in Milwaukee: Empire Fish is one of the Top 10 seafood markets in the United States.
Pierogi recipes: Cheese filling, cabbage filling, mashed potato filling
December 15, 2007
Pierogi recipes — for pierogi dough and several different fillings — as handed down by my mother.
Im Cooked: Christopher Walken's peculiar Chicken with Pears
November 1, 2007
Im Cooked is a new site featuring cooking videos, including this one from the beloved actor.
A frozen pizza that doesn't suck
September 18, 2007
Amy’s Mediterranean Pizza with Cornmeal Crust is more delicious and healthy than most frozen pizzas.
French recipes, bistro cuisine fill Thomas Keller cookbook 'Bouchon'
April 26, 2007
What is a bistro? Thomas Keller’s cookbook bundles French recipes, cooking techniques, and bistro style details.
St. Patrick's Day with Irish breakfast, Racine parade, and Irish stew recipe
March 19, 2007
Since it fell on a Saturday this year, we could celebrate all day — from an Irish breakfast to the Racine parade to a homemade Irish stew.
Excellent Tuscan chicken and beans recipe
November 12, 2006
A simple, inexpensive, and delicious dinner to go with our Italian movie.
Recipe: Hungarian Goulash
August 25, 2006
We include garlic, which may not be authentic, but it’s definitely delicious.
'Cooking Light': It's what's for dinner
July 20, 2006
The magazine — and the MyRecipes.com website — are great sources for interesting-but-easy, healthy weeknight dinners.
When in Racine
July 6, 2006
Since moving to Racine, we’re beginning to appreciate some of the special things here.
Oatmeal recipe: Steel-cut oats ala Alton Brown
May 17, 2006
‘Good Eats’ is a TV show that can improve your life. Steel-cut oatmeal is a food that may lengthen it.
Recipe: Hummus bi Tahina
April 20, 2006
It’s very easy to make batches of this delicious Middle Eastern dip at home.
Houmann's Fish & Seafood
March 19, 2006
The retail store offers a nice selection at reasonable prices.
Racine Produce
March 4, 2006
This Mexican supermarket offers a huge selection of fresh ingredients at reasonable prices.
Kenosha's Harbor Marketplace
June 25, 2005
A nice little farmer’s market on Lake Michigan — plus fresh Wisconsin lamb, art, gifts, and entertainment.
