August 2012

One of the tastiest anticipations of the end of summer on the farm is corn salad. It comes when the family is having trouble digesting yet another ear but still has more to go. Corn salad is all the …

GateHouse News Service
While the weather has been red hot, I find myself drawn to red food. Fresh produce, such as red bell peppers, tomatoes and strawberries, catch my eye. I snap them up at the f…

Teavana is a store devoted to the art of making and appreciating fine tea. If you don’t know much about brewing loose-leaf tea, ask store employees and they will walk you through the process. “Some p…

Ginger beer was brewed in the field by the British Army in the mid-1700s. In a pinch, it replaced grain beer, a much more complex process. GB is enjoying a comeback of sorts in the U.S., this time as…

Scripps Howard News Service
Sometimes just rearranging the things we already own can make a big change in our homes. Let’s explore how to display accessories in ways that perhaps we didn’t think of…

The latter is a true prawn. They live in fresh water but, like salmon, spawn in salt water. Another meaning is simply a large shrimp, called a jumbo. Other menu names are the Italian scampi, French l…

Somehow, mac and cheese in America became a kids’ fast lunch, and it stuck there. It was Kraft’s fault, with its incredibly popular boxed version, rolled out to mothers’ raves in 1937. Elsewhere, mac…