Food
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10 ways to pour a better glass of vino
Sep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Is life too short to drink cheap wine? Perhaps. But since that's kind of an academic question for a nation living on a beer budget, here are 10 ways to make what you're ...
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Karen's Mexican StacksSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - 11/2 cups Spanish or Mexican rice, cooked 1 cup guacamole 1½ cups black beans, rinsed and drained 1 cup sour cream 1½ cups corn (fresh, frozen or canned) ¾ cup cilant...
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Splurge a little on something fishy such as tuna medallionsSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - We had never noticed tuna "medallions" before, but there they were, beautifully displayed in the fresh-seafood case. Tuna medallions are basically the center of a tuna s...
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Turkey ReubenSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Dressing ¾ cup light mayonnaise ¼ cup ketchup ¼ cup chile sauce ¼ cup minced green bell pepper 3 tablespoons minced scallion 3 tablespoons minced sweet pickles 1 tab...
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Cheap wines push consumption upwardSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Times may be tough, but when it comes to cutting back we're not cutting back on wine. Overall wine consumption in the U.S. climbed a fraction, 0.9 percent, in 2008 to 29...
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Marie's Beef and Avocado SaladSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - 4 avocados, or more to taste, peeled and thinly sliced 2 pounds rare deli roast beef, thinly sliced 1 red onion, thinly sliced 8 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced ½ cup vege...
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Labels will say if your beef was born in the USASep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Attention, grocery shoppers: You'll soon know the nationality of your steak, potatoes and kumquats. A federal law that takes effect Sept. 30 will require supermarkets an...
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Grilled Marinated Bison Steak SandwichesSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - ½ cup balsamic vinegar ¼ cup finely chopped shallots 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 4 bison sirloin steaks (6 ounces each) about 1-inc...
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Strozzapreti With Sausage, Grapes and Red WineSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - 1 cup seedless red grapes (not Thompson), halved lengthwise 1 cup dry red wine ¼ cup sugar 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 pound dried strozzapreti pasta (or other sma...
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Pasta dish combines tastes of grapes, sausage
Sep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Don't be turned off by the thought of grapes and sausage with your pasta. It's a dish from Andrew Carmellini's cookbook, "Urban Italian," and it makes complete sense. "T...