Food
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Warm weather means early Calif. wine grape harvestAug 14, 2013 6:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — There’s no such thing as normal weather in California wine country, and vineyard operators say this year that truism could mean good news for wine l...
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Old-Fashioned Carrot and Raisin SaladAug 14, 2013 6:00 am - 1 cup water 2 tablespoons granulated sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed lemon juice 1 cup loosely packed seedless raisins 6 tablespoons low-fat mayon...
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Any-Way-You-Want-It SushiAug 14, 2013 6:00 am - 1-2 tablespoons cream cheese 8-inch whole-wheat tortilla 1-2 ounces thinly sliced meat (salami, steak, cooked chicken or turkey, or deli meats, such as ham or prosciutto...
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Speedy GazpachoAug 14, 2013 6:00 am - ½ cup purchased tomato soup (not condensed) ½ cup chunky salsa ½ cup diced cucumber Salt and ground black pepper Combine the soup, salsa and cucumber in a food container...
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Bacon Cauliflower Mac and CheeseAug 13, 2013 6:08 am - 1 pound whole-wheat elbow pasta 10 strips bacon, chopped ½ medium head cauliflower, cored and cut into small florets 2 cups milk 1 tablespoon garlic powder ½ tablespoon ...
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Lunch boxes 101: How to buy them. How to fill themAug 13, 2013 6:00 am - Selecting lunch gear used to be simple. Stuff your lunch into a paper bag or pick the box decorated with whichever movie, television or toy character your kid was most s...
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Camarones a la DiablaAug 13, 2013 6:00 am - 2 ancho chilies 1 cup chicken stock 3 tomatoes or a 15-ounce can of tomato purée 1 clove garlic, minced ½ teaspoon each salt and black pepper 3 tablespoons oil 3 tablesp...
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Pizza RollsAug 13, 2013 6:00 am - Sauce 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon butter ½ medium red or yellow onion diced 4 large cloves garlic, minced 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce 1 can (6 ounces) tom...
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Lean and lovin' it: Coming around to virtues of the cool, cool cucumberAug 13, 2013 6:00 am - Editor's note: Don Mauer is taking some time off. This column originally ran on July 24, 2002. When I was a kid, my mom's potato salad was so good she never attempted co...
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Cook of the week: Learning to cook has positive impact on family's waistlineAug 13, 2013 6:00 am - Growing up, Michaelle Catlett had doubts about cooking. “(My mom) told us you can't make your own rice because it would be sticky and you can't make gravy because it wil...