'Lava cakes' impress at grand gatherings (Macon Telegraph)
QUESTION: On a recent cruise, we had a wonderful dessert called Chocolate Melting Cake. It was baked in individual ramekins, rather like a souffle, and served with a dollop of ice cream on the side. I have searched high and low for this recipe. Do you have any ideas? - Cheryl Little, Cochran ...more...THE CHRONICLE PAIRING GUIDE / THE SPICE IS RIGHT / The secrets of matching Indian food with wine (San Francisco Chronicle)
Asian cuisines get scant consideration when it comes to wine. If you ask about which wine to pair with Indian food, expect a one-word answer. Usually Gewurztraminer. Perhaps Riesling. Maybe Syrah. An entire culture's cuisine to be paired with a... ...more... The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals (ABC 7 Chicago)
(PRESS RELEASE) Obesity, heart disease, and diabetes are all on the rise in children under eighteen, and poor eating habits are largely to blame. Kids are overstuffed and undernourished....more... Cook's Corner Recipe: Lava Cakes (Miami Herald)
DESSERT...more... Ru Yi Cai ('As You Wish' Vegetables) (Contra Costa Times)
Serves 4 For this recipe, dried lily flowers, dried shiitake and wood ear mushrooms, fresh bamboo shoots, baked tofu, pickled sweet cucumber and pickled cabbage are available at Chinese markets, says chef Vicki Fan....more... Match the right grinds and grains with your recipes forflour power (The Globe Gazette)
Fredde Jilek purchases 50-pound bags of a special high-gluten flour for baking at the Sour Grapes Bistro in the Decker House B B in Mason City....more... Fan can cook! Stir-frying brings out the best in veggies (Contra Costa Times)
In the pristine kitchen above Beacon restaurant, amid the bustle of lunch preparations, chef Vicki Fan is surrounded by vegetables. They cover her cutting board like a deconstructed garden: short mountains of amaranth; long leaves of gai choy, the distinctive Chinese mustard greens; a bouquet of...more... Recipe: Lemon Angel Bites (Miami Herald)
DESSERT...more... Rhubarb brings taste of spring (Tacoma News Tribune)
It pokes green shoots from the winter soil before spring even dawns....more... |