13 July 2009
Rockfish (aka striped bass) season is a coveted time of year when fishermen catch the Chesapeake Bay’s finest fish, and cooks across the region serve it up in style.
Although April to May is prime time to catch...
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28 April 2009
Packed with crunchy nuts and sweet, chewy fruit, these homemade snack bars will help fill the void whether you’re hiking a trail or taking a flight. Stow a few in your backpack or your carry-on. Try crumbling...
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Spring Spinach Salad
Spring is the start of a growing season abundant in fresh fruits and vegetables, and one of the first plants out of the ground is asparagus. This flowering green stalk is low in calories and sodium but rich in such nutrients as folic acid; potassium; dietary fiber; rutin, which aids circulation; and the amino acid...
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Macaroni and three cheeses
March is the ultimate comfort food month. While spring is just around the corner, the weather is still cold and dreary, and the winter doldrums have overstayed their welcome. This time of year calls for a rich-tasting, yet low-fat version of the comfort food we all know and love: macaroni and cheese. This dish uses onions, garlic,...
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From the Chef’s Kitchen: Mini chocolate pudding cakes
Chocolate symbolizes comfort, love, and guilty pleasures. It conjures up thoughts of childhood, when grandpa would sneak you a sweet treat, and it soothes the heart on sad days. But when it comes to romance, these mini chocolate pudding cakes define Valentine’s Day with a crispy topping and smooth, sultry center. Garnished with a sprinkle of...
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Think Thanksgiving is tough? Cook for 4,400 mouths
By BRIAN WITTEAssociated Press Writer ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — If you think preparing Thanksgiving dinner is a chore, take a moment to imagine the culinary muscle required to feed more than 4,000 hungry U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen. All at once. Every night. Tougher still, the galley crew’s goal is to serve the time-strapped future naval officers within...
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Urban growers go high-tech to feed city dwellers
By JACOB ADELMANAssociated Press Writer POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Terry Fujimoto sees the future of agriculture in the exposed roots of the leafy greens he and his students grow in thin streams of water at a campus greenhouse. The program run by the California State Polytechnic University agriculture professor is part of a growing effort to use...
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More foods getting labeled as US or foreign-grown
By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — No more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin. It’s a law years in the making but timely, as China’s milk scandal and the recent salmonella-tainted Mexican...
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Jarring economy spurs rise in home canning
By HOLLY RAMERAssociated Press Writer To Amy Hobbs Harris, a dozen jars of strawberry preserves are worth $391 — the amount she estimates she’ll save in a year by canning the fruit herself. Not that she normally would spend that much on jam. But the savings add up once she factors in other uses — giving them...
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Veganic farmers work without animal fertilizers
By MELANIE DABOVICHAssociated Press Writer ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The tradition of farming the land in northern New Mexico’s Espanola Valley had been passed down from Don Bustos’ Spanish ancestors who tilled the same soil centuries before. But when Bustos realized the traditional farming techniques he was using could harm his children’s health, he went organic 15...
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