Friday, January 9, 2009
Want dinner in a hurry? Soup should be on the menu
Forget those misconceptions that soup takes all day to make. Soup should be what's for dinner.
Photo right: Beef stroganoff soup
How can you resolve to eat better in 2009?
Balanced meals, antioxidants and the overall lifestyle change are front and center. It's about time!
Liquid Assets
Bargains coming, and here are some for now
Finally, some good news, at least for us wine lovers: It's going to be a serious buyers' market in 2009. The signs are already there, in massive markdowns on high-end stuff at a recent Haskell's sale and an upcoming one at Wine Street Spirits.
Everyday food
Cook once - eat twice
Start with dinner tonight, and with a few simple additions to the leftovers, sit down to something new and entirely different tomorrow evening.
Counter Intelligence: Manny's award puts some readers off
Food critic Rick Nelson clears up some wacky conspiracy theories about the Star Tribune's restaurant of the year award given to Manny's Steakhouse.
Thrifty cook
Bargain spuds led to recipe search
There I was with 20 pounds of potatoes and not many ideas for what to make with them.
Home cook
Extra step takes scrambles to new heights
Scrambled eggs are simple to prepare, but required an extra step to go from humdrum to dreamy.
What's cooking
Gold'n Plump joins trend of natural foods that can be traced to source
Just BARE chicken, which aims to address shoppers' concerns about buying, handling and eating chicken.
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