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Aspirational asparagus

2012-05-18 16:38:14

Overcooking is what kills asparagus for most people. Memories of gray, limp and pungent spears follow wary eaters like ghosts from a nightmare. But when treated right, asparagus is a versatile and complex vegetable. Its flavor profile can switch from...

Healthy Recipes: Joy Bauer's soft-baked chocolate-cherry oatmeal cookies

2012-05-08 04:00:00

Just because you're trying to eat healthy doesn't mean totally abandoning your sweet tooth. Healthy eating guru Joy Bauer includes many healthy deserts in her healthy recipe library. This week we feature her soft-baked, chocolate-cherry oatmeal...

For Mother's Day, get out the eggs and whip up a creative frittata

2012-05-09 04:47:00

Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis says that her mother would make frittatas, the Italian egg dish, with whatever leftovers she had in the refrigerator. " That was the joke," she tells viewers in segment of her cooking show. "What's in the frittata...

Cooking with fresh herbs brings fragrance and color to the table

2012-05-09 07:51:23

One of the most delightful things about learning to cook is learning how herbs, which are virtually calorie free, can enhance even the simplest basic main ingredients, helping us achieve ever more kudos from the dear ones in our lives whose lot it is to...

Student science and technology fair settles scientific queries

2012-04-29 12:53:08

Ice, salt and rigorous shaking can turn an ounce of nondairy creamer into a frozen treat. "It's simple, sweet and a little silly," Garrett Seidman, a junior at the Hannah More School in Reisterstown, said as he sampled a dab of ice-solid French vanilla...

No reason to be crabby: let's eat

2012-04-30 12:23:55

Strawberries from the far corners of the country are coming into season. The price is down, and there are plenty of them in the grocery stores. Soon enough, there will be local strawberries in season, which, in my experience, are sweeter. It seems to me...

Sizzle some steaks for Mother's Day

2012-05-02 08:37:00

Your family may be the stay-at-home-on-the-holidays type. If that's the case, you might think breakfast in bed is just the thing to honor Mom on her day. But this year, why not ask her opinion? It's entirely possible that the female parental unit in...

Savor & Swirl: From the recipe box of Chef Sean Riggs, AIDA Bistro & Wine Bar

2012-05-07 11:39:00

About Sean Riggs Chef Sean Riggs grew up in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and British Columbia and was an athlete during his high school years — not giving much thought or effort to cooking or food in general. After beginning his university...

Restaurant review: A flight of competent cuisine at Red Parrot Asian Bistro

2012-04-06 12:32:00

The Red Parrot is far from the first restaurant in Baltimore to mix Asian cuisines on its menu. But it might be setting a giddy new standard. The cuisines keep coming — and never seem to stop. Among the first listed appetizers are Japanese spring...

Healthy Recipes: Chocolate raspberry pound cake

2012-04-08 18:45:00

Our latest healthy recipe comes from WebMD. It's for those of you trying to improve your diet, but that can't curb that sweet tooth. WebMD says you can serve this cake with raspberries and a dollop of Cool Whip. If you have a healthy recipe you'd like...

Kale takes the spotlight as foodies hail its health benefits

2012-04-14 13:31:00

After years of being relegated through the purgatory of forgotten foods, kale has found itself in the spotlight for the first time in decades and is ready to prove it belongs there permanently. A crop of the ancients, kale has been cultivated for over 2,...

Catonsville Y needs only paint to complete renovation

2012-04-17 11:34:00

The final stage of a seven-month renovation to the Catonsville Family Center Y, an exterior paint job, should be completed by the end of this week. But members and visitors to the facility at 850 South Rolling Road are already enjoying some of the...

Bobby Baumann of Columbia pours salt on an empty plate during a POW/MIA ceremony that was part of the Laurel American Legion Post 60 Armed Forces Day event May 19, 2012.

2012-05-19 00:00:00

was a fat boy himself -- 450 pounds, according to restaurant founder Demetrius Nicolaidis. This guy managed to get down -- and keep down -- 5 pounds of 90/10 black Angus ground beef, seasoned with salt and pepper, split into 10 patties and stuffed inside an 18-inch Italian bread loaf. His reward?

2012-05-03 00:00:00

The third item from the collection of Julie Dawn Cole is an original screen used Golden Ticket. This ticket was used in the memorable scene where it is found at "Salt's Salted Peanuts" factory following Mr. Salt's ambitious efforts to secure a Golden Ticket for his daughter.

2012-05-02 00:00:00