Food And Wine recipes

Child driving golf cart is a recipe for disaster

2007-02-08T02:20:00.000-08:00

Dear Abby: May I respond to the assertion that letting the 6-year-old drive a golf cart is unsafe (Dec. 31)? About 13 years ago, my nephew was allowed to drive a golf cart at the age of 8. He fatally injured his 6-year-old stepsister. He is still traumatized by it. And if that isn't bad enough, last June, my great-grandson was driving a similar piece of equipment on his third birthday (a gift from his paternal grandfather). While the whole family watched, he overturned it as he drove off the road and into a ditch. Everyone seemed to think it was "cute." What is wrong with these idiots? Bewildered Grammy in Maryland Dear Abby: An elderly lady here was killed in a hit-and-run golf cart accident while picking up her mail. The driver was a child.

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Sweetheart Madeleine Recipe

2007-02-06T02:23:00.000-08:00

Ian Gresik's desserts are to die for. Take, for example, the Valrhona chocolate bomb with caramelized bananas and hot espresso ganache the pastry chef is preparing for Valentine's Day at Downtown's Patina Restaurant. Though the food at this elegant eatery next to Walt Disney Concert Hall is amazing, diners have been known to come here just for the desserts. So if you can't make it for the four-course $130 dinner on Feb. 14, Gresik sends his love with this simple yet sweet recipe that'll heat up any Downtown kitchen. Madeleine Cookie Ingredients: 1 cup all purpose flour 2 cups powdered sugar 2.5 teaspoons baking soda 4 eggs 8 tablespoons melted unsalted butter 1 tablespoon rose water Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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NHS debts 'recipe for medical disaster'

2007-02-02T02:21:00.000-08:00

THE growing mountain of NHS debt could threaten plans put in place to transform the Welsh health service into the envy of the world. Doctors last night said that the continuing debt culture which permeates the NHS will leave the Welsh Assembly Government's Designed for Life vision in tatters. Official figures have estimated that the NHS will be £36.4m in debt by the end of this financial year. This is on top of its historical accumulated deficit of £101m, which dates back to at least the start of the new millennium. The Assembly Government has agreed that it will write off some £16m of this debt which was incurred before 2001, bringing the amount repayable to just over £86m. .

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Super Bowl recipe: Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

2007-01-31T02:24:00.000-08:00

In bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar on medium speed until light yellow, about 2 minutes. With mixer on low speed, add vanilla, eggs and peanut butter and mix until well combined. In small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. With mixer on low speed, slowly add flour mixture to peanut butter mixture. Mix just until combined. Use a knife to spread 2/3 of dough evenly in pan. Spread jam evenly over dough. Drop small globs of remaining dough evenly over jam. Don't worry if all the jam isn't covered; dough will spread when baking. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and bake 45 minutes. Cool and cut into small squares. Recipe provided by Gannett News Service, provided by "Barefoot Contessa at Home" by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $35).

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Forgotten recipe puts the fizz back into Tizer

2007-01-29T02:24:00.000-08:00

CHILDREN quenched their thirst and kept their dentists busy with the brightly coloured fizzy drink for decades and now the company behind Tizer is planning to promote it to a new generation. AG Barr, the maker of Irn-Bru and other soft drinks, is poised to relaunch the drink after the company's chairman unearthed the 82-year-old original recipe while clearing out his office. The company will this week move out of its 120-year-old headquarters in Parkhead, in the east end of Glasgow, and move to a huge new purpose-built site in Cumbernauld. .

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Rabalais: Turnovers recipe for disaster

2007-01-23T02:25:00.000-08:00

Pro football is a harsh, unsentimental game. Men like George Halas, patriarch of the Chicago Bears, helped make it that way. Sunday, the team he created won the NFC championship trophy named for him and the ticket to the Super Bowl attached, mercilessly stamping out the sweetest dream going in the NFL with a 39-14 rout of the New Orleans Saints. The Bears are not known for using finesse to get what they want, and that wasn’t the case Sunday. This was a two-handed shove to the solar plexus, and the Saints folded like the Chicago Cubs. New Orleans was the trendy pick coming in. The deft touch of Drew Brees and the acrobatic movements of Reggie Bush were supposed to be too much for hamhanded Rex Grossman and a Bears defense that lost some of its Monsters of the Midway swagger as the season wore on.

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Chef seeks a new business recipe

2007-01-21T02:25:00.000-08:00

Theo Petron set out five years ago to focus on planning and preparing meals for busy families. Today, however, the bulk of his business is serving guests at intimate dinner parties — and he's not sure that's enough to keep his Dinnerwhere service going. BY JULIE FORSTER Pioneer Press Exhausted and hungry, Realtor Sue Zaudtke used to come home from a day of work and eat the nearest, quickest thing — like crackers and cheese. She'd follow the snacking with a dinner out or grab one of those salt-laden roasted chickens from the grocery store. "It was just a matter of getting home at 5:30 or 6 and you are starving and to eat healthy is really difficult," said Zaudtke. Last year, she decided to hire a personal chef to make lunches and dinners for herself and her husband, Dwight.

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Takahe duo still trying to get the recipe right

2007-01-19T02:27:00.000-08:00

For the past month the pair of birds – Hauhunga and Matariki – have been nesting and staff from the Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust were hoping after one dud egg last year that this time the pair would be proud parents. A check Tuesday morning revealed a surprise –- there were two eggs this time, but both were infertile. Ecologist Chris Smuts-Kennedy said the two-year-old birds were young and still had plenty of time to get the reproductive recipe right. But the birds were becoming much smarter about how they nested, and in their first season of mating that was important. "The first one (nest) was in a far more open site than they normally choose. They're usually under a clump of tussock where they're not visible to aerial predators. The second one was like that – they're getting better." However, if the problem with infertile eggs continued, one option – which was still a long way off – might be to send the pair to a fertility expert.

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Recipe: Rillettes de Paris

2007-01-17T02:31:00.000-08:00

Jane Grigson was a literary scholar and translator of important Italian works before she fell in love with French charcuterie and wrote a book about it in the mid-1960s. She became one of the best English food writers, and "The Art of Charcuterie," the American edition first published in the mid-1960s, is an invaluable tome that has inspired two generations of serious pork lovers. "I cannot pretend that this is quick or easy," she warns, "but the success of rillettes depends on [the pounding in a mortar]. You can eliminate the pounding by dropping the meat onto the fast-whirling blades of an electric blender. This demands judgment, because you must not reduce the meat to a porridge-like slush." In other words, do not use a food processor. Grigson, it should be noted, researched and wrote this book while living in a dirt-floored gatehouse built into a rock cliff -- not much more than a cave.

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POPULAR RESTAURANT PARTS WITH CARAMEL PIE RECIPE [ O'CHARLEY'S ...

2007-01-15T02:30:00.000-08:00

Requests to the Food Detective for O'Charley's recipes remain steady with a desire for the restaurant's overloaded potato soup topping the list. That recipe, however, is being held tightly by O'Charley's What the company's Nashville-based headquarters has relinquished, upon the Food Detective's request, is the recipe for its signature caramel pie which, in the restaurant's Pelham location, "is extremely popular," reports Kitchen Manager Nick Donellan. The recipe, according to a company spokesman, "is as close to restaurant quality as an at-home cook can get." "It is our most popular dessert," Nick says, adding that the "ooey-gooey" caramel pie sells for $3.99 per serving. Diners in the casual-dining eatery, Donellan says, typically favor the sirloin steak, chicken tenders, barbecue ribs and prime rib.

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RECIPE OF THE DAY: Lime chicken

2007-01-13T02:23:00.000-08:00

Combining fresh lime juice with honey, soy sauce and powdered ginger makes a delicious sauce for boneless, skinless chicken breast. LIME CHICKEN If your chicken pieces are very large, cut them into serving pieces; 1 and one-fourth pounds of meat is plenty for four people. 2 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, about 1 and one-fourth pounds 2 cloves garlic, minced, about 2 teaspoons 3 tablespoons honey juice of 2 limes 1 tablespoon soy sauce one-half teaspoon salt one-fourth teaspoon ground ginger one-eighth teaspoon (or a pinch) cayenne pepper Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. When the skillet is quite hot, add the chicken and cook about three minutes on one side, or until it is nicely browned.

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Diversity is recipe for firm’s success

2007-01-11T02:23:00.000-08:00

James Fisher and Sons started life in Barrow as a farming and shipping agent's business, before it went down to the sea in ships as an owner carrying Furness iron ore to other ports. The company was founded in 1847, when Queen Victoria was on the throne. And the firm has since gone from strength to strength. Chairman Tim Harris took over at James Fisher in 2001. Since then it has spent more than £100m and bought a dozen companies, and started another from scratch. It has reshaped the business to become known principally not for its shipping operations, but for its diverse array of marine services. These include installing monitoring systems that tell the Royal Navy when its ships need maintenance, supplying fenders to stop ships banging into piers, and vital equipment to operate offshore oil and gas fields.

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Chrysler’s latest recipe for success in the minivan market

2007-01-09T02:31:00.000-08:00

European Grand Voyagers will no longer be built at Chrysler's Graz plant in Austria – this plant now concentrates on the Chrysler 300 saloon and estate, plus Jeep Commander and Grand Cherokee, and all MPVs will be built at two North American plants: St Louis, Missouri and Windsor in Ontario, Canada. LaSorda said there were 35 new features on the cars, including swivelling second-row seats; dual DVD systems so passengers in the second and third rows of seats can watch different programmes; a one-touch powered folding rear seat; and a flex-fuel capability of the smallest 3.3-litre V6 engine, allowing it to run on clean E85 fuel, a mixture of 85% ethanol and 15% petrol. 3.6-litre and 4-litre engines complete the line-up. Chrysler design vice-president Ralph Gilles said the new cars had more upright side windows, giving greater headroom and allowing fitment of “yummy interior features" including ambient interior lighting in the headliner which Gilles said gave a “zen-like halo of soft green light over the rear seats", and a sliding centre console between the front seats that was designed “like a Swiss army knife", allowing cup-holders and storage compartments to be accessed by passengers sitting in the second row of seats.

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Supper ideas, main dish recipe and Monday leftovers

2007-01-07T02:29:00.000-08:00

The United States Department of Agriculture's Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that we increase our grain intake to 6 ounces per day, including 3 ounces from a whole grain source. A whole grain is a one that is neither processed nor refined. The grain retains the whole kernel, which is made up of the bran, the germ and endosperm, making it a good source of fiber. Quinoa anyone? .

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Blend Well and Educate: Recipe for Success?

2007-01-05T02:31:00.000-08:00

At the North Shore Board of Education's Nov. 30 meeting, Barbara Cooper, the district's director of special education, spoke at length to update the board on the status of the blended classes program. The blended classes program was implemented at North Shore just a few years ago. While special education classes historically include students with a full spectrum of learning challenges and special needs, the blended classrooms mix special education students whose challenges are less severe with general education students. The blended classrooms utilize a co-teaching model; at North Shore there is currently one special education teacher and one teacher's aide per class. Also, each blended class limits the number of special education students. Ms. Cooper has suggested that in the future, to maximize each student's achievement, each classroom should have one special educator and one general educator.

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Light recipe: Vegetable Lo Mein

2007-01-03T02:33:00.000-08:00

2. Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add the noodles and time 2 to 3 minutes for the lo mein noodles; 8 to 10 minutes for the spaghetti. Drain in a colander and transfer to a bowl. Toss with the sesame oil. Noodles can be cut into smaller lengths with a kitchen scissors. 3. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. When hot, add the noodles and stir-fry until browned in spots. Transfer to a roasting pan or shallow casserole dish. Place in a preheated 350-degree oven 30 minutes. 4. While the noodles are baking, prepare the vegetables. Cut the white part of the bok choy into julienne strips; cut the greens into strips. Keep separate. 5. Place the nonstick skillet back over medium heat and add the remaining tablespoon oil.

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Heloise's quick cookie recipe is a piece of cake

2006-12-30T02:26:00.000-08:00

Dear Heloise: I had a copy of your cookie-mix recipe made from a cake mix hanging on my refrigerator. My husband surprised me with my new dream refrigerator the other day, but when they brought it in and set it up, my recipe got thrown away. Could you please print it again? Thank you very much. -- Sandie in Wyoming Dear Sandie: Here is the Heloise quick cookie recipe for you to hang on your new refrigerator. It's an easy recipe to make, so always keep cake mix on hand. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix 2 eggs and 1/2 cup of vegetable oil only with a box of your favorite cake mix (nothing else). And if you choose, add a handful of other ingredients such as nuts, raisins and chocolate chips. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart.

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Shrimp recipe

2006-12-28T02:28:00.000-08:00

Zest the lemon and half of the orange and place the zest in a medium bowl. Peel both pieces of fruit, then finely chop half of each. Placed the chopped fruit in the bowl with the zest and reserve the remaining halves. To the bowl, add the oil, garlic, black pepper and pepper flakes. Mix well. Add the shrimp and toss to coat. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes, or refrigerated overnight. Heat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. Remove the shrimp from the marinade, allowing bits of citrus to stick. Discard the marinade. Season the shrimp lightly with salt and grill until opaque and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Use the reserved halves of lemon and orange to squeeze a bit of juice over the shrimp just before serving. Nutrition information per serving: 60 cal., 4.5 g total fat, 25 mg sodium, 4 g pro., 2 g carbo., 0 g dietary fiber.

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Farm crisis a recipe for disaster: BJP

2006-12-26T02:29:00.000-08:00

LUCKNOW: The continuing agriculture crisis in the country was a recipe for an economic disaster that would lead to social ruination of rural communities, the Bharatiya Janata Party warned here on Sunday even as it focussed attention on the "rising index of farmers' suicides" along with the spiralling Sensex. Its economic resolution, adopted on the concluding day of its national council session, demanded "complete waiver of interest amount [on loans] to farmers in all areas affected by repeated crop failures". Endorsing the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission, the BJP urged the Government to narrow the gap between what price the farmer got for his produce and what the consumer paid for it in the cities. Rising prices, increasing interest rates that have affected housing loans adversely, the agriculture crisis and poor implementation of the rural job guarantee scheme had led to a situation, where the Congress `haath' (hand) was no longer with the `aam admi' (the common man), but with the `khas aadmi' (a few rich people), it alleged.

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Recipe for a brighter future

2006-12-17T02:29:00.000-08:00

IT'S early on a Tuesday morning and there's an icy wind whipping up New Street. Huddled under scaffolding outside the Ark Trust is a group of men and women, passing round a cigarette butt and swigging from battered cans of Strongbow. Glassy-eyed, they mutter inaudibly - to themselves or each other, it's hard to tell - ignoring the man slumped in a sleeping bag behind them. As we drive up in our van and start to unload its contents, we are surveyed with a mixture of curiosity and distrust. Their suspicion is understandable - in April this year, the Ark Trust, a homeless centre in Edinburgh, was subject to a police raid that resulted in several arrests for drug possession - but our visit is on friendly terms. I'm here with my co-workers Donald and Kenny, distributing food for FareShare, a charity that works to improve the prospects of homeless people in the capital.

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Recipe in cookbook can be fixed by reading this item

2006-12-15T02:28:00.000-08:00

A recipe for Kahlua Creamy Fudge in the "Ottawa 75th Anniversary Cookbook" contains an error. The ingredients include 1 cup milk chocolate pieces, not 1 cup milk. The recipe is on page 105. Linda Sybeldon, one of the cookbook collaborators, said they are making corrections in cookbooks available for sale, but have no way to contact the many people who already bought the commemorative books. Sybeldon said there are about 50 cookbooks left from a second order of 300 books. The first order of books sold out quickly earlier this fall. The cookbooks contain recipes submitted by current and former Ottawa National Forest staff. More local news .

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Recipe: Lemon Cream Sandwich Cookies

2006-12-13T02:30:00.000-08:00

The mixing method for this cookie dough is similar to that for a pie crust, resulting in tender, flaky rounds to contain the sweet and tart filling. Adapted from cookbook author Elinor Klivans. The finished cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days; or freeze them, individually wrapped and placed in food storage plastic freezer bags, for up to 2 months. For the cookies: 1 1/2 cups flour 6 ounces (1 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces 1 tablespoon chilled lemon juice 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water 1 large egg white, beaten till lightly frothy Sugar, for sprinkling For the filling: 2 ounces ( 1/2 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest Position 2 oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 375 degrees.

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KBC: Renewed turmoil in Polish politics recipe for volatility

2006-12-09T02:29:00.000-08:00

So far it has been an extremely calm week for the Polish zloty and Thursday was not different - trading was limited to an extremely tight range in the EUR/PLN 3.81 area throughout the entire session. Not only did the pair totally ignore the ECB decision and press conference, but remained immune to the sex scandal in the Polish government which has been unraveling since Monday (concerning among others deputy-PM Andrzej Lepper) which could ultimately oust the Self-Defense from the governing coalition and has led some observers to speculate on the possible pre-term elections in the Spring. Today, the liberals from PO are presenting the PiS a political offer – the Civic Platform would back the budget and possibly support a handful of changes in the constitution and in return the PiS would vote in favor of a dissolution vote early next year.

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Pinch of scratch, Dash of Rock - It Creates a Recipe for Success ...

2006-12-07T02:31:00.000-08:00

Toronto, Canada, December 07, 2006 --(PR.COM)-- Cuisinart, a name synonymous with cooking and food preparation, wants to promote brand awareness and stimulate sales with the development of a new public relations campaign. scratch has been hired to develop and execute this campaign for the Canadian market. The agency also handles the Waring PRO line for the small appliance manufacturer. Given the scope of this project, scratch has partnered with one of Canada’s premier boutique agencies, rock-it promotions. Debra Goldblatt and her team were chosen to partner with scratch after an exhaustive agency review. rock-it promotions was chosen based on their reputation as an assertive, well-connected, and creative organization. "Cuisinart is an icon in the small appliance world with a product offering that encompasses almost everything you need for your kitchen," says David Riabov, Partner, scratch.

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Golding's recipe for gridlock

2006-12-03T02:28:00.000-08:00

Opposition Leader Bruce Golding has promised constitutional reform, National Housing Trust benefits for every contributor, the consolidation of payroll deduction into a single security scheme, and much other bureaucratic tinkering of that nature. This is painful historical irony. I would never have expected any Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader to offer constitutional reform. Labourites are noted for their conservatism, not adventurism. New green colour More than anything else, this demonstrates that in their own party, the Labourites have been entirely vanquished by the Endimites. Golding's opportunism never fails to astonish. The Endimites came along with Golding from the National Democratic Movement (NDM), and 'captured' the JLP. Now the Opposition Leader has stitched the NDM platform unto the JLP, and I for one won't wear it.

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Not a recipe for Oscar success

2006-11-27T02:34:00.000-08:00

Amelodramatic indie film about Purim generates a torrent of unexpected Oscar buzz in For Your Consideration, the latest low budget comedy from the team of comedians behind cult hits such as Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show. A satire inspired by Hollywood's annual awards season, the film opened with strong box office results in a small number of US theaters earlier this month, and has received its most lavish compliments from critics for scenes involving the Purim movie, the film-within-the-film that inspires many of For Your Consideration's biggest laughs. Directed by This is Spinal Tap writer Christopher Guest, For Your Consideration revolves around the making of Home for Purim, a drama filled with mostly no-name actors about a family reunion set to take place during the Jewish holiday in the 1940s American South.

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Recipe for Disaster

2006-11-25T02:30:00.000-08:00

I was an Amtrak passenger affected by the Nov. 16 freight train derailment near the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport station ["Train Derailment Expected to Affect Commuters Today," Metro, Nov. 17]. Though, thankfully, no one was hurt, I wonder what the outcome might have been had this been an attack. The Amtrak workers had no idea what to do. The elevators in the station did not work, and several disabled passengers in my car would have needed help. .

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Vegetarianism + Thanksgiving = a recipe for scorn

2006-11-23T02:23:00.000-08:00

Nine years ago, my friend Jennifer, a hard-core vegan and then-co-worker at the North County Times, sent out an in-house e-mail challenging her colleagues to lay off the bird on Thanksgiving.Judging from people's reactions, you would have thought she burned a flag or personally crucified Christ. One guy responded with a graphic description of ways he planned to torture the turkey before eventually strangling, eating then rudely digesting it. .

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Holiday Recipe Help from Food Network in a Customizable Online ...

2006-11-21T02:24:00.000-08:00

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--From tasty Thanksgiving turkey to delicious Christmas dessert, Food Network's new customizable menu planner helps cook up a memorable holiday meal. Found exclusively online at FoodNetwork.com, "Tyler's Ultimate Holiday Menu Planner" features 27 new holiday recipes by Tyler Florence, celebrity chef and host of the Food Network series "Tyler's Ultimate." Users select dishes to create a custom menu and then watch video of each recipe's preparation until the whole meal is complete. From roasted prime rib of beef and candied carrots to velvety mashed potatoes and the ultimate pumpkin pie with crunchy cranberry topping, "Tyler's Ultimate Holiday Menu Planner" users have the ability to pause, rewind and reconfigure until their holiday meal is just right. The URL for "Tyler's Ultimate Holiday Menu Planner" is: http://www.FoodNetwork.com/holidaymenu Some of the 27 delectable holiday dishes Tyler Florence has created, which are as easy to prepare as they are elegant, include: Brothy Pumpkin Soup with Pancetta and Cabbage Chocolate Mousse Cranberry Orange Sauce Crunchy Roasted Rosemary Potatoes Horseradish Chive Sauce Maple-Roasted Turkey Orange Glazed Ham Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Spiced Apples and Raisins Turkey Gravy Wild Mushroom Soup with Chestnuts and Roasted Fennel "Tyler's Ultimate Holiday Menu Planner" can only be found at FoodNetwork.com.

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Thomas More tops Centre women 58-45

2006-11-19T02:24:00.000-08:00

One day after winning its season-opener for the third consecutive season, the Centre College women's basketball team dropped a 58-45 contest to Thomas More College, on the second day of the Country Hearth Inn/Lee's Famous Recipe Classic, hosted by Centre, Saturday, Nov. 18, in Danville, Ky. With the loss, the Colonels fall to 1-1 in the early going, while Thomas More improves to 1-1. It is also the third straight year Centre has followed a season-opening win with a loss. The game was tight throughout the early going. A lay-up by freshman Chrystal Claunch (Harrodsburg, Ky.) tied the game at eight apiece just over five minutes into the game. Thomas More then proceeded to go on a 10-2 run to take an 18-10 lead midway through the first period. Down eight points with just over four minutes left in the half, the Colonels fought their way back and cut the lead to three points when freshman guard Chelsea Goodman (Harrodsburg, Ky.) made a lay-up to cut the Saints lead to 31-28 going into the half.

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Peninsula Food Events

2006-11-17T02:28:00.000-08:00

-Looking to round out (or even start out) a Thanksgiving dinner? Planet Organics, an organic foods delivery service is offering everything from the turkey to the sides. Diestel organic whole turkeys, stuffing, creamed spinach gratin, Basmati rice with apples and cranberries, mashes sweet potatoes and traditional cranberry sauce are all on the menu. Side dishes serve four to five people and many cost less than $10 per dish. To order visit http://www.planetorganics.com or call (800) 956-5855. - Cetrella's Thanksgiving menu is $45 per person and features dishes such as turkey with fresh cranberry and orange compote, wood-roasted Brussels sprouts and pumpkin pie with Chantilly cream. 845 Main St., Half Moon Bay. Reservations at (650) 726-4090. - Home Cookin' dining fundraiser is Dec.

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Share your stuffing recipe

2006-11-15T02:26:00.000-08:00

Does your family have a cherished recipe for stuffing the Thanksgiving bird? Or do you have a distinctive dressing that is baked in a casserole and served alongside the juicy slices of white and dark meat? Perhaps it's one that has an ethnic flair, with the addition of chestnuts, linguica, wild rice, ground pork or nuts. We're hoping you're willing to share the recipe for your family's flavorful bread- or cracker-based side dish. We'll publish a collection of the best recipes Nov. 22, just in time for Thanksgiving. Send recipes to: Joanna McQuillan Weeks, The Standard-Times, 25 Elm St., New Bedford MA 02740-6228, or e-mail to foodedit@s-t.com. To be considered, they must arrive by noon Friday, November 17. Date of Publication: November 15, 2006 on Page B02 .

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The Time for Pumpkin Pie is Upon Us

2006-11-11T02:57:00.000-08:00

The traditional finale to the Thanksgiving feast, in most families, is pumpkin pie. I love it, and I've shared my recipe for it before. For many people, including myself in the past, a recipe for a pie's filling was almost irrelevant because of the obstacle of making pie crust, which is fearsome and daunting to some. True, you can buy refrigerated crusts, but they just aren't as good. Making traditional pie crust is one of those skills that can be described and taught, but can only really be learned through practice. Many recipes don't help, because while they are cautioning against using too much flour or over-handling, which could make the crust tough, you are only hoping the massive blob stays together long enough to get it in the pie pan. There are many variables, such as the type of fat, the moisture content of the flour, the temperature of the water and even the temperature of the kitchen, that can make creating a traditional flaky pastry crust either easy or an intractable mess.

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Linda Bladholm's A Fork on the Road: Online-Only Recipe

2006-11-09T02:57:00.000-08:00

Called paludeh, this is a kind of Persian sorbet flavored with rose water and topped with sour cherries or other preserves and sweet fruit syrup. Rose water is sold at Indian, Middle Eastern and some gourmet markets.  1 medium cantaloupe  2 ripe peaches  1/3 cup sugar  2 tablespoons lemon juice  ½ teaspoon salt  2 tablespoons rose water  Crushed ice Cut the melon in half and scoop out as many melon balls as you can, using a small scoop. Place them in a big serving bowl with any juice from the melon. Peel the peaches and thinly slice. Add to the melon balls. Add the sugar, lemon juice, and salt.

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RECIPE OF THE DAY: What's for dinner tonight?

2006-11-05T02:22:00.000-08:00

If you dont think ahead, and your flank steak or pork is straight from the supermarket, you can still make decent stir-fry in a hurry. Asian flank steak 1 to 1 and one-half pounds flank steak 5 cloves garlic, minced or pressed 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger one-fourth cup soy sauce 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 tablespoon sesame oil one-half teaspoon salt one-fourth teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil green tips of green onions, minced toasted sesame seeds, optional .

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Recipe | Baked Orange Roughy With Pineapple Salsa

2006-11-03T02:46:00.000-08:00

2. Melt tje butter in a saucepan over low heat. Meanwhile, mix the minced parsley, cheese and bread crumbs in a medium size bowl. Set aside. 3. Brush each peace of fish with the melted butter, then dredge in the breading mixture and place in a dry baking dish. For food safety, discard any remaining butter and bread-crumb mixture. 4. Bake until fish reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees for 15 seconds - approximately 25-30 minutes. 5. Meanwhile, prepare the fruit salsa by combining all the other ingredients in a medium size bowl. Cover and set aside. 6. Serve fish on a bed of salsa. - from The Food Experience in Collegeville. Per serving: 354 calories, 33 grams protein, 22 grams carbohydrates, 9 grams sugar, 15 grams fat, 137 milligrams cholesterol, 382 milligrams sodium, 2 grams dietary fiber.

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Fast Lane recipe: Chicken and Rice with Peppers

2006-11-01T00:53:00.000-08:00

Heat olive oil in a wide, heavy skillet set over high heat. When the oil is hot, add frozen vegetable mixture. Spread them out in the pan. Cook 5 minutes, stirring them if they appear to be burning, but otherwise don't stir. Stir in garlic. Cook 3 minutes more, stirring occasionally and lowering heat if vegetables appear to be burning. Add chicken to pan, then rice. Pour broth over all. Season with salt and pepper and red pepper flakes, if using, then drizzle tomatoes over all. Cover, bring to a boil, then lower heat and cook 30 minutes, or until rice is tender. Serve with a bright green vegetable, such as brussels sprouts or broccoli. Note: Bell peppers, of several colors, combined with onions come frozen in bags in the supermarket frozen food section. Substitute a mixture of fresh vegetables (follows), if desired.

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