‘Quick & Simple’ soup for the sick a thoughtful, simple gift (recipe)
My soups for the sick — or isolating — got their start with a new cookbook. I deliver them to the doorsteps of those among my friends who have been affected or afflicted...
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Try recipes for these Thanksgiving sides, including Oyster Casserole
This year’s Thanksgiving, pandemic style, has helped me sharpen my math as I pare down traditional recipes for just the two of us. Dividing a recipe for four in half is pretty...
While we’re stuffing ourselves, why not make this recipe for bread stuffing?
Like a lot of you, I’m eating way too much bread these days. It’s comfort food, and, much like other carbohydrate-rich things, it tends to pack on the pounds. I’ve gained 5...
Shrimp stew recipe brings together tastes, tales of two countries
I think today’s shrimp stew recipe originated in Spain, discovered by me when I was there last year to learn about saffron— where it came from and how it was used. The...
Quest for saffron leads to Spain’s charming Consuegra, Don Quixote and centuries of tradition
I’d hoped a visit to Consuegra for the annual Saffron Rose Festival would help me learn why this spice is considered more valuable than gold. Not far from Toledo, directly south of...
Oh saffron, you are a continuing mystery
Developing recipes is one of the more challenging aspects of my work here at The News-Herald. It’s an even bigger challenge when the dishes originated in another country and I am dealing...
Guernsey cattle, fresh seafood team to create memorable Channel Islands cuisine
The English Channel Islands are bathed by the Gulf Stream with a frost-free climate that results in the ability to grow lots of things rarely seen in other temperate parts of the...
Visit to Seville sheds light on why Spaniards live longer
During a recent week’s vacation in sunny Seville, in the south of Spain, I gained lots of insight into why the Spanish are on target for having the longest lifespan in the...
Why Lyon is the gastronomy center of France
Study the geography of Lyon, in south central France equally distant from Marseilles and Paris, and it’s easy to understand why many people consider it the country’s food capital. It lies at...
Yummy Sunday at Tampa’s Thai temple
Few others seem to know of its existence but regulars at the Sunday Morning Food sale include those from Tampa’s growing Asian community and the international couples stationed at nearby MacDill Air...
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