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These 4 summer cocktails are simple, refreshing, versatile
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Summer is better with a signature cocktail. Not a fancy dinner cocktail. Not a party cocktail. And certainly nothing that anyone who goes by the title “mixologist” ever would deign to make.
Oscar's Smokehouse brings out the wurst in visitors
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Did you hear about the two little piggies who went to the market? A few weeks ago, my cousin Kathleen and I discovered Oscar’s Adirondack Mountain Smokehouse, the famous pork palace of the North Country, where the Quintal family has been making bacon since 1943.
Good diabetic diet goes beyond cutting out sugar, carbs
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Diane Whitten, a nutrition educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County who teaches “Dining with Diabetes” classes, stresses that it’s not about eliminating carbohydrates all together or thinking that carbs are bad.
Veggies with eggs make for healthful breakfast
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Mom always said to eat your vegetables, so this Mother’s Day serve her breakfast in bed inspired by a walk through the garden.
An easy yogurt mousse the kids can help make
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
It doesn’t matter how skilled — or not — your kids are in the kitchen. This easy, fruity mousse parfait is a great Mother’s Day project they can help with.
Grilled pears get creamy touch with mascarpone cheese
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
SCCC culinary technical specialist Michelle Anaya-Malone has a pear tree in her backyard — and part of her harvest goes on the heat. She loves grilling pears.
Vegetarian fare finds a growing audience as attitudes change
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Not so long ago, there was a certain image associated with being vegetarian. It usually involved Birkenstocks, lentil loaf and an agenda. There still are plenty of all three in the meatless movement, but a growing number of Americans are finding they can have cauliflower and kale at the center of the plate without a side of ideology.
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SCCC culinary students taste success
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Onions and meat were over fire. Scott Holub was under pressure.
America still tops in wine drinking
Sunday, April 28, 2013
America’s love affair with wine continues. We’re pulling further ahead of Europe, but seeing increased competition from China.
TV host hunts for nation’s best burgers, finds a wide variety
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
If you love a good burger, you might think George Motz has the best job ever. He crisscrosses the country as the host of Travel Channel’s new series “Burger Land” looking for the best burgers in America.
Pizza Over Easy a breakfast-y dinner treat
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Whether leaning toward the sweet end of the spectrum or the savory, the idea of a breakfast item for dinner has a certain naughty appeal, like we’re getting away with something. It’s a topsy-turvy treat.
Pear and radicchio go well with pork
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Culinary technical specialist Michelle Anaya-Malone loves pear over flames for two reasons. “Most of the fruits you normally grill are pineapple,” she said. “I figured, ‘Let’s try a grilled pear.’ I love having it in the summer. And because I have a pear tree at home, I wanted to test this out.”
Gnocchi dish reflects the contrasting sides of spring
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The unpredictable nature of spring — balmy one moment, frigid the next — makes us hanker for dishes that reflect the season’s maybe-maybe not feel.
Bubbly Prosecco is official wine of younger drinkers
Sunday, April 21, 2013
If there’s an official wine of today’s fabulous 21-something generation, it’s the Italian bubbly called prosecco. It’s as “amazing,” as that group would say, as texting or Twitter, while regular champagne and sparkling wine are as 20th century as email.
Salad showcases a softer, white side of asparagus
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Spring means asparagus, one of the first vegetables to push up through the soil. And in markets this time of year, shoppers can find it not only in the traditional green, but in white — grown under heavy mulch or plastic, deprived of sunlight.
