There are three ways I know that a recipe's a winner — when it's quiet at the dinner table, when there are no leftovers and when my twin sister, Janet, e-mails me a new recipe and says, "This one's a keeper." Funny how one phrase can predict the future of a recipe. My sister has never let me down; maybe it's our genetically shared taste buds. Janet always seems to have a good recipe up her sleeve — this time for a grilled steak — which surprised me because that cut of beef isn't her favorite menu item. But this steak was melt-in-your-mouth good, she said, and it made a steak-loving convert out of her. ...more

January 30, 2008

Yes, it's true. You can, on occasion, manage to get a pizza delivered while backpacking the backcountry. All you need is a credit card, a robust phone signal and a willingness to hike to the hard road for your rendezvous with the delivery angel. ...more

January 20, 2008

Andrew Zimmern just might be the King of All Food Media. In addition to his eating-around-the-world Travel Channel series "Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern," he is an associate editor, food critic and restaurant columnist for Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. He blogs at his site Chow and Again. He's also the food features reporter for Fox 9 News in Minneapolis-St. Paul as well as a featured contributor on HGTV's "Rebecca's Garden" and "TIPical Mary Ellen." ...more

January 16, 2008

TAMPA - The intense, earthy flavor was to be expected. This was, after all, a bite of fried pork intestine dancing across my tongue. What was I supposed to taste? Refreshing citrus zest? No. That would be wrong. ...more

January 15, 2008

Sometimes you can spot a good recipe from a mile away and in this case, 1,500 miles away. ...more

December 5, 2007

Fun "The Food Snob's Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Gastronomical Knowledge," by David Kamp and Marion Rosenfeld (Broadway Books, $12.95). This book's definition of a food snob? "A food obsessive for whom the actual joy of eating and cooking is but a side dish to the accumulation of arcane knowledge about these subjects." The rest of the book is equally as irreverent. ...more

November 28, 2007

Looking for a fun and informative gift for a food lover on your holiday list? Consider this selection of culinary books. ...more

November 27, 2007

The annual Fall Festival at St. Patrick Catholic Church offered a full harvest of treats for the eyes, ears and taste buds. ...more

October 27, 2007

This simmer-licious concoction is all about a well-stocked pantry. A sashay over to the cupboard and you're on your way to an enticing one-pot wonder that will leave them swooning. ...more

October 17, 2007

Fine wine, gourmet food and the hit songs of Billy Joel and Elton John are the ingredients for the launch of Keel & Curley Winery's first concert series on Sunday. It is a night that organizers say will enchant the ears and taste buds of audiences. ...more

October 10, 2007