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Updated: June/30/2009
Tastetoledo is the place to celebrate
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Celebrate Independence Day with The Blade's Red White & KABOOM Fireworks and tastetoledo. The event will be held from noon to midnight Friday and noon to 11 p.m. Saturday on the downtown Toledo riverfront, and will showcase food from 13 area restaurants. There also will be a specialty beer garden and a wine garden.
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Updated: June/23/2009
Giving a cookbook
A cookbook makes a great gift for any occasion. But selection of the gift cookbook is crucial. You should have some knowledge of the intended recipient.
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Updated: June/21/2009
Festival celebrates Philippine cuisine Fruit Tarts
Philippine fiesta and traditional cuisine will be featured at the fourth Filipino Festival from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today in the Philippine American Cultural and Civic Center, 1975 West Ridgewood Drive in Parma, Ohio.
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Updated: June/16/2009
Green, greener, greenest ways of cooking
The traditional cooking methods of some classic recipes may not be considered "green" by today's standards. Long, slow cooking in the oven or on the stovetop may have made sense years ago. Today neither may seem eco-friendly as consumers try to save on the cost of utility bills and reduce the use of electricity or natural gas.
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Updated: June/09/2009
Protein adds to good health
At a time when vegetarians and environmentalists are urging consumers to reduce the animal protein they buy and consume, others say that protein, including animal protein, is nutrient-dense and has positive health benefits.
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Updated: June/07/2009
Bananas Foster Sundaes are cool treats
I made my first batch of homemade ice cream of the year over Memorial Day weekend. It was banana pecan made with frozen ripe bananas, cream, and brown sugar, and flavored with a cinnamon stick steeped in water. It had a very banana-y taste, but was a good way to use up ripe fruit.
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Updated: June/02/2009
Grilling in the Midwest
Think about grilling traditions in the Midwest. There's grilling and there's barbecuing. In the Midwest, we are known for grilling. There's no regional barbecue sauce that rivals the dry spice rubs of Memphis or the mops of North Carolina, unless you count the cherry-inspired glazes and sauces of Michigan.
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Updated: May/31/2009
ZOOtoDO event to showcase Toledo area restaurants
Guests will sample foods from more than 50 of the area's finest restaurants and caterers at ZOOtoDO from 6 p.m. to midnight June 12 at the Toledo Zoo. The journey begins at 6 p.m. when guests are greeted with a glass of champagne for a reception near the Africa! exhibit. At 7:30 p.m. they may cross the bridge to the zoo's historic side for music, food, and fun.
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Updated: May/24/2009
Recipe booklet shows soul food can be healthy
The fourth edition of Healthy Soul Food serves up healthful recipes with Southern flair. The 96-page digest-sized magazine cookbook is available for $3.99 at local supermarket checkout stands while supplies last. It is also available at ShopPower.org. (If your store doesn't stock it, it can be ordered at the Web site.)
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Updated: May/19/2009
The iPod meets the grill
Unlike some tech-savvy cooks, I confess I don't own an iPod. But it was fascinating to talk with grilling guru Steven Raichlen about the digital How to Grill for iPod. He calls it the "show and tell" version of his book, How to Grill (Workman, $29.99).
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Updated: April/28/2009
Sweet thoughts on beverages
Before the 1960s, sucrose was used almost exclusively to sweeten soft drinks and other products, but the use of less expensive high-fructose corn syrup increased over the years. It now accounts for half the sugars used in the United States, according to Chow Line, an online publication of Ohio State University.
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Updated: April/26/2009
Port Clinton chili cook-off aids Ottawa County
The 12th annual Ohio State Chili Cook-Off will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Catawba Flea Market, 5335 SE Catawba Rd., Port Clinton. It is part of the two-day Chili Cook-Off that benefits the Ottawa County Salvation Army Tools For School program. Saturday, the 14th annual Buckeye Regional event was held.
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Updated: April/21/2009
A vegetable garden can lead to home canning
Earth Day, which we observe tomorrow, has been celebrated for nearly 40 years, but in 2009, April 22 seems to have more folks thinking about eco-friendly products, organic foods, and gardens and canning.
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Updated: April/19/2009
Maumee Valley Herb Society’s sale begins May 8
We found a lovely little plant with a wonderful lemon fragrance in my daughter’s yard in Texas. None of us knew what it was, so my son-in-law dialed up his iPhone and, based on this research, decided it was lemon thyme.
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Updated: April/12/2009
Entrepreneurs competing in product contest
Continuing to showcase the local flavors of northwest Ohio is the focus of the second annual Food Product Development Competition sponsored by the Center for Innovative Technology.
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Updated: March/31/2009
Passover foods and kosher wines
Passover, which begins at sundown April 8, is one of the few Jewish holidays celebrated in the home, says Eileen Goltz of Fort Wayne. "The creativity of the menu comes in with side dishes, vegetables, kugels, and desserts."
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Updated: March/24/2009
Trends in housewares
Recently I’ve been noticing housewares and appliances, among them an egg cooker and the All Clad Electric Indoor Grill.
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Updated: March/15/2009
Vineyard offers tapas and wine tasting
Tapas, the popular Spanish appetizers, have a loyal following. These little dishes of food can form an entire meal or be as simple as olives, cheeses, and empanadas eaten with wine, sherry, or aperitifs. More elaborate preparations include cold omelets, stuffed peppers, and assorted Spanish appetizers.
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Updated: March/10/2009
Food trends and healthy eating
This year's food trends include the healthy idea that less is more in restaurants and in home cooking. Mintel Menu Insights, a company that tracks flavor and ingredient trends in the restaurant industry, reports the increase in mini food (sliders are a good example), value pricing, and lighter options.
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Updated: March/08/2009
Hamantaschen are sweet celebration of Purim
Hamantaschen, the small triangular pastries that holds a sweet filling of honey, poppy seed, prune, or apricot, are one of the traditions of the festive Jewish holiday of Purim, which begins tomorrow night.
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Updated: March/01/2009
Taste of the Nation Toledo to be at Fat Fish Blue
Share Our Strength's 14th annual Taste of the Nation Toledo will have a whole new dimension when the event is held at 5 p.m. April 26 at Fat Fish Blue in Levis Commons in Perrysburg.
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Updated: February/24/2009
Meatless meals inspired by global recipes
Throughout the United States, the six weeks of Lent brings a focus on family-friendly fish and seafood recipes as well as meatless dishes.
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Updated: February/22/2009
Elegant menu for chefs association dinner
When the Maumee Valley Chefs Association holds its annual scholarship dinner on March 29, it will have a new location, the Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg; a new format, and a partnership with the Northwest Ohio Restaurant Association in presenting scholarships.
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Updated: February/10/2009
Puddings and custards showcase desserts
There's no word for pudding in the French language, although there are plenty of pudding-like desserts such as mousse, custard, creme brulee, creme anglaise, pastry cream, and oufs a la neige (individual "snow eggs," sometimes called floating islands).
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Updated: February/08/2009
Delicious celebrations warm the season
Despite the cold weather and the economy, Valentine's Day and other celebrations are on our minds, from home cooks to restaurants, from supermarkets to fund-raisers.
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Updated: February/03/2009
Classes, food for children
Last December my mother-in-law gave me two copies of a recipe for peanut brittle. What was so special about this recipe is that my daughter had made it when she was in second grade at Red House Run Elementary in Baltimore County, Md. It was an ambitious class project for her teacher, who had 20 students, several room mothers, and a pot of hot boiling sugar.
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Updated: January/27/2009
Cookbooks preserve flavor of America
When Hurricane Katrina smashed through New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005, lives and homes, communities and countryside were destroyed.
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Updated: January/20/2009
Chinese New Year inspires celebration
When Chinese New Year celebrations begin Monday, the year of the Ox 2009 will be ushered in. The festivities continue for 15 days. During this time people decorate their homes, gather for big feasts, and participate in banquets.
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Updated: January/18/2009
Sweethearts candies come with ‘Menu of Love’
Sweethearts, the heart-shaped brightly colored confection, have been a Valentine tradition for more than a century. More than 8 billion Sweethearts are produced, about 100,000 pounds of the candy.
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Updated: January/13/2009
Nutrition replaces quick-fix diets
Nutrition is replacing dieting, according to the fourth annual Food Trends for 2009 report from JWT, a marketing communications firm in New York. Weight-conscious consumers are gravitating to smarter lifestyles. They are interested in eating healthier, more organic, locally sourced, and “slow” foods. This helps shift people from trying a quick-fix diet.
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Updated: January/06/2009
In search of winter fruit
In the middle of winter, readers may wonder how I found all the fresh fruit we used for the sauces to accompany the article at right on this page.
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