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Two ways to feed your flame

We challenged three chefs to come up with two recipes for a Valentine's Day feast - one for a simple dish and the other for a more impressive appetizer, entrée or dessert.

Two ways to feed your flame
By Andrea Weigl | E-mail | 8:35PM
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We challenged three chefs to come up with two recipes for a Valentine's Day feast - one for a simple dish and the other for a more impressive appetizer, entrée or dessert.

Calories: energy and enemy
By Julie Deardorff | Chicago Tribune | 9:18PM
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One of dietitian Jill Weisenberger's clients kept a puzzling food journal: The calorie counts were all out of whack. The woman wrote that a tuna sandwich had 33 calories; an apple, 144.

Angostura Bitters: Out until March
By Kathleen Purvis | E-mail | February 8, 2010

For cocktail lovers, this is a bitter blow: The world is experiencing a shortage of Angostura Bitters.

Interactive NYC tour themed on ‘Top Chef' show
By BETH J. HARPAZ | February 8, 2010
Travel Trip Chef Tour

Why take a walking tour inspired by a cable series you've never seen? If the series is Bravo's “Top Chef,” then the tour will be about cooking and food. And that's something most people can relate to.

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The next Observer Food Tournament will be ...

FRENCH FRIES! And restaurant writer Helen Schwab wants to know your favorite fry place.

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... about (drum roll please) french fries! Send me your favorite fry place by Feb. 16. I'll scout...

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Let a hot chicken stand a bit before refrigerating

Q. I boiled a chicken to make soup. I put the pot with the chicken and the cooking liquid into the refrigerator, but it took 5 to 6 hours to become cold. It was still quite warm for several hours. Should I have done it differently?

In frugal kitchens, think lentils as well as beans

Most people know beans are a frugal cook's best friend. They are inexpensive, nutritious and filling. But many people may not realize - perhaps because so few Americans eat them regularly - that lentils share those qualities.

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Food World: Tango and Coffee and Cash

It doesn't take two to tango in Mooresville. The wine shop 202 Wines, 202 N. Main St., is now off...

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Killingtons dishes up the flavor

Dining on a Budget: Gastropub's menu includes fish and chips, along with a selection of pastas, steaks, sandwiches and salads.

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Oh man, this is one yummy one. I'm talking "lick your lips, make a detour to check out the label and pour another glass" good.