Food

If you eat fish, know the risk from mercury

On the Table: You may like lemon juice or tartar sauce on your fish. What you may not realize is that another condiment is added to every serving of fish you eat: Mercury.
Modified: 11/11/09 06:41:59 AM

Bowled over by carrot soup

I had the ginger carrot soup from Foster's Market recently and loved it. It was a little chunky and a little sweet and really delicious. Could you get the recipe? - D.B., Durham
Modified: 11/10/09 04:51:41 PM

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Recipe: Carrot Ginger Soup

New life grows in pecan orchard

In 1995, Alfred de la Houssaye decided he wanted to raise a family in a rural setting similar to where he grew up in Breaux Bridge, La.
Modified: 11/10/09 05:31:31 PM

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Recipe: 'Something Besides Fruitcake' Nut Rolls

Learn to make a gluten-free feast

Jules Shepard, a gluten-free cooking instructor, returns to EarthFare in Raleigh on Sunday to teach how to cook a gluten-free Thanksgiving feast.
Modified: 11/11/09 06:39:38 AM

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Saving Southern apples

David Vernon found the man who could help him preserve the apple trees on his farm: Lee Calhoun. Calhoun's book "Old Southern Apples" is credited with saving nearly 100 Southern varieties feared extinct.
Modified: 11/11/09 06:49:39 AM

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Recipe: Creamy Apple Squares

Indian choices on the rise

Have you noticed that the fall air is particularly fragrant this year? It just might be the aromas of masala spices wafting from all the new Indian restaurants in the area.
Modified: 11/11/09 06:41:19 AM

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Keep it together when you make scalloped potatoes

Q: Why does the sauce for scalloped potatoes sometimes curdle?
Modified: 11/10/09 04:51:23 PM

Get your holiday menu

Are you fretting your holiday menus?
Modified: 11/10/09 05:31:26 PM

Brewers strive for low-calorie beer

How low can beer makers go? Having conquered the beer-belly set, some of the biggest brewers are trying to win over the six-pack-ab crowd with ultra-low-calorie suds.
Modified: 11/09/09 06:40:56 AM

Farmer brings a message on food

Will Allen, an urban farmer and MacArthur Foundation genius grant winner, is in Raleigh tonight delivering this message: We need to act now to fix a food system that is broken.
Modified: 11/09/09 05:28:52 AM

Bacon makes the sprouts special in fall

Like many members of the cabbage family, Brussels sprouts are at their sweetest and best when grown in cool weather. (There are those who think they're even better after a light frost.)
Modified: 11/06/09 02:25:27 PM

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Recipe: Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Figs

Hot stuff

Counter Culture Coffee, the nationally renowned coffee roaster based in Durham, is selling its Holiday Blend coffee.
Modified: 11/08/09 06:09:48 AM

Cookbooks teach kitchen basics

With households watching every penny, a growing number of Americans are ditching their takeout menus and heading into the kitchen to cook dinner at home. The trouble is, many don't know how.
Modified: 11/08/09 06:07:44 AM

Home brewers, this one's for you

If you think you have an award-winning home-brewed beer, consider entering Carrboro Homebrew Fest's contest Saturday.
Modified: 11/04/09 10:29:48 AM

Win a seat with Fieri

We are offering a chance to win two tickets to see Food Network star Guy Fieri during his roadshow performance Nov. 21 in Raleigh.
Modified: 11/04/09 10:32:25 AM

A quest to re-create Mom's dish pays off

Holidays will never be the same for me, not since my mom died two years ago.
Modified: 11/04/09 05:49:47 AM

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Recipe: Homemade Egg Noodles

Persimmons carry memory

In southern Indiana, where I grew up, persimmons are plentiful and popular.
Modified: 11/04/09 05:49:48 AM

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Recipe: Persimmon Pudding Recipe

Pâté makes the meal

Specialty of the House: I had a great dinner of just appetizers at Nana's. I particularly liked the chicken liver pâté. It would be great if you could get the recipe. - E.C., Chapel Hill
Modified: 11/04/09 06:47:22 AM

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Recipe: Chicken Liver Pâté

Reasons to go meatless

On the Table: When it comes to our diets, we put a lot of emphasis on calories and cholesterol levels. We're concerned about how diet affects our personal health.
Modified: 11/04/09 10:34:52 AM

New spots to grab a sandwich

Epicurean: Tommy Hurley was a Wall Street broker until open heart surgery sent him packing southward in search of a slower-paced lifestyle. He wound up in Apex, where he opened Tommy's Deli.
Modified: 11/04/09 06:44:52 AM

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