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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.

Modified: 02/10/10 06:35:14 AM
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Recipe: Crab Cakes
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Recipe: Lemon Butter Sauce
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Recipe: Shrimp and Scallops Fricassee With White Wine Leek Sauce

Want to treat your sweetheart to something a little different this Valentine's Day? Check out the wares at these new foodie destinations.

Modified: 02/10/10 06:37:51 AM
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Greg Cox's Hot List: Let the good times roll

On the Table:  When it comes to losing weight, do what works for you. You probably have an idea of what that is, and you probably know what doesn't work, too.

Modified: 02/10/10 06:32:00 AM

Specialty of the House:  The creamy tomato basil soup at Durham's City Beverage is phenomenal. As soon as I had a taste, the first thing I thought was, "I wonder if Specialty of the House can get this, because I would make it every week." - D.C.B, Raleigh

Modified: 02/10/10 06:34:13 AM
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Recipe: Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

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.

Modified: 02/09/10 05:18:00 AM

If you want a late-night treat, tune in to TLC tonight and watch Raleigh's Wayne Steinkopf lead a team competing on "Ultimate Cake Off." The show airs at 10 p.m.

Modified: 02/08/10 12:04:47 AM

Buffalo's Southwest Cafe is hosting a wing-eating contest during Super Bowl halftime. It costs $10 to enter, and the proceeds will be donated to The Jimmy V Foundation. If you win, you get 10 wings every day until the next Super Bowl.

Modified: 02/06/10 11:27:06 PM

Sunday Dinner:  The annual Fling the Fruitcake Off My Thighs Workout Frenzy started a little later than usual at my gym this year. I guess the new year's motivation was no match for the tundra-type weather. And the stretch pants were still holding out.

Modified: 02/07/10 07:51:48 AM

If you're going to do nachos for the Super Bowl, they'd better live up to the hype of the big event.

Modified: 02/06/10 11:27:20 PM
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Recipe: Beef and Bean Layered Nachos

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