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Thunder mania spreads in Oklahoma City, retailers offer promotions to fans
Updated: Wed, May 23, 2012
In The Raw Sushi has created Thunder themed menu items. Balliets and Walden Cleaners also have special promotions. Read More
Asian fare counteracts winter blahs
Published: Mon, Jan 23, 2012
A simple meal of Orange-Maple Salmon with Spicy Orange Fennel Slaw perks up the palate during the dark winter months. (Photo by Romulo Yanes for "Simple Asian Meals" by Nina Simonds; Rodale, 2012.)
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It's that time of year when you might find yourself adrift in the culinary doldrums.
It's easy to... Read More
Clean up with top-performing paper towels
Published: Mon, Jan 16, 2012
It's never a good time to skimp on paper towels. Consumer Reports recently put 23 towels through their paces, testing for absorption, scrubbing and wet strength. Some good news: Consumers don't have to pay big bucks for good paper towels.
The top paper towel is plain Bounty, with a score of 90. (Don't confuse it... Read More
Throw a roll-your-own-sushi New Year's Eve party
Updated: Tue, Dec 27, 2011
Not a New Year's Eve partier? Me either. My ideal Dec. 31 is pretty basic. We invite another family to spend the night, freeing us up to get comfortable, play games, drink wine without worry and — most importantly — enjoy a leisurely dinner that we cook together. And the slower the better. This year it will be... Read More
Wrap up a book for your favorite cook
Published: Tue, Nov 29, 2011
The holidays speak to our yearning for the past, for candle-lit homes and the alluring aromas of home cooking. Brightly wrapped gifts are part of the picture, and if giving your loved one a "cookbook app" doesn't quite cut it, then a bound, printed volume is the way to go. How quaint!
First, gift yourself with... Read More
Jolie-Pitt brood visit Vietnam
Updated: Fri, Nov 11, 2011
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and their six children are on a visit to Vietnam, where adopted son Pax was born.
The actors and their brood were spotted Friday eating lunch at a rustic restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, known for its delicious traditional... Read More
Traveler's MVP: The sandwich
Published: Fri, Nov 4, 2011
Whenever they get around to making the Travel Hall of Fame, I’m sure passports, rail passes, compasses, roller suitcases and maps will be high on the list of inductees.
But there’s one thing, in my mind, that trumps them all: sandwiches.
Nothing is a bigger friend to the traveler. A sandwich -- a portable,... Read More
Vongerichten goes Korean in new series
Updated: Mon, Jun 20, 2011
WACCABUC, N.Y. — "Try it. Go ahead, stick your finger in!" The dollop of spicy hot-pepper paste is hard to turn down, coming as it does from the blender of Jean-Georges Vongerichten, one of the best-known chefs in the world, not to mention the owner of 31 restaurants and the man known for basically... Read More
New cookbooks offer hot ingredients, cool techniques
Published: Mon, Jun 6, 2011
The hottest ethnic ingredients, such as Sriracha, chimichurri and wasabi, are expanding our palates, while sizzling techniques ranging from indoor pan-searing to stovetop smoking to outdoor Latin-style grilling to Japanese yakitori, provide just the ticket for adventurous cooks in search of the next sweltering heat... Read More
Wine of the Week
2009 Domaine Faury Saint-Joseph 'Vieilles Vignes'
Updated: Fri, May 27, 2011
The 2009 old-vines Saint-Joseph from Domaine Faury is a stunner. Classic northern Rhone Syrah in all its intricate glory, dark plums overlaid with exotic sweet spices and violet.
Grapes grown on steep hillside vineyards and meticulous winemaking from Philippe Faury and his son Lionel yield a Saint-Joseph that... Read More
Salads of the South
Updated: Fri, Apr 1, 2011
A small landslide of new Southern cookbooks has been reminding me daily of the good cooking -- no, the GREAT cooking -- that has grown out of that part of the country.
The latest book to arrive, "A Southerly Course" by Martha Hall Foose, a Mississippian by birth and palate, has gotten me jazzed up about Southern... Read More
WINE OF THE WEEK
2009 Domaine Diochon Moulin-a-Vent Cuvee Vieilles Vignes
Updated: Thu, Jan 27, 2011
Now that all the folderol over Beaujolais Nouveau is long gone, we can start drinking the real stuff: cru Beaujolais. And this Moulin-a-Vent from Domaine Diochon's old vines is definitely worthy. What beautiful Gamay, from what growers are calling a great, great vintage. If they could make a wine like this every... Read More
WINE OF THE WEEK
2009 Venica & Venica Collio Sauvignon Blanc 'Ronco delle Mele'
Updated: Sat, Jan 8, 2011
Quick swirl: A single sip of this stunning Sauvignon Blanc from northeastern Italy immediately gets your attention. The 2009 Venica & Venica "Ronco delle Mele" is one intense mouthful, ripe yet fresh, with an overlay of citrus and flowers and a lingering finish.
At the holiday table, it makes a great alternative... Read More
Indian seasonings by way of a chicken burrito
Updated: Wed, Nov 10, 2010
What's a few cultures clashed in the name of good food?
As in this chicken and rice burrito. It may sound and look Mexican, but the flavor is all Indian.
For simplicity, we let the grocery store do most of the cooking for you. We start with a rotisserie chicken, the meat from which is tossed... Read More
Don't Toss the Expired Sunscreen
Updated: Wed, Nov 3, 2010
Dear Mary: I have four bottles of sunscreen that have expired. I know that they have lost their full effectiveness as sunscreen, but is there another use? I hate to throw them out. -- Dorothy G., Florida
Dear Dorothy: Great question! And good for you for realizing that sunscreen does expire (a good reason for... Read More
London Dining, Small-Plate Style
Updated: Wed, Aug 4, 2010
For years, all I have ordered in a restaurant have been appetizers -- one for a starter, another for the main course. In the early days, there was an uh-oh moment: How will the waiter react? Give me that too-cheap-to-eat-here look?
The truth is, two appetizers for dinner has nothing to do with price. Starters... Read More
Tokyo Pot — one of Oklahoma's best-kept secrets
Updated: Tue, Jul 13, 2010
STILLWATER — Tailgating at football games is only partly about food. It's mostly a social experience that's enhanced by food hot off the grill and ice-cold beer. So what do you do if you don't have a truck, don't own a portable grill and don't want to be at the weather's mercy? If you're looking for a... Read More
Grand House China Bistro offers variety without the buffet
Updated: Mon, Jul 12, 2010
If you enjoy meals with a variety of foods but don't enjoy the buffet experience, there is another way — that doesn't involve a sneeze guard. That way has a name, and it is dim sum. Dim sum can be found at Grand House China Bistro, 2701 N Classen, and Fung's Kitchen, 3231 N Classen, in the Asian District... Read More
Dot Wo customers are treated like family
Updated: Mon, Jul 12, 2010
Consider Andy Sheung, 46, the outgoing owner of Dot Wo restaurant in Edmond. That he is here, and what he does so well, contributes to a marvelous combination of food and service. Dot Wo means “reaching for the peaceful.” And the motto for Dot Wo, according to Sheung, is “Have fun.”
His San... Read More
Kang's Asian Bistro embraces many exciting Asian flavors.
Updated: Mon, Jul 12, 2010
Kang's is an Asian restaurant, sushi bar and sake lounge that embraces the many exciting flavors of China, Japan, Vietnam,and Thailand while catering to the hip, sophisticated clientele of Oklahoma. Read More
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