Flavors Grow as Kitchen Gardens Expand
Fresh herbs move beyond seasoning to scenery and flavor, while new books explore growing and cooking with herbs. The Mediterranean Herb Cookbook and The Edible Asian Garden offer practical guidance on planting, harvesting, and using herbs from lemon grass to lime leaf in Asian and Mediterranean dishes.
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Alice Arndt
Hayworth Press Inc
Georgeanne Brennan
Chronicle Books
Periplus Editions Ltd
Rosalind Creasy
Scribner
Jerry Traunfeld
Arndt
Creasy
San Francisco
Brennan
California
Provence
France
Empty Restaurant Dilemma Explores Dining Alone
In a humorous meditation on dining solo, a reflective narrator ponders whether to enter a nearly empty new restaurant, weighing the appeal of privacy and table choice against risks like unknown food quality and lack of attentive service.
Walmart to end meat cutting at 180 stores
Walmart plans to remove butchers from 180 stores and switch to prepackaged meat, claiming wrapped meat from packing plants looks better and is preferred by shoppers. The company aims to extend meat-cutting elimination to all U S outlets, as officials say the move reflects a broader trend reducing retail butchers nationwide. Prices for Vidalia onions may rise about 10 cents per pound as growers cut back production to match packaging capacity.
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Wal-Mart
U.S
Georgia
Vidalia
Chicken stuffed with ham and mozzarella
A recipe for four serves combining pasta with chicken filled ham and mozzarella. Pound chicken, layer ham and cheese, seal, and cook in olive oil then serve with marinara pasta.
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