Get set Sunday to make meals for five days

BY MARGE PERRY, MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS

Call this move toward meal simplification the Sunday Strategy. On Sunday, you make two slower-cooking but decidedly uncomplicated dishes, which you then use as the basis of your meals during the week.

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The Great Pumpkin (and other squash)

I've never met a pumpkin I didn't like. That goes for the big, orange variety that you find sitting on front porches to the smallest, hard-skinned, struggle-in-the-kitchen variety.

Nov 04, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

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Chili cook-off to benefit ACS

Several Southern Illinois businesses and organizations have teamed up to sponsor the first annual chili cook off to benefit American Cancer Society.

Nov 04, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

No-knead cheese bread

Time, but no work: A knead-free cheese bread

Nov 04, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Brighten a soldier’s day with leftover candy

What do you do with all that leftover Halloween candy?

Nov 04, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Food and wine tasting event showcases region’s finest treats

By Stephen Rickerl, For the Southern

Restaurateurs, vintners and representatives from Southern Illinois tourism boards organized what they hope will become an annual event to spread the word to tourists and travelers about Southern Illinois food and wine.

Oct 28, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…

Cookie Swap: Why wait until Christmas? Give a cookie, get a cookie for a Halloween celebration

BY JACKIE BURRELL, MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS

Santa has always had a monopoly on the good cookies. But it took Julia Usher a while to ponder the bigger issue: Why should the winter holidays get all the gingerbread? And why should something as deliciously fun as a cookie exchange be relegated to December?

Oct 21, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Holiday Recipe Contest

CARBONDALE - Does your family have a spe-cial dish that makes your holidays special? Whether your traditions include a new dish you created or a recipe handed down for generations, share your special recipes and memories with our readers through The Southern Illinoisan's annual Holiday Re…

Oct 14, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…

Need some helping making the perfect casserole for you? Then follow these tips

The Associated Press

Here are some tips that will have you cooking up great - and contemporary - casseroles of your own.

Oct 14, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…

Ditch cream-of-something soup with new casserole recipes

BY ANNMARIE TIMMINS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Banish thoughts of potato sticks, limp green beans and cream-of-something soups. Casseroles finally are redeeming themselves.

Oct 14, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…

A honey of a treat

Autumn is approaching, and it will soon be time for Southern Illinoisans to take scenic drives to view the changing colors of the leaves. You might also catch a glimpse of some little structures at the edge of the woods that look like white doghouses on stilts. There won't be any dogs in …

Oct 07, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Whole grains: They’re good for you, tasty and easy to make

BY STEVE PETUSEVSKY, MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS

Americans love rice. We eat an average of 25 pounds per person annually. But we are less likely to experiment with other whole grains. And we should. After all, they are an excellent source of complex carbohydrates. Whole grains also contain important vitamins, antioxidants and minerals.

Sep 30, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Bacon sizzles

By Lisa Abraham, McClatchy-Tribune News

We are a people obsessed with bacon. And the obsession is growing. Consider the Bacon Explosion, an Internet recipe phenomenon that called for bacon, wrapped in sausage, wrapped in a woven mat of bacon. Or its follow-up, the Bacon Implosion, which is bacon, wrapped in ground bacon, wrappe…

Sep 23, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…

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