1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes
If your taste buds have grown weary of typical American fares such as cheeseburgers, pizza, and fried chicken perhaps a trip to one of the unique ethnic restaurants in Southern Illinois will wake up your senses and expand your palate. Sampling the dishes of other cultures, from Thailand to I…
Food — the heart of the soul and quite possibly, the portal to the center of the universe! For the typical Southern Illinoisan, it’s easy to find a “usual restaurant” for family outings or date nights. But, what if there were exciting and new places to eat not far from your back door?
If, seven years ago, you told Dr. Lan Chi Thi "Lula" Luu and Dr. John Crilly, they would give up their jobs in academia to start FIn, a fish store from Paducah, Kentucky specializing in Asian Carp products, lots of folks would have said you were crazy. But Lula and John have closed out 2016 …
A thick ribeye steak sizzles at 600 degrees in front of your eyes. A unique approach enables you to cook your food exactly as you like it. Live local music enhances the atmosphere.
Angie Kuehl of Murphysboro and her father, Larry Kuehl, and brother, Colin Kuehl, both of Alto Pass, are passionate about bees.
Angie Kuehl of Murphysboro and her father, Larry Kuehl, and brother, Colin Kuehl, both of Alto Pass, are passionate about bees.
1½ cups flour
In the mid-1800s, several families came to Southern Illinois, cleared hillsides and established orchards. Today, many generations later, there are thousands of acres in Jackson and Union counties that are used for fruit production. Those orchards are still operated by some of the original families.
It is easy to be a vegetarian in Southern Illinois, where thousands of acres of crop production are in fruits and vegetables. We are surrounded by beautiful fresh produce, which helps make this healthy plant-based lifestyle even healthier!
Spending time in the kitchen with your children, grandchildren or the neighborhood children you know is a perfect way to instill some of the most important traditions of the holidays.
The back-to-basics food movement has resulted in encouraging home cooks to search through great-grandma’s recipes and teach themselves how to prepare food from scratch. It’s easy to pick up a can of pumpkin purée at the supermarket, but what do our children learn from that? Kids need to know…
Ye Olde Country Store Ice Cream Shoppe in Du Quoin has become a popular stop for ice cream. The shop offers 24 flavors of hand-dipped ice cream as cones, shakes, sundaes and banana splits.
Everyone at Patti’s 1880s Settlement is treated like family.
Slow-cooking enthusiasts are like the alchemists of yore. They experiment with heat and steam, rubs and sauces until they turn that inanimate slab of animal protein into a tender, juicy, savory ingot of mouth-watering gold for the taste buds.
Most people look forward to spring as a transition into brighter, longer days and warmer, more temperate weather. Folks can finally get out of their homes without bundling up and can watch with anticipation as the barren winter landscape begins to fill with trees budding and grasses turning …
It won’t be long before summertime reaches Southern Illinois and ice cream freezers come out of storage.
It's fair to say cooking runs in the Sorensen family's blood. But it's also a little too easy - and a little too bland - to say that.
One key characteristic drives a successful effort to create a unique and appealing culinary presentation: Simplicity.
