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Buffalo flavor stampedes to fast-food chains, groceries

Buffalo flavor stampedes to fast-food chains, groceries

Buffalo flavor is hotter than hot.

Nov 04, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Fresh-squeezed veggie juice finally comes of age

Fresh-squeezed veggie juice finally comes of age

NEW YORK (AP) - At midmorning, the line at Liquiteria is almost out the door.

Nov 04, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Chefs work magic with leftover Halloween candy

Chefs work magic with leftover Halloween candy

Halloween is officially over. And after weeks of seeing (and snacking on) all those sacks of Reese's cups and bite-size Hershey's bars, candy can begin to feel like less of a treat.

Nov 04, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Halloween potions wake dead tastebuds

Halloween potions wake dead tastebuds

Kids celebrate Halloween with candy, but many adults prefer tricked-out cocktails for their treats.

Oct 27, 2009 | 4:00 pm | Loading…

Pumpkin seeds are great snack, addition to salads

Pumpkin seeds are great snack, addition to salads

You've crafted the perfect gruesome or goofy jack-o'-lantern. But what to do with all the glop you scraped out in the process?

Oct 21, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Farm to fork: Chefs grow and serve own food

Farm to fork: Chefs grow and serve own food

DOWNS, Ill. (AP) - Science teacher Brian Sparks used to look forward to having Ken Myszka in his chemistry class. It followed Myszka's home economics class, and the Tri-Valley High School student often brought something he'd cooked up in there.

Oct 21, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

EICC offers cooking classes, trip to Chicago

Eastern Iowa Community College is offering a variety of cooking classes and a gourmet trip to Chicago during October.

Oct 14, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Rock Island Extension sponsors cooking classes

The Rock Island County Extension service is offering cooking classes. Here is a rundown:

Oct 14, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Botanical center to conduct pumpkin, chili contests

The Quad-City Botanical Center in Rock Island will sponsor a pumpkin bake-off and chili cook-off as part of its 2009 October Pumpkin Extravaganza.

Oct 14, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Tips for engaging children in the kitchen

Tips for engaging children in the kitchen

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - The Spatulatta sisters, better known as Isabella and Olivia Gerasole, learned to make delicate pizzelle cookies from their grandmother, Hawaiian salads from their mother and acquired a love of all foods Italian from their dad.

Oct 14, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Start young when teaching healthy eating

Start young when teaching healthy eating

Television and peers can trump parents when it comes to influencing what children eat, but that doesn't mean families can't fight back.

Oct 14, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

DeWitt tenderloin wins states award

TC's Point After, DeWitt, Iowa, won second place in the Iowa Pork Producers Association Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest for 2009.

Oct 07, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

RI County Extension hosts classes

The University of Illinois Extension, Rock Island County, is offering a class in candy making through its Extension YOUniversity program.

Oct 07, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Marshmallows not just plain vanilla anymore

Marshmallows not just plain vanilla anymore

BERKELEY, Calif. - If you're still using plain old vanilla marshmallows at your campfire or in your cocoa, you're out of touch.

Oct 06, 2009 | 2:35 pm | Loading…

Cucumbers are cool

Pity the poor cucumber.

Sep 09, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Genesis cookbook raises $ for employee assistance fund

Genesis cookbook raises $ for employee assistance fund

You'd never know to look at him today, but there were times when Triston Akers - a healthy, sports-loving 11-year-old - was a very sick boy.

Sep 09, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Davenporters win with ribs and cookies

Davenporters win with ribs and cookies

Nate Miller and Cheryl Smeed, both of Davenport, were other Quad-City food contest winners at the 2009 Iowa State Fair.

Sep 02, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Fair-minded: Bettendorf cook scores again

Fair-minded: Bettendorf cook scores again

Phew! The Iowa State Fair is over and life can get back to normal at the Ron and Norita Solt household in Bettendorf.

Sep 02, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

EICC offers fall cooking classes

Homemade soups and pies, Mexican food and sushi are just a few of the offerings among Eastern Iowa Community College's cooking classes during the month of September.Here is a rundown:

Aug 26, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Julia Child's legacy goes beyond tools and techniques

Julia Child's legacy goes beyond tools and techniques

CONCORD, N.H. - From the timesaving tools and French techniques she loved to a famously dropped dinner, Julia Child left a lasting impression on a generation of cooks.

Aug 26, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

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