Food
- Paint-A-Can winners to be announced
- Healthy Communities of Brownsville will pick the winners in its Paint-A-Can Project today at the Brownsville Farmers’ Market in Linear Park. The contest, which challenged local businesses, schools and churches to decorate garbage cans,... Full story
- Organic farmers market kicks off a new season Saturday
- San Juan — They won’t have as many vegetables as they usually do, but the area’s only organic farmers market is scheduled to kick off its new season at 9 a.m., Saturday at North San Juan Park in San Juan. Blame... Full story
- Obama's "crustmaster" shares his pie recipe
- White House pastry chef Bill Yosses' light, flaky pie crusts have earned him the nickname "The Crustmaster" from President Barack Obama. His trick to making fruit pies worthy of a president is to bake the bottom crust first, then fill and top the... Full story
- Obama pastry chef the Crustmaster
- WASHINGTON (AP) — Poor Bill Yosses. He's the White House pastry chef. He makes desserts for a living. He works for Barack and Michelle Obama. They talk about healthy eating. All the time. Sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? Not... Full story
- Heart & Bowl: Celebrity chef serves up a surprising soup
- Some chefs carefully guard their recipes, keeping their contents secret. But Iliana de la Vega, whose Oaxaca restaurant El Naranjo made her a well-known name in the cooking world, gives her recipes away gladly. She learned her trade by watching... Full story
- Gio’s Villa Pizza and Pasta, it's a tradition in Brownsville
- WHAT: Gio’s Villa Pizza and Pasta WHERE: 2325 Central Blvd. Brownsville, Texas HOURS: Wed.– Sun. 5 p.m.– 11 p.m. PHONE: 542-5054 When Don Breeden drops by Gio’s Villa Pizza... Full story
- Heart & Bowl: Taste memory
- When you cook food that you’re accustomed to — ceviche, scrambled eggs — the combination of flavors seems obvious. Lime and cilantro complement fresh tilapia, tomato, and shrimp perfectly. Toast and bacon sit alongside your morning... Full story
- Heart & Bowl: Hassle-free veggies
- I remember when I was growing up, going to the grocery store with my dad or mom, who would load up our refrigerator for the week. But when you’re cooking for one or two people, it doesn’t make sense to get a week’s worth of... Full story
- ‘In growth we trust’: Brownsville restaurateur wasting no time in franchising fast seafood concept
- Brownsville restaurateur wasting no time in franchising fast seafood concept
- Tino’s Seafood, which opened in February in the Palm Village Shopping Center, finally got around to its grand opening on Wednesday. Owner Tino Villarreal, 28, says he was waiting to iron out all the wrinkles in the concept, which involves a... Full story
- Celebrate the popcorn harvest with these recipes
- Popcorn is so versatile. Sweet, savory or singularly slathered in butter, the treat can be catered to whatever you’re craving. October, National Corn Poppin’ Month, as designated by the Secretary of Agriculture in 1999 though... Full story
- Lobster love: Now is the time to enjoy (and learn more about) the popular crustacean
- Lobster is a year-round treat, but if you ask me, the high season is right now, not the dog days of summer, as so many people on vacation assume. The reason? Longer nights and often cooler weather make us hungry for richer, fuller flavors like... Full story
- Timing is key when preparing a perfect lobster
- Here are more ways to cook a lobster. These instructions come from the Maine Lobster Council. Choose a pot large enough to hold all the lobsters comfortably; do not crowd them. A 4- to 5-gallon pot can handle 6 to 8 pounds of lobster. Put 2 inches... Full story
- Eat your vegetables
- Farmers market returns to Brownsville for 2009-10 season
- The Brownsville Farmers’ Market is on time for a change. Last year’s market, Brownsville’s first in recent history, was postponed while area farmers waited for their flooded fields to dry out after a soaking from Hurricane... Full story
- Heart and Bowl: Recipe for savory tacos
- When you open the paper, you probably relate to the stories we cover on different levels. If you’re a teacher, an article about the local school system might grab your attention more than one about a new business. But there’s one thing... Full story
- 10 foods to have on hand for quick meals
- 10 items, 7 suppers ``Better Homes and Gardens Supermarket Shortcuts'' (Wiley, $19.95) offers tricks, tips and recipes for fast meals. The following advice caught our eye: ``If you have these groceries in your fridge, freezer and cupboard, you'll... Full story
- A quick, crunchy taste of Vietnam
- Fragrant stir-fry features beef and bok choy, a cousin of cabbage ——— My friend, Binh Duong, introduced me to this Vietnamese treat — crunchy noodles topped with fragrant stir-fried beef and vegetables. Bok choy is used in... Full story
- Salad meal has Southwestern accents
- Toss chicken strips in cumin and add chipotle peppers and their sauce to vinaigrette for a quick, Southwestern salad dinner. Toasted baguette with Parmesan cheese complements this unconventional chicken and three bean salad. Look for chipotles in... Full story
- Let your grocery store help prepare your dinner
- Fast food may be cheap, but it almost always comes at a hefty dietary price. On those days when it just doesn’t seem like there’s time to cook, it’s easy to turn to take-out. But these options usually are a recipe for lots of... Full story
- Fresh pasta with arugula and chorizo
- Getting dinner on the table in about 10 minutes can be a workout. If you plan to cook, rather than just nuke, that sort of speed requires a fair amount of multitasking. Which means your best bet is to stick with simple, one-dish meals. But that... Full story
- No-fuss primavera is a breeze
- When schedules are hectic, a successful quick dish in my kitchen is one that doesn’t make a huge mess, uses minimal cookware and has some nutritional value. Garden Primavera is one such dish. It’s chock-full of summer vegetables, uses... Full story
- Kids with allergies eat better than most
- Packing a lunch for a child with allergies takes lots of planning. "Don’t despair," author Terry Traub says in "Food to Some, Poison to Others" (Frederick Fell Publishers, $14.95). "Kids with allergies often end up with far more delicious,... Full story
- Easy school lunch menus
- MOUNTAINS AND FOREST SANDWICH 1 slice Kraft 2 percent Milk Singles 1 slice Oscar Mayer bologna 1 hot dog bun 1 tablespoon Miracle Whip salad dressing 1 leaf lettuce leaf Cut Milk Singles and bologna in half, using knife to make zig-zag cut.... Full story
- Once more into the lunch breach
- Parents struggle, especially at back-to-school time. Should you spend $100 on shoes that make your son fit in when a $25 pair will do—If you pick the Miley Cyrus backpack over the Selena Gomez messenger bag, will your daughter get picked on?... Full story
- Recipe for Watermelon and Tomato Skewers
- Jose Andres credits avant-garde Spanish chef Ferran Adria with creating these simple and inexpensive skewers of watermelon topped with tomatoes and a lemon vinaigrette. He uses just the seeds and inner membranes of the tomatoes, but cherry tomatoes... Full story
- Recipe for White Sangria
- An inexpensive sparkling wine does fine in this recipe for white sangria. For the blend of fruits, use whatever is seasonal, which will cost the least and taste the best. ___ WHITE SANGRIA Start to finish: 10 minutes Servings: 4 1 cup mixed cut... Full story
- Recipe for Chicken Wing Confit with Olive Puree
- This recipe produces an impressive and flavorful tapas using inexpensive chicken wings and other common ingredients. ___ CHICKEN WING CONFIT WITH GREEN OLIVE PUREE Start to finish: 1 hour active (plus 3 hours marinating) Servings: 4 6... Full story
- Restaurant Review: Cobbleheads Bar and Grill
- Some good choices at local bistro
- My friends and I had mixed reactions to a lunch visit last week at Cobbleheads Bar and Grill. I enjoyed my turkey sandwich and crispy fries, and my friend enjoyed her potato skins stuffed with two different kinds of melted cheese, bacon, and... Full story
- Crunchy and delicious: Tino’s Seafood, no Brownsville fish story, it’s the real thing
- BROWNSVILLE - The savory batter had fused into the thick shrimp, awakening our thirst for some good fish and seafood. "It's not so much batter that you can't taste the shrimp," said a co-worker who accompanied me to Tino's Seafood. We'd heard great... Full story
- Combining certain foods supersizes nutrition (and flavor), a dietitian says
- "When I grow up, I want to be an old woman," a smoky-toned, bluesy voice sings in a TV ad. The visuals display a series of mature women, each having fun, each filled with the glow of good health. The women dance and clown as the lyric repeats and... Full story
- Restaurant review: Chili Willie's Drive Inn
- ARROYO CITY - I sank my teeth into the bacon and cheeseburger, enjoying this reunion with an old favorite I had not met in many years. Chili Willie's Drive Inn at 35420 Marshall Hutts Rd. near the intersection of Paredes Line Road greeted me with a... Full story
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