Several months ago, I wrote about my new-found weakness for Meyer lemons. After the column was published, I pried a few dozen of the extraordinary citrus from my personal cache and sent a box to my sister, Janet, in Georgia. I wanted to share a good thing but hated to part with those lemons. In the end, familial love won out. ...more

March 18, 2009

Sampling beer is a lot of fun. But Salade Nicoise made with a scoop of runny tuna salad on greens drenched in mundane ranch dressing is not. ...more

February 25, 2009

Sampling beer is a lot of fun. But Salade Nicoise made with a scoop of runny tuna salad on greens drenched in mundane ranch dressing is not. ...more

February 25, 2009

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February 4, 2009

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January 17, 2009

It's no longer rumor: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform during the Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa. ...more

September 29, 2008

Time flies when you're having fun writing a food column - even a year later. ...more

June 4, 2008

Time flies when you're having fun writing a food column - even one year later. ...more

June 4, 2008

There are three ways I know that a recipe's a winner — when it's quiet at the dinner table, when there are no leftovers and when my twin sister, Janet, e-mails me a new recipe and says, "This one's a keeper." Funny how one phrase can predict the future of a recipe. My sister has never let me down; maybe it's our genetically shared taste buds. Janet always seems to have a good recipe up her sleeve — this time for a grilled steak — which surprised me because that cut of beef isn't her favorite menu item. But this steak was melt-in-your-mouth good, she said, and it made a steak-loving convert out of her. ...more

January 30, 2008