Wish you'd volunteered to cheer for Bruce Springsteen at the Super Bowl on Sunday night? This might be some consolation: I couldn't tell he was singing "Born to Run" until the woman next to me started screaming the lyrics. ...more

February 2, 2009

Halftime show review ...more

February 1, 2009

Growers across the state are accessing damage to crops from a freeze that penetrated as far south as the Everglades. Temperatures hovered in the high 20s in eastern Hillsborough County while staying in the 30s in Tampa early this morning. Even normally toasty Pinellas County saw temperatures at the upper edge of the 30s. ...more

January 22, 2009

Chicken and dumplings is one of those comforting dishes that can make even the grumpiest patient dig in. ...more

October 31, 2008

While the rest of the country girds its gardens for the coming frost, October in the Bay area means it's time to get out and have fun. ...more

October 1, 2008

"Al Roker's Big Bad Book of Barbecue," by Al Roker (Scribner, $15.95) ...more

July 16, 2008

Who doesn't love a picnic? A well-packed basket of goodies to share on a blanket under a big, blue sky is the definition of ease. Add the love of your life and some chilled bubbly, and the divas would be hard-pressed to improve upon that perfection. ...more

July 16, 2008

AVON PARK — The Union Congregational Church got their orders prepped Wednesday. On the tables and in the kitchen: 75 large turkeys, 350 pounds of potatoes, 100 cans of cranberries, 102 pies, dozens of industrial-sized cans of sweet corn and about 85 volunteers. It was enough to turn the church's multi-purpose room into something rivaling the mess of Santa's workshop. ...more

November 22, 2007