Food and Drink
- Tiny bottles a big change for wine tasting?
- The Associated Press
- NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people visit the Domaine Carneros Winery each year, snapping pictures in front of the 18th-century style chateau and sipping wine on the terrace overlooking a sweep of green vineyards.
Now, the winery hopes to... Full story
- Paso Robles: The best wine region you may not know
- The Associated Press
- PASO ROBLES, Calif. (AP) — The February issue of a respected wine industry trade publication gives only one of the world's wines both a rarefied 98 score and the top spot in the "highly recommended" section.
Near perfection came from Saxum, a... Full story
- Stack your way to a healthier diet
- The Associated Press
- Studies have found that if you think your meal isn't filling, it won't be. Combined with the effects of Supersized restaurant portions, this can leave people disappointed when they try to limit themselves to healthy portion sizes.
But with a little... Full story
- Super Bowl Food: No fancy tricks needed for great grub
- The Associated Press
- There's not a whole lot of high-end culinary wizardry involved in typical Super Bowl party foods. But since it's easy to end up with a bland batch of chili, soggy nachos and brown guacamole, we wondered if there were simple tricks to avoiding these... Full story
- Super Bowl Food: Barbeque bean cheese dip
- The Associated Press
- This incredibly rich barbecue bean and cheese dip tastes like it has a million calories. And it's worth every one (though it actually packs an only slightly more reasonable 567 calories per serving).
The dip combines the best of barbecue-style... Full story
- Super Bowl Food: Buffalo Shrimp
- The Associated Press
- When it comes to buffalo-style food, there's no need to limit yourself to chicken wings. These easy grilled shrimp take to the thick, spicy sauce just as well. Perfect for a Super Bowl party.
If you don't feel like braving the great outdoors to... Full story
- Super Bowl Food: Flatbread sandwiches
- The Associated Press
- Souped-up sandwiches are a Super Bowl party tradition, but that doesn't limit you to Italian grinders and 6-foot meatball subs.
These roasted pepper and spinach flatbread sandwiches blend plenty of flavorful vegetables with a hearty cheese spread... Full story
- Super Bowl Food: Pizza sliders
- The Associated Press
- Don't let burgers have all the fun. With sliders — tiny hamburgers easily noshed in a bite or two — all the rage, offer up a platter of pizza sliders at your Super Bowl party this year.
Not only are pizza sliders a natural party food,... Full story
- Complex carbs for a night of easy Olympics viewing
- The Associated Press
- Planning to carbo load for a strenuous session of watching the Winter Olympics?
This recipe for buckwheat soba noodles and vegetables with tofu peanut sauce is just right. It starts out with an exotic, Japanese-style whole-grain pasta that gets... Full story
- For seriously good carbs, reach for Alfredo
- The Associated Press
- Whenever possible, keep things simple... and loaded with saturated fat.
OK, this recipe for fettuccine Alfredo is easy enough to become a weeknight staple. With just four ingredients and about 20 minutes, you can have a breathtakingly good Alfredo... Full story
