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IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE
Mary Helen Jackson isn't a culinary-school trained chef, but her New Orleans-inspired dishes are drawing folks to Mary Helen's Southern & Creole Cuisine in downtown Hampton. Born in Newport News,...
View ArticleGrow pretty flowers, then use them in dishes
Herbalist Billi Parus rarely uses salt in any food she fixes. Instead, she uses herbs. This year, the Herb Society of America names an edible flower - calendula - as its Herb of the Year. The Tidewater...
View ArticleIt's pasta salad, with a punch
Most people don't associate marinating with the making of a pasta salad. Yet pasta salads, whether an intricate recipe or just a pile of pasta with a bottle of vinaigrette dumped over it, generally...
View ArticleHave 20 minutes? Make this grilled chicken salad
Great salads are all about contrasting taste and textures. Such as soft, creamy chunks of cheese playing against crunchy, bitter bites of radish. Or delicate leafy greens juxtaposed with crunchy, sweet...
View ArticleSide dishes make the meal.
Savory side dishes -- and a divine dessert -- play major roles in any special meal. Here, Chef Brook Fitchett of the Williamsburg Inn provides recipes for side dishes that add pizzazz, whether you are...
View ArticleElegant Meals for Two
Brook Fitchett cooks for celebrities like Sandra Bullock and dignitaries such as Justice Sandra O'Connor. Most recently, the chef at the Williamsburg Inn prepared dishes for Queen Elizabeth of England...
View ArticleWell-prepared European-style fare in a storefront setting
Modest and unpretentious, Al Fresco manages to overcome the shortcomings of its small-box, storefront location to offer a delightful Italian getaway. The open, rectangular room leaves little to the...
View ArticleHONEY-SWEET RECIPES
Here are a couple of Sallie Mitchell's favorite recipes using honey that she and beekeeper husband Scott collect from their many hives. Honey Strawberry Salsa 1 1/2 cups diced sweet red peppers 1 cup...
View ArticleSave time and money with homemade spa treatments
Forget the spa! On the Cheap readers know how to primp and pamper at home with a minimal capital outlay. Of course that old staple, vinegar, makes its appearance ---- but with a little competition from...
View ArticleMy Fabulous Vegetarian Burger
Recipe: My Fabulous Vegetarian Burger So delicous you won't miss the meat! Makes one burger. INGREDIENTS: 1 large portabello mushroom, gills removed 1/2 red pepper, sliced 1/2 vidalia onion, sliced...
View ArticleFresh fruits and herbs flavor colorful cocktails
Cocktails are all about fresh fruits and herbs this year. At 99 Main in Newport News, Kim Lowder muddles basil and strawberries in strawberry vodka for the restaurant's popular Strawberry-Basil...
View ArticleWine Press: Irish wine dinner presents a challenge
It’s hard to believe, but it’s that time of year again when we pull out our green ties and shirts and all become a little Irish. I believe there are not many, if any, Irish wines available to pair...
View ArticleStudded lemons: Use cloves and star anise to make decorative lemons and...
Here's now to insert star anise and cloves into lemons, thus creating "star-studded lemons," courtesy Kathy Rose, a floral designer and member of the Green Spring Garden Club. The club hosts its annual...
View ArticlePass the peas please!
Pass the peas please -- but make it sugar snap peas. Whether you grow your own sugar snap peas or purchase them at your favorite grocery store, here are some recipes to try -- if you have any left...
View ArticleThree Olives had its highs and lows
As my husband Dave and I drove up to Williamsburg's Three Olives Greek Restaurant, I had visions of fat gyros and fluffy falafels. I couldn't have been more wrong in my assumption. Three Olives sets a...
View ArticleTired of apple pie? Make an apple tart.
When I was a kid, my family used to pick apples in what was the Mennonite Colony in the Denbigh area of Newport News. Those apple groves are now gone, replaced by houses. Even so, there are places in...
View ArticleIT'S A DREAM COME TRUE
Mary Helen Jackson isn't a culinary-school trained chef, but her New Orleans-inspired dishes are drawing folks to Mary Helen's Southern & Creole Cuisine in downtown Hampton. Born in Newport News,...
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