2009-07-03 09:31:00
TIM MEKEEL
Three years ago, when the economy was healthy, Berean Christian Stores was hungry for growth.Its appetite for acquisitions prompted the Cincinnati-based retailer to buy 11 stores, including Provident Bookstores locations here and elsewhere.But now that the economy has taken a turn f......
2009-07-02 10:01:00
TIM MEKEEL
Continuing its aggressive growth strategy here, Giant Food Stores will start expanding its Lancaster Shopping Center store early next year.The project, which will double the size of the store, is part of a $12 million overhaul of the Manheim Township strip center.Giant expects the e......
2009-07-01 00:02:00
KEN HOFFMAN
This week I reached out for a new Fiery Hawaiian pizza, the latest addition to Domino's upscale, innovative line of American Legends specialty pizzas. It's like a beachside luau with fire twirlers, hula dancers, flowered shirts and grass skirts, except round, and with provolone cheese. An......
2009-07-01 00:01:00
CHAD UMBLE
Kyma Seafood Grill opened Tuesday in Denver, marking the transformation of the former Silk City Diner into a sleek, new seafood restaurant.Owners Nick and George Barakos closed the Silk City Diner in January for major renovations. The brothers tore down most of the former diner at 1640 N. ......
2009-07-01 00:01:00
ELAINE MAGEE
DEAR RECIPE DOCTOR: I tasted a mudslide cookie at a local bakery and thought I had died and gone to heaven. Have you ever lightened this type of cookie? If so, I would love to have the Recipe Doctor version in time for summer and then fall and the holidays. You get the picture. I need this recipe......
2009-06-28 00:04:00
JEANNETTE SCOTT
Age: 19
Towns: Manheim and Philadelphia
Occupation: Student
Shaina Kulp just finished her freshman year at the University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, where she majors in pharmacy. The former Elizabethtown ......
2009-06-28 00:02:00
MARCI WATTERSON
Our U.S. holiday that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence is next Saturday, and I believe the Founding Fathers would be proud of how strong and adaptive we can be during difficult times. Although, independence comes in many forms, the taste it leaves is unforgettable; a......
2009-06-27 00:01:00
STEPHANIE WEAVER
Brief drizzle Friday afternoon served as the perfect remedy to the day's humid weather, creating a comfortable atmosphere for the city's 11th Celebrate Lancaster! festival.The party started with food vendors opening along North Queen Street at 11:30 a.m., selling hot dogs, french f......
2009-06-25 00:53:00
STEPHANIE WEAVER
Celebrate Lancaster is back for its 11th year, returning to Binns Park on Friday with the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra to kick off the Independence Day holiday week.The celebration, sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Special Events and Fulton Bank, begins at 11:30 a.m. with numerous fo......
2009-06-24 11:09:00
DAVID O’CONNOR
A bustling shopping and dining corridor on Mount Joy's eastern edge might soon get even busier. Giant Food Stores is planning to build a 50,000-square-foot supermarket just north of and connecting to the Main Street Shopping Center, along Route 230. The new Giant would be built just......
2009-06-24 10:19:00
E. MARTIN HULSE
Not sure if you heard, but a convention center opened the other day. There might have been something in the news. You may have seen it in person, if you actually brave the mean streets of Lancaster City. It's the building that's taller than downtown's former grande dame, the Griest Bu......
2009-06-24 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
The secret to making these savory salmon burgers is to chop the salmon by hand. Using a food processor will ruin the texture of the burger. I promise that you will get rave reviews from your family and friends whenever you serve these unique patties.I have used fresh dill in this recipe be......
2009-06-24 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a Vanilla Soft Serve cone at Baskin-Robbins, the world's biggest ice-cream chain, with 6,000 stores across America and around this crazy blue marble.Let's make sure we're on the same page. It's called "Soft Serve" — not "Soft......
2009-06-21 00:02:00
MANDY STOLTZFU, Sunday Best
This pasta salad comes from my Aunt Judy and is enjoyed by my family at every get-together. It's perfect this time of year for barbecues, lunches and cookouts of every type. This makes a large amount, plenty to enjoy on the picnic table or porch with your friends and family on warm sum......
2009-06-20 00:52:00
DIANA MARTIN
Chad Fisher squatted on the hillside, held up his iPhone and recorded his nephew, Roman Thomas, 11, as he strained to gain a few extra feet in the pedal tractor pull."You have to get a good start and keep pedaling hard," Roman said after the event.The two helped illustrate......
2009-06-18 09:28:00
BERNARD HARRIS
Call it comfort food. People wowed by the interior of the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square that lies just behind the familiar Watt & Shand facade may take some comfort in a few menu items of the hotel restaurant, the Penn Square Grille. Amid the "Eastern Shore cioppino" and ......
2009-06-17 17:07:00
GREG CALDWELL
Correction — The price of Yia Yia's Poppy Seed Salad Dressing at Stauffers of Kissel Hill locations is $6.75. An incorrect price was reported in the article below, posted on LancasterOnline Tuesday. Also, it was Sue Myers' daughter-i......
2009-06-17 11:37:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT
Restaurateur Sam Allen spends a lot of time indoors. But when he has a few hours off, he often winds up outside, along the Susquehanna River. Allen, who co-owns Bube's Brewery, Mount Joy, takes full advantage of the vast recreational playground that runs right through our backyard &mda......
2009-06-17 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
This easy-to-make recipe can be made in advance and used in a variety of ways. For a salad, I like to toss it with shredded cabbage and scallions for an Asian slaw or with shredded or finely chopped lettuce for a savory salad with diced tomatoes or fresh fruit. I also like to use it as a sauce on......
2009-06-17 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a redesigned, bigger'n before Cinnapie dessert pizza from America's No. 3 pizza twirler, Papa John's — the "Better ingredients, better pizza" people, with 2,600 restaurants coast to coast.This ain't pizza, though. It's round, ......
2009-06-16 22:53:00
TOM KNAPP
A developer eyeing a new shopping center at Route 283 and Hershey Road wants Mount Joy Township to dedicate its traffic impact fees for construction of a new connector road.The plan for Elizabethtown Crossings calls for 70,000 square feet of retail space on about 20 acres in the southeast ......
2009-06-16 17:48:00
Lovina Eicher
Today, daughter Elizabeth celebrated her 15th birthday. It doesn't seem possible that Elizabeth, our eldest child, is 15 already. Joe and I have a hard time seeing our children grow older. All we can do is hope and pray that life will be kind to them and that, most of all, they will always be......
2009-06-16 00:01:00
"Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1256) to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products."After 45 years of tryin......
2009-06-14 00:04:00
STEPHEN KOPFINGER
Age: 35
Profession: Program director for Leadership Lancaster
Town: Lancaster city
Susanne Hershey- Babec wants food-lovers to know that vegan does not mean dull "Ultimately, I am inspired to cook a wide......
2009-06-14 00:02:00
MARCI WATTERSON
Father's Day, June 21, might give you a chance to honor Dad, who brings home the bacon ... which is then gobbled up. Yes, dear old Dad, this meal is on us. The diner might experience déjà vu when served this dish that seems to reincarnate those hand-stitched wallets you o......
2009-06-12 11:23:00
TIM MEKEEL
Wilbur Chocolate in Lititz shut down this week after "foreign material" was found in its products at the plant, said Wilbur owner Cargill Inc. Although a Cargill spokeswoman declined to identify the contamination, a union leader and other sources said the material was glass. C......
2009-06-10 18:19:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE
Refugees who have come from around the world to make their home in Lancaster County will celebrate World Refugee Day with public performances of ethnic dances and music, preparation of traditional food and crafts from their home countries.The free public event will be held at Eastern Marke......
2009-06-10 05:00:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI
When it comes to soft-shell crabs, the sweet, briny flavor is as much inside the shell as it is in the shell. Unlike the hard-shell crab, the soft-shell is a crustacean seafood that can be eaten entirely whole — if cooked shortly after the molting of the hard shell, which happens ......
2009-06-10 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
This gluten-free recipe is for a quick and easy pasta dish. The sauce can be prepared in about the same amount of time that it takes the water to boil for the pasta, or it can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to two days.The spicy ginger flavor instantly excites ......
2009-06-10 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a big, honking Brownie Batter Blizzard, one of the all-time favorite Blizzards at America's roadside dessert cart, Dairy Queen, with 5,600 restaurants coast to coast — but mostly about five miles ahead in a small town.The Brownie Batter Blizzard is the......
2009-06-09 17:56:00
JIM ROMANOFF, Associated Press
A takeout pizza is an incredible convenience, but by the time you add tip and extra toppings it can take out a chunk of cash.For those nights when you want the convenience of takeout but the affordability of homemade, the best bet is to doctor up a frozen cheese and tomato pizza. This lets......
2009-06-09 12:18:00
TIM MEKEEL
Jeff Mearig has a word of advice for anyone thinking of opening a plain old gas station. Don't. "If we were relying on gas sales alone, we'd be out of business. There isn't enough of a markup to stay open," said Mearig, an owner of Brunnerville Garage. And many s......
2009-06-07 00:02:00
CHIP SMEDLEY, Sunday Best
Grilling time is here. We're big fans of fish on the coals and this is one of our favorites. It's simple, quick and quite tasty. It's actually two variations on an old theme: grilled, glazed salmon. One of the variations — using spirits as the main liquid in the glaze —......
2009-06-05 01:53:00
PATRICK BURNS
The wait is almost over for local hot dog lovers who have longed for that special gastrolicious dog joint.Joe Spinella and Wes White next Thursday will open Hot Diggity Dog, a Chicago-style hot dog restaurant, just over the Lancaster city line at 1325 Fruitville Pike in Manheim Township....
2009-06-04 00:58:00
STEPHANIE WEAVER
It's time for the annual Country Gourmet Gala and Music Festival, but this year the fundraiser is packing more punch.Now in its fifth year, the festival, sponsored by Historical Society of Salisbury Township, will feature several new food vendors while offering entertainment for all ag......
2009-06-03 17:34:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
Correction — The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities is scheduled to be held in the new Lancaster County Convention Center and Lancaster Marriott Hotel June 24 through June 26. Between 300 and 400 people, i......
2009-06-03 05:00:00
CATHY MOLITORIS
For summer dining, nothing beats grilling. It's quick, it's easy and — with the right marinade, rub or sauce — it's delicious. To take your steak (or chicken, fish or pork) from bland and boring to tempting and tasty, follow these tips from the experts.
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2009-06-03 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a Volcano Double Beef Burrito, hot off the new Volcano Menu at America's No. 1 Mexican-style drive-thru, Taco Bell, with 5,600 restaurants across the land.The Volcano Menu isn't exactly in full eruption yet: So far, it boasts only the Volcano Taco, a ret......
2009-06-03 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,We enjoy your healthy-eating column. The recipe I am sending is terrific, but due to health problems, my diet is restricted. I am hoping you will be able to revise these yummy Congo Squares for me and my husband. Thank you! — Ann Marie James, FloridaCONGO S......
2009-06-02 18:19:00
Lovina Eicher
It is hard to believe that the month of June is already upon us. Where did the last five months go? A sure sign of summer: School doors have closed for another term. Daughter Elizabeth, 14, has now completed her school years and daughter Lovina, 5, will begin hers this fall. There will be six chi......
2009-06-02 18:11:00
STAFF REPORT
From sweet corn and pick-your-own strawberries to baked goods and hearty flowers, consumers can find the best Pennsylvania has to offer with the 2009 Consumer's Guide to Pennsylvania Farm Markets."Pennsylvania is home to more than 1,200 farm markets where consumers can buy fresh, ......
2009-05-31 00:02:00
ANNE KOENIG, Living Editor
Age: 58
Profession: Cleaning service owner and Cookie Lee Jewelry consultant
Town of residence: Lancaster
Fay Berdiner loves to entertain. "Whether it's Game Night or just a casual get-together with famil......
2009-05-30 01:26:00
LORI VAN INGEN
Two hundred and fifty people took a tour of Mexico, Peru, Italy, France, Japan, Greece, Colombia and the Dominican Republic — and they didn't even have to get on an airplane.They were able to make their visit right here in Lancaster city, by sampling ethnic cuisine in the "T......
2009-05-28 19:59:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE
Count them: Seven, eight, nine worms.Third-grader Davion Abrante holds the mass of wiggling worms in his hand.He watches over his classmates' shoulders as they dig holes, planting green beans, lettuce and pumpkin plants outside Buchanan Elementary School — snatching up the......
2009-05-28 13:03:00
LAURA KNOWLES
From aged artisan cheeses to crusty whole grain breads, exotic Ethiopian foods to melt-in-your-mouth chocolate macaroons, Lancaster's Eastern Market has a range of locally grown and prepared products. That includes free-range chicken, grass-fed beef and brown eggs from free-roaming chick......
2009-05-27 05:00:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT
Mike White could stand the heat just fine. But he still got out of the (restaurant) kitchen. As executive chef at Carr's Restaurant, White routinely worked 12-hour days. Sometimes he got a reprieve on Sundays, when he worked for 10-hour stretches. White didn't mind the lo......
2009-05-27 00:39:00
MICHAEL YODER
Despite or perhaps because of the slow economy, the annual "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive drew a record 225,000 pounds of donations from Lancaster County this year.•••Leave it to a depressed economy to get some people to show t......
2009-05-27 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,I love flan and crème brûlée too much, but not the calories and cholesterol! Could you please lighten this? I look for your column every week, and I use your recipes! Keep up the good work! — Edna Mae Schlegel, Carlsbad, Calif.VANILLA CR......
2009-05-27 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a new Frosty-cino drink at America's No. 3 (we fry harder) burger chain, Wendy's.I'll bottom-line it for you right here: A Frosty-cino is a coffee milkshake. That fanciful "cino" at the end will cost you about a buck. Is this for here or to......
2009-05-24 00:02:00
MICHAEL LONG, Sunday Best
Think of spaghetti pie as spaghetti aspiring to be lasagna. By any measure, this is not a sexy dish. The recipes I once flaunted to impress beautiful young women now languish in the folds of my favorite cookbook. This dish is meant, instead, to please the far more discerning palates of finic......
2009-05-20 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,This is a favorite with my family. Can you reduce the fat? Thanks! — Rebecca H., Flint, Mich.CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CREAM-CHEESE FILLING
1 box chocolate cake mix
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
...
2009-05-20 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for an Egg White Turkey Sausage Flatbread Breakfast Sandwich — whew, that's a mouthful — from the dominating doughnut dunker, Dunkin' Donuts, with 7,800 restaurants coast to coast and around the world.Dunkin' Donuts is the U.S.'s leader i......
2009-05-19 17:54:00
ASSOCIATED PRESS
For great grilled vegetables that are tender inside and crispy and smoky outside, moderate heat is key. Go too high and the outside will burn while the insides remain unpleasantly crunchy.GRILLED EGGPLANT AND RED PEPPER WITH MINT-CUMIN DRESSING
1 medium eggpla......
2009-05-19 17:53:00
Lovina Eicher
As I sit here at the dining room table, I can smell the fragrance of the lilac bouquet that my sister Emma bought me yesterday. I miss my lilac bushes very much since we had to cut them down while building the new house a few years ago. I'd like to get more started, but it will be a few years......
2009-05-17 00:11:00
JON RUTTER
In the 1950s there was the Red scare. Now there's the green scare. It's circulating in the form of Internet alerts claiming that Congress, prodded by agribusiness and biotechnology companies, is about to outlaw organic farming and backyard gardening. It's sowing fear in......
2009-05-17 00:04:00
JEANNETTE SCOTT
Age: 35
Town: Maytown
Profession: Bartender at Lancaster Dispensing Company This dish is a comfort food from Fryth Genetti's hometown, Ramsgate, South Coast, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is enjoyed there in the s......
2009-05-17 00:02:00
STEPHEN KOPFINGER
"Tried and true" is a pretty reliable guarantee something is good. In the case of Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, that something is a collection of great recipes, passed down and shared by members of the Ephrata congregation in their new cookbook, "Trinity's Tried and......
2009-05-15 14:32:00
JOSEPH MALDONADO
Just before Bruno Caretti and Giuseppe Carannante acquired their first Italian restaurant in Lititz back in the 1990s, the men sat outside in the parking lot trying to think of a name. "Most of the names we came up with ended up sounding silly or like names you migh......
2009-05-13 05:00:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT
Just two weeks after Dennis Michaels Jr. landed his first job washing dishes in a restaurant kitchen, a line cook abruptly quit. Michaels stepped up to fill the spot. He was just 13 at the time. "I was taught by fire," he says. "Ever since that, (cooking) is my love, my pass......
2009-05-13 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for an Italian Sausage Marinara BreadBowl, one of five new, completely edible dishes from America's No. 2 pizza twirler, Domino's, with 8,773 restaurants in all 50 states.If you squint your eyes, this BreadBowl looks like a big, fat small pizza — with ......
2009-05-13 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
I have had so many requests for this old coffee cake recipe of mine that I have decided to run it again. Coffee cakes can be made with yeast, with baking powder or baking soda, or with a combination of both. The ones made without yeast take much less time and, in my opinion, are just as delicious......
2009-05-10 00:10:00
STEPHEN KOPFINGER
A mother of a toddler has enough to worry about: bumps and bruises, sneezes and sniffles, baby gates and cupboard locks. For Cathy DeVinney, add to that the hidden dangers of her son's food allergy. Luke, 20 months, could be felled by something as innocuous as a glass of milk or a cheese- f......
2009-05-10 00:04:00
STAFF
Food allergies can hide where you least expect them. Below are some tips found on The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network Web site, http://foodallergy.org/alle.... Information on eggs, fish, shellfish,......
2009-05-10 00:02:00
MELISSA JULIUS, Sunday Best
By using an item considered a "throw-away," and everyday staples such as potatoes, onion and flour, my Grandma Sebolka spread the family food budget (as lots of great moms do) to feed seven children. Grandma Sebolka's thriftiness lead away from traditional potato pancakes cooked in oil to pancakes c...
2009-05-09 00:01:00
Summer is just around the corner and that means swimsuit weather. And, if you are like most of us, that person staring back at you in the mirror isn't as fit as you remember from last summer.So you decide to cut down on what you eat. But a study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of......
2009-05-06 05:00:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT
Jordan Stepanchick isn't shy about sharing the "secret" behind his prize-winning pancakes. "Eggos," he says. The frozen favorites — warmed and topped with bananas, strawberries and blueberries — propelled Jordan and Ben Kramer to victory in Hempfield......
2009-05-06 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,Every spring, I love to eat as many berries as I can, then in the summer I like to eat all the peaches I can, and I use them in recipes like this. Can I make it with less butter without ruining it? Hope you can help. — Bianca M., CincinnatiFRUIT COBBLER...
2009-05-06 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for some Kentucky Grilled Chicken — KFC's latest attempt at giving customers a nonfried, less-fatty alternative to KFC's iconic Original Recipe and Extra Crispy fried chicken.In the past, KFC has made various tries, with rotisserie chicken, roasted chi......
2009-05-05 18:29:00
Lovina Eicher
Our horses had a nice treat when my husband Joe opened our gate to let them back into the pasture field. It looks like they are enjoying the green grass after a winter of eating hay. With warmer weather here we will also start the extra summer job of mowing grass now. Joe still needs to put fresh......
2009-05-05 00:01:00
In the wake of federal judge Edward Korman's ruling that the Food and Drug Administration allow women as young as 17 to buy Plan B — the "morning after" pill — critics have called the ruling politically motivated.That's an interesting twist, because it was the......
2009-05-03 00:04:00
STEPHEN KOPFINGER
Age: 57
Profession: Owner, Movies Galore [a video rental, sales and gift store in Strasburg]
Town of residence: Strasburg
Marcia Johnson isn't afraid to take chances in the kitchen — or learn from mistak......
2009-05-03 00:02:00
MARCI WATTERSON
Yes, as mothers, you are required to wear many different hats: caretaker, nurse, teacher, coach, referee, chauffeur, chef ... the list seems endless. WOW! Well, come to think of it, "WOW" is just "MOM" turned upside-down, and fitting I might add. Whether prepping a......
2009-05-01 01:13:00
DAVE PIDGEON
Developers of the $174 million hotel/convention center in Penn Square are losing revenue each time they postpone its opening, but how much revenue remains uncertain.More than a dozen planners for events scheduled for the convention center either found alternative sites or postponed when de......
2009-04-30 00:48:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
Local politicians and medical professionals are not high on a proposal coming out of Harrisburg.State Rep. Mark Cohen, a Democrat representing Philadelphia County, has introduced a bill that would permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes."As time goes on, citizens and g......
2009-04-29 05:00:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT
Timm Wenger was 19 when he got his first real taste of the world outside Lancaster County. Wenger grew up on a dairy farm near Manheim, raised on a diet of good ol' meat and potatoes. Before he went to college, he'd never even had Chinese takeout. Now Wenger and his wife Kr......
2009-04-29 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
This dessert is a bit of a twist on an American classic, the banana split. I am so pleased with the positive comments I have had from guests about this whimsical dish that I have decided to make it into a column. Not only is it delicious and truly unusual, but it is also easy to prepare at home....
2009-04-29 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a pint of Chocolate Chocolate Chip ice cream from Graeter's, the four-generation, family-owned ice-cream maker in Cincinnati.I'm not going to make you wait — this is the single most delicious thing I've ever tasted. Halfway through my pint, I w......
2009-04-26 00:02:00
ANNE KOENIG, Sunday Best
Before you scrunch your nose and bypass this vegetarian dish with a dismissive "EWWW," consider opening yourself up to trying something different, healthy and — here's the thing — tasty! A "quick, easy and deliciously fake meatloaf" recipe is how my meat-shunning daughter Valerie de......
2009-04-24 00:27:00
DAVE PIDGEON
Runners and spectators for Saturday's Race Against Racism should pack sunscreen instead of layers this year.AccuWeather meteorologist Brian Edwards is predicting a balmy day with temperatures reaching the mid-80s for the 11th annual race, festival and parade in downtown Lancaster, spon......
2009-04-22 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a new Midnight Truffle Blizzard — maybe the most chocolatey Blizzard ever concocted by the mad geniuses in product development at America's roadside dessert cart, Dairy Queen, with 5,600 restaurants coast to coast.I'm a chocolate person. I am desig......
2009-04-22 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
This is one of my favorite spring and summer salads. I usually serve it over shredded cabbage. Last week I served it for a luncheon and added fresh bean sprouts to the cabbage and liked it even better. In fact, all of my guests asked me for the recipe. For a heartier dish, serve it over rice or n......
2009-04-21 20:51:00
Lovina Eicher
It is once again the time of year that rhubarb will begin finding its way into all kinds of different dishes. My rhubarb looks big enough to make a few things already. I always enjoy seeing the rhubarb peep out of the ground and seeing the leaves begin to uncurl. This is a sure sign that warm wea......
2009-04-19 00:02:00
ANNE KOENIG, Living Editor
Age: 51
Town: Ephrata
Profession: Pastor of Grace Evangelical Congregational Church, Akron Loads of peppers and triple spices: They are integral to one Cool chili. "I love to eat," noted Leslie Cool. &quo......
2009-04-17 01:14:00
BRIAN WALLACE
Every year, thousands of parents of School District of Lancaster students must fill out an income eligibility form to qualify their children for free or reduced-price breakfasts and lunches.Many parents forget to return the forms by the Oct. 1 deadline. Others don't bother to apply bec......
2009-04-16 05:00:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT
Sometimes Kate Maloney lies awake late at night, wondering what will happen when the unemployment checks run out. But she never worries about putting food on the table. Come summer, Maloney, her husband — who is currently unemployed — and four friends will have a steady supp......
2009-04-15 11:20:00
CHAD UMBLE
Ciro's Italian Bistro expects to open in the next couple of weeks at Richmond Square while Giant to Go, a new convenience store, began doing business today at the commercial/residental development at Fruitville Pike and Route 722. Brothers and restaurant owners Tony and Angelo Ciro descr......
2009-04-15 05:00:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT
The recession hasn't dampened people's appetites for dining out. Drive past many local restaurants, and you'll still see packed parking lots, especially on weekends. But more value-oriented diners are keeping a close eye on their tabs. "They're looking for more......
2009-04-15 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week, I ordered an Italian Toasty Torpedo, one of the new Tasty Torpedoes from America's "mm'mm toasty" sandwich shop, Quiznos, with 4,500 restaurants across the country and looping the Earth.These are the new 13-inchers that Quiznos is pushing with a suggestive ad c......
2009-04-15 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,I hope you can reduce the fat and calories in this — it is a favorite and very quick to make. Thank you! — Olivia P., SeattleENCHILADA CASSEROLE
1 pound ground beef
½ bell pepper, chopped...
2009-04-14 18:04:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE
Perfect meat every time — fork-split tender, flavor intense, moist and nutrient-rich.What's not to love about sous vide?Sous vide?Not as glamorous as the French name sounds, sous vide (sounds like sue veed) is simply a style of cooking that involves "poaching f......
2009-04-13 00:08:00
LARRY ALEXANDER
Imagine a lavish meal of turkey and ham with parsley potatoes, cooked in ironware over a wood-burning hearth, with fresh bread baked in a brick oven, all served in a rustic dining room in front of a large fireplace.If that sounds like something experienced by our Colonial forebears, it is.......
2009-04-12 00:02:00
JON RUTTER, Sunday Best
My mother, Lorraine Rutter, of Reading, clipped this cornbread recipe from Beth Merriman's "Test Kitchen" series in PARADE magazine years ago. Today, mom uses Egg Beaters to cut down on saturated fat and cholesterol. And she substitutes applesauce for oil. That's it. She says anyone can ma......
2009-04-09 01:40:00
PATRICK BURNS
A mini-Giant will come to Lancaster County next week.Giant Food Stores announced Wednesday that it will open the company's first free-standing convenience store in Manheim Township.Giant To Go, which will have eight gas pumps, will open Wednesday at 601 Richmond Drive near Richm......
2009-04-08 05:00:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT
Make room for some sweet nostalgia in the kids' Easter baskets. After a four-year hiatus, Rebman's homemade chocolate eggs are back — just in time to celebrate the beloved candy's 100th birthday. Fans owe their sated sweet tooth to persistent customers who called Rebman B......
2009-04-08 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,I just love this recipe but there's too much butter. Can you reduce the fat? —Caitlin S., Newark, N.J.SPOON BREAD
3 eggs
1 stick butter, melted
1 cup sour cream
1 (1......
2009-04-08 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week, I reached out for a Champ! Hot Fudge Brownie Sundae ice-cream cone, new from Blue Bunny. You know Blue Bunny — the affordable ice-cream and Bomb Pop frozen-ice folks in the freezer at your local supermarket.Hey, I like a double-dip cone at Ben & Jerry's, Marble Sla......
2009-04-07 18:14:00
Lovina Eicher
What a surprise for the children to awaken to a white world! Overnight we received quite a few inches of snow. The trees make such a beautiful picture this morning with the thick layer of snow. Instead of having to rake the yard on spring break, the children are enjoying making snowmen. The snow ......
2009-04-05 00:09:00
JEANNETTE SCOTT
Cutbacks abound these days. Salaries, jobs, spending. Giving to charity makes the list, too. "All I hear is about how companies have cut back their charitable donations," wrote Isaac's Deli Inc. President Philip R. Wenger in an e-mail Thursday. But Isaac's wants to buck the trend, he said.......
2009-04-05 00:02:00
JEANNETTE SCOTT
Age: 47
Town: Lancaster
Profession: Director of Parent Relations, Franklin & Marshall College.
Maura Condon Umble is a first-generation Irish-American. Her parents emigrated from southeast Ireland in 1955. He......
2009-04-04 01:39:00
MADELYN PENNINO
Hempfield High School baking and pastry arts students can take the heat in the kitchen.In fact, students have spent a great deal of time there recently, creating elaborate cakes for the school's inaugural "mini-Thon" to benefit Penn State's Hershey Medical Center's Fo......
2009-04-03 01:07:00
JEFF HAWKES
Kevin Henderson had a thing for cheese.He'd watch TV and eat a half-pound, all 708 fatty calories.Henderson craved chocolate peanut butter ice cream, too, and could demolish a half-gallon in one sitting. We're talking 2,880 calories.He liked bacon on his Domino's ......
2009-04-01 08:59:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT
A full-time student, Sue Neikirk stretches her mind — and her food budget. Neikirk, her husband and two daughters are living on one income while she studies for her teaching certification at Millersville University. The Lititz family saves serious money by relying on a stable......
2009-04-01 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a new, gargantuan Three-Cheese Steakhouse XT, the thickest, juiciest burger yet at Burger King, which prides itself on big and bigger. And now biggest.This one takes two hands to handle … and you may have to borrow an arm and a leg to pay for it. This is ......
2009-04-01 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,I absolutely love sauces with heavy cream. I know it's not good for me, but I never can get the same texture and flavor when I replace the cream with skim milk or even canned skim milk. I have this fantastic recipe; do you have a solution? —Francine Aguilar, Upland, C......
2009-03-31 19:43:00
CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE
Ten-year-old Jordyn Boyer's love for cooking recently paid off — $25,000 worth, that is.Jordyn, the daughter of Troy and Dianne Boyer of Lebanon, was named the winner of the Seventh Annual Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest and awarded a $25,000 scholarship from the......
2009-03-31 19:42:00
CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE
Ask a group of aspiring young chefs what they would combine to make the most creative peanut butter sandwich, and you are sure to get some interesting answers. How tasty they would be is up to those willing to actually try their suggestions.At the Young Chefs Academy, 1545 Manheim Pike, me......
2009-03-31 19:42:00
CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE
PO' BOY PEANUT BUTTER CHICKEN CHEESESTEAK
Jordyn Boyer
Age 10
Lebanon, PASauce mix:
3 tablespoons Jif Creamy Peanut Butter
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce...
2009-03-29 00:13:00
GIL SMART, Associate Editor
For years, restaurant inspectors in the City of Lancaster have done it their way. Now they're getting a little direction from the state. City inspectors have brand-new laptop, touch-screen "tablet" PCs provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, and now submit all......
2009-03-29 00:02:00
STEPHEN KOPFINGER, Sunday Best
I'm not sure where I found this recipe for Crock-Pot Meatballs, so apologies to whomever told me about it. But this is always a hit at parties, and very easy to make. Here's what you'll need:
CROCK-POT MEATBALLS
2 bags frozen pre-made meatballs (I li......
2009-03-29 00:02:00
MARCI WATTERSON
When you serve this dish, do what I did and take the opportunity to execute an old joke: Tell your dinner partners the rabbit "tastes just like chicken." You can serve this Easter cottontail to your family with just a few cuts and folds, along with making a little extra stuffing for t......
2009-03-25 06:02:00
KEN HOFFMAN
This week I reached out for some Jack, Cheddar and Bacon Loaded Country Hash Browns — the heaviest-hitting breakfast side dish this column has ever considered &tstr; available at America's leading 24-hour pancake house, IHOP, with 1,396 restaurants in 49 states.Loaded Country......
2009-03-25 06:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,We love this souffle, but I'm worried about the raw eggs and the heavy cream. Can you make it safer to eat? Thank you! Ann Simmons, Lorain, OhioCOLD LEMON SOUFFLE1 envelope gelatin2 tablespoons water1/3 cup lemon juice1 cup sugarZes......
2009-03-25 05:00:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT
So you bought too many Girl Scout Cookies. It's a common problem this time of year — though many would argue it's hardly a catastrophe. Those polite young entrepreneurs standing on your doorstep or outside the grocery store are pretty hard to resist. So are the cooki......
2009-03-24 10:44:00
RYAN ROBINSON
The recession is leading many Americans to start backyard gardens to try to squeeze pennies out of their food budget. But some people worry a food safety bill introduced recently in Congress will impose unwanted federal regulation on such gardens, and small farms as well. U.S. Rep. Rosa De......
2009-03-22 00:12:00
JON RUTTER
People who had never been homeless are now struggling to keep a roof over their heads. People who had never walked into a food bank are scanning the shelves for basic necessities. Lancaster charities say a spike in emergency food and shelter requests is threatening to overwhelm them. ......
2009-03-22 00:02:00
STEPHEN KOPFINGER
Age: 51
Town: Lancaster
Profession: Assistant professor of theater at Franklin & Marshall College Asked about the first thing he tried to cook, Gian Giacomo Colli admitted, in a phone interview, "that's a d......
2009-03-18 05:00:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI
A tisket, a tasket, how much sugar is weighing down your Easter basket? In this season of sweets — Easter is the second most sugar-coated holiday, behind Halloween — Americans consume more than 700 million marshmallow Peeps, 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies and 16 billion jell......
2009-03-18 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,This Apple Cake recipe is very moist and delicious. However, the recipe calls for 1 cup of shortening (melted), and I would like to exchange the shortening for cooking oil and have the amount reduced, too, if possible. I also think the sugar content is rather high for the amoun......
2009-03-18 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a new Bacon and Cheddar Roastburger at America's No. 2 sandwich maker, Arby's, with 3,735 restaurants coast to coast.But first, a riddle: When is a door not a door? When it's ajar. Admittedly, not funny, but Highlights magazine has been telling that ......
2009-03-17 11:29:00
RYAN ROBINSON
A federal rule created to provide an additional safeguard against mad cow disease could result in increased health risks in Lancaster County. Thanks to a federal Food and Drug Administration rule set to go into effect April 27, the main renderer of dead cattle here will stop picking up dead cow......
2009-03-17 00:04:00
BRETT HAMBRIGHT
A 55-year-old Lancaster man was pistol-whipped as he was robbed Monday outside a Lancaster city store.Two light-skinned Hispanic males approached the man as he got into his car outside Save-A-Lot on South Queen Street, police said.One of the men had a gun and struck the victim in th......
2009-03-16 14:06:00
CARLA DI FONZO
Police are still searching for two men who allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint in a city parking lot Monday afternoon before using the weapon to assault him. Investigators said the victim, a 55-year-old Lancaster City man, was getting into his car at the Save-A-Lot parking lot at 222 S. Queen St......
2009-03-15 00:02:00
JO-ANN GREENE, Sunday's Best
Cookbooks are one reason I love the library. That's where I found "More Fast Food My Way," by Jacques Pepin, and my new favorite dessert recipe. Jacques and I go way back, to when I attended his cooking demonstration at Lebanon's Boscov's store. Lucky me, that night I won the French chef's pi&e......
2009-03-11 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,I had this delicious soup at a friend's house. It was very easy to make, but it must be very high in fat. Can you make it low-fat and still keep it delicious? —Marianne, Champaign, Ill.CREAMY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP
½ stick bu......
2009-03-11 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a returning old favorite with a shiny new ribbon on it: the Butterfly Shrimp Tackle Box from the renamed, revamped and redecorated Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. But it will always be Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits to me. A Popeyes by any other name would still smell as sw......
2009-03-10 18:36:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE
When Leah Margerum envisions her new commercial kitchen working at full capacity, she doesn't see dollars and cents. She sees community.Crystal Weaver, co-owner of Prince Street Cafe, could be baking biscotti for the cafe and Central Market stand using the 5-gallon mixer and the indust......
2009-03-10 18:36:00
CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE
Playing with your food is not always encouraged, but it is at Kegel's Produce Playground on Old Tree Drive in Lancaster.The "playground" is a full-service kitchen used by Kegel's Produce to educate customers, clients and students about nutrition, diet and its produce......
2009-03-08 00:04:00
ANNE KOENIG, Living Editor
Age: 51
Town: Ephrata
Profession: A manager at Curves, Ephrata
LuAnn Martin and her husband of almost 33 years, Ron, have two children and two grandchildren. "I enjoy container gardening, road trips, cam......
2009-03-08 00:02:00
MARCI WATTERSON
Aye, you heard me, all shillelaghs will be tabled in me home. Well, they'll be tabled as soon as all have washed their hands and are seated. Irish heritage runs through our family, and me children enjoy the Gaelic flare of me voice 'tis day. They even join in with a bit of their own bla......
2009-03-04 07:00:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI
Think of them as compassionate cooks hungry for better health — even a healthier planet. Vegetarians — and particularly vegans, who avoid eating all animal-based products — may be motivated to go meatless to help prevent animal cruelty. "We don't eat anything ......
2009-03-04 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a platter of new Tuscani Lasagna, the latest addition to Pizza Hut's line of dinner-for-four Tuscani Pastas.These pasta trays are so popular, I'm worried about pizza's self-esteem. Sure, pizza still gets top billing at Pizza Hut, but I'm not sure......
2009-03-04 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
This is a wonderful dish for a St. Patrick's Day dinner. Corned beef is brisket, or sometimes round, cured in seasoned brine. When buying corned beef, be sure to ask your butcher for corned beef cured without nitrates, which are reputed to be carcinogenic.Refrigerating the cooked corne......
2009-03-03 18:36:00
CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE
Each culture has its own method of using up leftovers. A common use for many is to make rice balls with leftover rice. The Greeks make them, the Italians, Thai and many others too. The transformation of leftover rice varies among cultures, but the concept remains the same: rice is mixed with othe......
2009-03-03 18:27:00
CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE
A common way to use up leftovers in many cultures is to make rice balls with leftover rice.ROSA ROSA ITALIAN RESTAURANT ARANCINI
2 cups cooked risotto, chilled
1/3 cup fine grated Parmesan cheese...
2009-03-01 00:02:00
PAULA WOLF, Sunday's Best
My mother's been making this macaroni and cheese recipe for a while, and it has me so spoiled I won't touch boxed mac and cheese (sorry, Kraft) with a 10-foot pole. And not only does it taste great, it's a nice family meal you can eat all year 'round. The roots of this recipe are from the ......
2009-02-25 07:01:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT
Latino culture revolves around friends, family and food. Unfortunately that food is often fried. But traditional Latino-style cooking can be healthy — and still taste great. Lancaster General dietitians modify high-fat and salt-laden recipes from local contributors in the fre......
2009-02-25 07:00:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI
Inside the reproduction 1800s stone hearth at the Landis Valley Museum tavern, sausage fries in cider over open flame. Fire licks at a griddle full of Mush Muffins, which rise to the occasion. To help introduce the release of the second edition of the "Landis Valley Cookbook: Pennsylvan......
2009-02-25 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,Can you revise this recipe for me? —Gloria Cosgrove, San AntonioCOCONUT CAKE
¾ pound (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing the pans
2 cups sugar
5 ext......
2009-02-25 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a six-pack of BK Burger Shots, itty-bitty burgers from America's No. 2 burger chain, but No. 1 for weird TV commercials — Burger King.I still have nightmares thinking about that creepy King peeping through my windows — and what those Burger King ......
2009-02-24 18:26:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE
Back, by popular demand … "The Landis Valley Cookbook: Pennsylvania German Foods and Tradition."The cookbook that contains recipes, folklore and traditions from the beginning of the 1800s, has been out of print for five years. A waiting list of customers who wanted a copy ......
2009-02-24 18:13:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE
ONION PIE
6 large onions
Approximately 2 cups milk
2 tablespoons flour
2 hard-boiled eggs
3 tablespoons butter
Salt and pepper to tastePeel o......
2009-02-24 00:38:00
PATRICK BURNS
At least eight major hotel projects are moving forward in Lancaster County, bucking the recent slowdown in construction and the economy as a whole.The struggling economy has dragged down many businesses in Lancaster County, but it hasn't stopped the hospitality industry from ramping up......
2009-02-22 00:02:00
JEANNETTE SCOTT
Age: 18
Town: Landisville
Profession: Student
Blayre Miller makes marvelous muffins. Her chocolate-chip variety was the family favorite — until she recently altered the recipe and came up with apple streusel......
2009-02-18 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a Memphis BBQ Chicken Pizza, one of six (count 'em, six!) American Legends pizzas from Domino's — which is pretty legendary itself, with 8,600 restaurants in all 50 states and around the world.Usually, fast-food joints roll out new products in drip......
2009-02-18 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
The flavors in this dish are perfect for this time of year, and the presentation is great for dinner parties when you are looking for an entrée that is a bit fancy.Rock Cornish game hens are a hybrid of Cornish and White Rock chickens. These miniature chickens can range in weight fr......
2009-02-15 00:02:00
LINA BIERKER, No Reservations
On the FENZ restaurant & latenight Web site (www.fenzrestaurant.com), it says that while they encourage spontaneity, you should call for reservations. Do so. Because at 7 p.m. on a Friday night, we walked in for a spontaneous dinner, an......
2009-02-15 00:02:00
JEANNETTE SCOTT
Chicken and dumplings warm the kitchen and the belly on a chilly day. When my husband and teenagers see that I'm making them for dinner, a ho-hum day suddenly becomes special. The smiles are worth the work. The recipe is from my in-laws, Ray and Jayne Scott, of Martic Township. Their daughter, ......
2009-02-13 22:36:00
STAFF REPORT
Giant Food Stores and Martin's Food Markets have recalled two Nature's Promise Peanut Products. The items were recalled because each product contains peanuts supplied by Peanut Corporation of America and has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella bacteria.These products a......
2009-02-13 01:12:00
JEFF HAWKES
Hungry?In this age of Triple Whoppers with cheese and the ubiquitous Chinese lunch buffet, most aren't hungry for long.Still, the doorbell starts ringing in the parish house at St. Anne's Catholic Church on North Duke Street about 11:30 every weekday, and that means someone&......
2009-02-11 09:08:00
MARY BETH SCHWEIGERT
David Haines and Steve Kirkessner plotted their great restaurant comeback during — what else? — dinner out with their wives. The slow service left plenty of time for the former restaurant co-owners and longtime friends to chat about what they would do better. Haines and Kirk......
2009-02-11 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out — well, technically, I just opened my front door — for an order of new Mild Chipotle BBQ Wings from America's No. 3 home-delivery pizza twirler, Papa John's, with 3,200 restaurants from sea to shining sea.Wings and pizza just naturally go togethe......
2009-02-11 00:01:00
Earlier this week, a constituent phoned state Sen. Mike Brubaker, R-36. During the conversation, the caller said he had just come from a soup kitchen in Landisville where he volunteers, and was surprised by the number of people waiting for a meal, and by the nice automobiles they drove to get the......
2009-02-11 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,This is a more Italian version of macaroni and cheese, and I think it tastes wonderful, but it must have way too much fat and cholesterol. Can you lighten it? — Cyndi, Pleasant Grove, UtahPENNE WITH FOUR CHEESES
12 ounces penne pasta...
2009-02-10 01:33:00
JEFF HAWKES
They donned hard hats, dodged drywall installers and tramped across the concrete floors of the unfinished Marriott hotel and convention center.And at the end of an hourlong tour, an elegant lunch at Carr's Restaurant and presentations by Mayor Rick Gray and others, the band of 15 visit......
2009-02-08 00:04:00
STEPHEN KOPFINGER
Age: 35
Town: Elizabethtown
Profession: Carpenter
"The first meal I remember cooking was an anniversary meal for my mom and dad," recalls Amy Zimmerman. "My sister, brother and I made monster-f......
2009-02-08 00:02:00
MARCI WATTERSON
Love seems to be popping up everywhere, especially in my kitchen. The space is shrinking as young and old, two- and four-legged, insist on having their presence be known. I feel so loved! You, too, might want to prepare a heart-shaped stromboli for loved ones. This meal happens to be quite......
2009-02-04 07:00:00
SUSAN JURGELSKI
Kathy Blankenbiller has more than just a sweet spot for chocolate. No beans about it. It's a lifestyle, and there is no dark side. She's been making candy creations for 30 years, and chocolate has opened doors she'd never have imagined. Who'd have thought this ......
2009-02-04 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,These cookies are yummy, but I would like to know how to make them without the cake mix. Can you help? —C.S. Boon, Spokane, Wash.CAKE MIX COOKIES
1 (18.25-ounce) chocolate cake mix
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips...
2009-02-04 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for The Natural, Pizza Hut's first step toward offering all-natural ingredients on all of its pizzas. I had no problem polishing off the whole pie. Eating pizza sort of, you know, comes naturally to me. Unfortunately, scrounging for dessert after eating a whole pizza a......
2009-02-03 19:01:00
The Associated Press
Hash is a time-honored way of using leftover meat. This variation adds rice and chopped tomato, which gives the dish the feel of hearty Turkish casserole. If you, like substitute the meat with canned tuna or sardines, or even tofu.TURKISH HASH...
2009-02-03 19:01:00
JIM ROMANOFF, Associated Press
(AP) — Times may be tough, but are they tough enough to tempt you with roasted veal's head?It may seem small consolation in these rough economic times, but our country has been through this before. And each time, food writers and cooks have offered up their wisdom for keeping foo......
2009-02-02 20:07:00
CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE
Jane McCartney of Lancaster says that a smile is a little curve that helps to straighten things out. On Friday, she and others will spread smiles in memory of her daughter and son-in-law Erin and Max Nusbaum.On Feb. 6, 2005, Erin and Max Nusbaum were killed in a car accident that shocked t......
2009-02-01 00:04:00
BARBARA HOUGH RODA, Sunday Best
Bring the scent of Thanksgiving into your home this month. Pulled from one of my church's (Covenant United Methodist) cookbooks, this casserole recipe was the contribution of member and friend Carole Horn. I've made it dozens and dozens of times, taking it to potlucks and sharing it with f......
2009-02-01 00:02:00
LINA BIERKER, No Reservations
Well, it finally happened. I had my first encounter with Americanized Thai food. You know what I mean by "Americanized," right? The kind of cuisine where, yeah, it tastes pretty good, but if you were go to Thailand, you'd say, "Wait, what is THIS, and why is it so different than what I had at my nei...
2009-01-31 00:28:00
TOM MURSE
Even if you're a regular shopper at Stauffers of Kissel Hill, chances are you've never bumped into or heard of Barry Parsons.But you ought to be very thankful he's there.The 45-year-old East Hempfield Township man is the food-safety coordinator for all three Stauffers su......
2009-01-30 21:55:00
STAFF REPORT
Redner's Markets Inc. said Friday it is voluntarily recalling its Redner's Warehouse Markets Sundae Cones, UPC 1598410417, and Redner's Warehouse Markets Round Top Vanilla Cones, UPC 1598404006, due to the expanded recall notice issued by the FDA and Peanut Corp. of America. No illnes......
2009-01-30 20:11:00
ELLEN BORZA, 15, Freestyle
With the environment in need, many are jumping on the "going green" bandwagon.Recycling, reusing water bottles instead of plastic bottles, lighting your house with compact fluorescent light bulbs, all are things that can help save the planet. Have you ever considered eco-friendly......
2009-01-29 21:59:00
STAFF REPORT
Following notification from its manufacturer, Giant Food Stores LLC has recalled Giant brand Sundae Cones. The item was removed from store shelves because ingredients in the product were from Peanut Corp. of America and has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella bacteria. The product ha......
2009-01-29 00:01:00
It has been more than 100 years since Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle" exposed the fetid conditions in the meat-packing industry and so sickened President Theodore Roosevelt that he sent aides to investigate. Their recommendations ultimately led to the Meat Inspection Act, the Pur......
2009-01-28 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for an Angry Whopper at the world's No. 2 burgermeister, Burger King, with 11,600 restaurants in all 50 states and most civilized nations. And, at least to film a TV commercial, some remote, uncharted places that time forgot, where Burger King tracked down Whopper virg......
2009-01-28 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Buffet-style dinner parties are always popular, and colorful and unusual side dishes are a great way to add variety to your buffet table. My own favorite side dish is this delightfully different Marinated Eggplant. It can be served as an appetizer or salad, as well as a side dish. It is also a wo......
2009-01-27 18:36:00
CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE
A quick walk through the produce aisle in local grocery stores can be like a walk around the world. There are so many varieties of produce offered from so many different countries that it may get the mind spinning, wondering what to do with all of them.In reality much of the produce s......
2009-01-27 11:26:00
TIM MEKEEL
The small Manheim Township complex that would replace the Quality Inn would have six buildings of stores and offices, the developer's plan shows. The Shoppes at Landis Valley would total about 58,000 square feet, roughly equal to the size of a supermarket. Blackford Development Ltd.'s p......
2009-01-26 11:23:00
TIM MEKEEL
Food Lion finally might be ready to pounce on Lancaster County. The supermarket chain apparently intends to anchor a small mall being proposed at Routes 283 and 743. The site is in Mount Joy Township, just outside Elizabethtown Borough. Fifteen years ago, Food Lion looked closely a......
2009-01-25 00:04:00
STEPHEN KOPFINGER
Editor's note: "On Your Plate" is an occasional series designed to sate the local appetite for newsworthy tidbits that relate to the local food-service industry.
I scream, you scream, but will we all scream for ice cream when it's below freezing......
2009-01-25 00:02:00
ANNE KOENIG, Living Editor
Age: "In my 30s"
Town: Stevens
Profession: Senior tax adviser for H&R Block
"For me, cooking is a way to be creative," noted Amber Heinsey. "I started planning weekly menus to sav......
2009-01-22 10:49:00
TOM MURSE
The customer bought a few packs of Lance peanut butter crackers. Then, at home later, she saw the news: At least 486 people in more than 40 states have gotten sick in the growing salmonella-and-peanuts outbreak. She panicked. And then she called the store. "Can I eat them? Are......
2009-01-21 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,This is a family favorite. Can you make it a healthy family favorite? Thank you! — Jeanette, DallasCHICKEN CORDON BLEU CASSEROLE
1 egg
½ cup milk
2 pounds skinless chicken breasts, cut......
2009-01-21 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a Premium Churned Light Milk Chocolate ice-cream cone, part of the new BRight Choices menu of "better-for-you" ice-cream treats at America's No. 1 dessert cart, Baskin-Robbins, with 5,800 stores just about everywhere.By "better-for-you," ......
2009-01-20 22:23:00
STAFF REPORT
Giant Food Stores and Martin's Food Markets Tuesday announced additional manufacturer product recalls in conjunction with the salmonella outbreak involving peanut butter and peanut butter paste products. Consumers are encouraged to return these items to the store for a full refund.The ......
2009-01-20 18:56:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE
You reach for them at the grocery store because you think they are big bananas, then you realize they are not.They look a little like bananas on steroids — extra long and extra strong and extra green. Sometimes, though, they will be yellow or black.They are plantains, or p......
2009-01-20 18:39:00
LINDA ESPENSHADE
• Platanos madurosPredominant taste: Sweet, reminiscent of glazed sweet potatoes.Appearance: Brown, glossy, the size of a boneless chicken wing.Texture: Slightly chewy, similar to a date.Comment: Easy to like ......
2009-01-19 11:33:00
TIM MEKEEL
A Manheim Township motel might be razed to make way for a small shopping center featuring a Giant to Go convenience store and other businesses. The Quality Inn at Oregon Pike and Landis Valley Road, built 50 years ago, will be demolished for The Shoppes at Landis Valley if plans for the comp......
2009-01-19 11:22:00
DAVID O’CONNOR
Jeff Henderson went to an unusual place to find what he calls "my purpose in life." "And I truly believe that to have a dream, a realistic, achievable dream, one must find a purpose in life." The unusual place? Prison. That was where then-drug kingpin Henderson wen......
2009-01-18 00:04:00
MARCI WATTERSON
You've gotten through the holidays and have even restocked the home with fresh, healthy fruit, including bananas for a quick grab. Maybe you still have a few bags of chocolate or peanut-butter chips leftover from the holiday cooking frenzy; but, now, even the bananas are turning brown....
2009-01-18 00:02:00
MANDY STOLTZFUS
My mom made these Butterscotch Banana Bars when she was a little girl, and I have been making them for my family since I could bake. They are a great way to use those always-leftover bananas, and are easy and delicious. From a 1976 "Farm Wife News" cookbook for kids, these are as good......
2009-01-14 10:26:00
J.M. HIRSCH / Associated Press
Looking for an easy way to feed a crowd? Break out the baby backs. Though they are best cooked slowly, baby-back ribs require little hands-on time. And the combination of slow cooking and a vibrant sauce packs intense flavor that — pardon the cliche — really can have diners licki......
2009-01-14 01:12:00
MICHAEL YODER
Without farms and farming families, there'd be no food to put on the world's dinner plates, so it's just natural to celebrate cooking, baking and food production at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.Tuesday's edition of the annual show featured several food contests, from competin......
2009-01-14 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a Grilled Pacific Salmon Dinner, with a side order of good intentions and a last whiff of New Year's resolutions, at America's No. 1 seafood drive-thru, Long John Silver's, with 1,200 restaurants coast to coast.The Grilled Pacific Salmon Dinner is pa......
2009-01-14 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
This gluten-free dish is light and easy-to-make — Turkey Stroganoff. I ran this recipe in my column three years ago, and I have had so many requests for reprints of it that I decided to publish it again.It is perfect for entertaining any time of year and is particularly appropriate f......
2009-01-13 20:17:00
CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE
The odd-looking, red orbs in the produce section of your grocery store may seem foreign to you. Perhaps you wonder what to do with them and what they have to offer.Pomegranates are fruit hand-picked in early August through January with the season winding down now, according to David Julian......
2009-01-13 20:09:00
CLAUDIA W. ESBENSHADE
BUTTERNUT SQUASH, SWEET POTATO AND POMEGRANATE SOUP
Juice from 2-3 pomegranates or 1 cup pomegranate juice
½ cup arils from 1 large pomegranate
1½ pounds butternut squash, peele......
2009-01-13 12:25:00
RYAN ROBINSON
It doesn't matter if you prefer potato doughnuts or milkshakes. The rodeo or horse-pulling. At the Pennsylvania Farm Show, all 400,000 visitors do one of two things before they leave the mega-complex: Ask for directions, or wander around as disoriented and lost as a cow out of its......
2009-01-11 00:02:00
JEANNETTE SCOTT
Residence: Manheim Township.
Profession: Chinese language teacher, home-based Huasheng Chinese Learning Center. Meixian "Mabel" Payne was born in Guangzhou, China; in 1996, she immigrated to the United States. This year, Chinese New......
2009-01-11 00:02:00
STAFF and WIRE REPORTS
Giant Food stores in Washington, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia — along with the company's Stop & Shop stores in New England, New York and New Jersey — are giving free generic antibiotics to customers with a prescription for the next three months. "I think it's a g......
2009-01-08 00:03:00
SUSAN E. LINDT
The media got a rare glimpse inside the nearly complete GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals vaccine manufacturing plant in Marietta on Wednesday.Some areas on the tour of the former Wyeth Laboratories will be sterilized and sealed off to the public in coming weeks after the Britain-based company r......
2009-01-07 00:01:00
Jeanne Jones
Dear Jeanne,This soup is so delicious. I wonder if you can "improve" it? — Teresa Delaney, Lancaster, OhioMINESTRONE
1 pound ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, sliced
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2009-01-07 00:01:00
Ken Hoffman
This week I reached out for a slice of new Panormous Pizza, the biggest pan pizza ever cooked up by Pizza Hut, the nation's biggest pizza-chucking chain, with 6,200 restaurants coast to coast, plus another 4,000 flung around the globe.The Panormous has 16 slices and is 40 percent large......
2009-01-06 18:44:00
ANNMARIE TIMMINS, Associated Press
(AP) If you've been slow to warm up to slow cookers, it probably wasn't the incredible convenience that turned you off.The abundance of recipes relying on processed cheese and canned cream-of-whatever soup, on the other hand …But what if your slow cooker greeted you a......
2009-01-06 18:33:00
The Associated Press
SLOW-COOKER BEEF AND BARLEY SOUP
28-ounce can diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 medium yellow onions, minced
¼ cup tomato paste
1......
