| A super bowl of chili
According to Stephanie Anderson in her cookbook "Killer Chili"(Chronicle Books, 2007), no respectable pot of Texas chili will ever contain a bean or a vegetable, except chili peppers, of course. Chili from Cincinnati is usually more like an Italian bolognese, Anderson writes, while East Coast and Midwestern chili tends to be on the sweet side and welcomes the addition of beans and tomatoes. .
Homicide update
Best of The Amish Cook, Vol. 1," "Best of The Amish Cook, Vol. 2," "The Amish Cook Treasury" and "The Amish Cook's Family Favorites" are available. Each book is approximately 200 pages of recipes and stories. Set of four can be purchased for a sale price of $65 (regularly $100). Additional sets for $50. Special offer ends in November. Send order to: Oasis Newsfeatures, P.O. Box 2144, Middletown, Ohio 45042 or call toll-free at (877) 583-2059. All books are packed with facts, stories and tidbits about Amish life, along with plenty of recipes. In appreciation to readers for their support through the years, anyone who orders a full set of cookbooks will receive a free copy of "The Amish Cook At Home," (book was previously going to be entitled "Amish Cook Family") a colorful photo-filled coffeetable cookbook, when it is released in early 2008.
100 things that make you go mmmmm
Sit at a picnic table outside and marvel at brisket meat loaf, ground brisket burger, carved brisket and a barbecue-sauced "sloppy" chopped brisket on pillowy little rolls, preferably accompanied by scary-good fries or green chile hominy. The Butlers Barbecue, 1100 94th Ave. N, St. Petersburg, (727) 577-3294. Pure eastern North Carolina 'cue: pork roasted over an open grill, chopped, and then settled into a tangy bath of vinegar and red pepper sauce. Kojak's House of Ribs, 2808 Gandy Blvd., Tampa, (813) 837-3774. A sign outside says, "Please don't feed the squirrels." A rookie Kojak's-goer may wonder if a squirrel would eat barbecued ribs, followed by the thought, "Well, I'm not sharing these ribs (pork, dry rubbed overnight, smoked for 2-3 hours, then served in the buff) with the dang squirrels .
Brady can't miss on Q-and-A either
How do I feel about answering all these questions?'' Brady said. "Well, whatever question
is asked you just deal with
it the best you can. I am
much more comfortable answering football questions, though.'' On this day, that wasn't
possible, yet Brady handled the Media Day circus like he handles Sundays on the football field in calm, cool and collected fashion. Rapid fire Roughly 150 reporters surrounded the quarterback for the hour, although the faces changed after some questions were answered. Of the 96 questions asked, 41 had nothing to do with football. He answered as many queries about his love life as he did about New England's chances of achieving a perfect season. Brady is dating model Gisele Bundchen, who was the focus of only two questions.
Best bets for ringing in the New Year in style
The buffet will include slow-roasted prime rib of beef, au jus and chicken dijonaise served with all the trimmings, including a "decadent" dessert spread. Entertainment will be provided by Idaho comedian Leif Skyving and magician Mr. X, as well as a DJ who will keep the dance beats going in Club Max. Champagne toast at midnight. .
Tales of holiday horrors and mishaps
The Norman Rockwell version of Thanksgiving conjures up images of a perfectly roasted bird, full glasses and a table full of family. We all know, however, that the blend of holiday stress and turbulent relationships can yield explosive results. Maybe a little tryptophan-loaded turkey is just the thing to mellow everyone out. The Record asked readers to send in their best holiday-meal horror stories. The results reaffirm the idea that even after scorched turkeys and screaming fights, everything usually turns out OK. Contact reporter Robin Nichols at (209) 546-8274 or rnichols@recordnet.com. Turkey's final journeyIn fall 1971, I was engaged to my future husband, Mike. We were students at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. I was student teaching in Chicago and came down for the Thanksgiving weekend with my younger sister, Rachel.
January 2005 - December 2005
Last week Canada's justice minister proclaimed that same-sex marriages would not inevitably lead to the legalization of polygamy. Steve Martinovich has heard that one before
China's Martin Luther King Jr. is dead: Okay, his timing was a little off but Michael Moriarty's prediction was pretty well correct: something big happened in China
Rock star judges usurp power for fame: Why are America's judges becoming increasingly activist? John T. Plecnik says it's natural when you achieve enough status to have groupies
Dowd's your mommy: Bernard Chapin couldn't let go unanswered a recent column by Maureen Dowd arguing that that men do not want to marry their equals
Who are you calling mommy?: Kimberley Jane Wilson isn't any bigger of a fan of Maureen Dowd's essay. She argues Dowd did a disservice to both men and women
Today, Ariel Sharon is irrelevant: Ariel Sharon once famously declared Yasser Arafat "irrelevant" but Ariel Natan Pasko argues that label only describes the Israeli prime minister these days
Butler a pleasant surprise: Contrary to what we would have suspected, Lady Liberty thought highly of both The Phantom of the Opera and the remake of Assault on Precinct 13
Student vouchers invite government involvement: Nancy Salvato says it's a good thing that the battle over school vouchers has mostly been a losing one because the second a private school accepts public money is the same second the government effectively takes them over
Taking oaths and stealing freedoms: The president's oath at the inauguration was the focus of a minor battle over the separation of church and state.
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