TBO Food

If fresh shrimp glows, it's time to go

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

How long can I safely keep fresh shrimp in the refrigerator? I bought it early because it was on sale, but I don't plan to use it for another five days.

Emeril strives to keep it real with new cookbook

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse started working on a cookbook a little more than a year ago, just as the economy took a nosedive. His worry: People would lose sight of cooking fresh and putting out good meals.

Salmon recipe for our times

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Last week we were sitting in our home office getting ye olde office work done when a Gmail instant-message popped up.

Greeks roll out the dough for festival

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

For more than two decades, St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church has put on the Tampa Greek Festival during the first weekend of November. And for all that time, Mary Nenos has prepared the baked goodies.

Here's a salmon recipe for our complicated times

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:28:00 EST

With a few modifications, the home cook can master a technique that's far more complicated than it needs to be.

Make fried chicken for a bunkhouse or your house

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:45:00 EST

You don't necessarily need a pioneering spirit to whip up a basic, yet delicious, batch of country-style fried chicken.

Greeks roll out the dough for annual festival this weekend

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

For more than two decades, St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church has put on the Tampa Greek Festival during the first weekend of November.

Here's one way to have your fried turkey without the explosion

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST

Proving there's almost no cooking hassle the convenience food industry can't solve, one major grocery chain in Florida will start selling pre-fried, frozen whole turkeys for this holiday season – Sweetbay.

Trop loaf? Book it, Donna

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Donna Miller of Tampa a few weeks ago asked for a recipe to make a "wonderful 'tropical' bread that had very subtle hints of coconut and pineapple."

Brown sugar is not rich in minerals

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT

How much brown sugar should I eat in a day to get the health benefits? Which minerals will I get most of that way?

Another word loses its once robust flavor

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:12:01 EDT

Ihad a piece of artisanal cheese the other day. Earlier that morning, I ate some delicious artisanal bacon. Later in the week, I considered buying a loaf of whole-grain bread at a bakery.

Market price survey features boxed wine, orange-apple pairing

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:28:00 EDT

You'll find novelties as well as staples in our Market Basket highlights this week.

Work healthy treats into your teen's diet

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:23:00 EDT

Teens and their families can choose healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables, without a complete deprivation of Halloween treats.

Bacon, chocolate a match made in foodie heaven

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EDT

Pastry chefs across the world are dipping their charcuterie into intoxicating chocolate.

SHELL SHOCKED

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Florida's oyster and shellfish industry is reeling 10 days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration abruptly announced plans to restrict oyster sales during warm-weather months.

Gulf oystermen fear short-time ban means end of business

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:26:00 EDT

Florida's oyster and shellfish industry is reeling 10 days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration abruptly announced plans to restrict oyster sales during warm-weather months.

USF study says Atkins-type diets may reduce stress

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:16:00 EDT

David Diamond, a psychology professor at the University of South Florida, found that the rats eating a lot of fat and sugar were not only gaining weight, they were becoming anxious. His fat, stressed-out rats were turning the idea of comfort food on its head.

100 farmworkers protest low price for tomatoes

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:50:00 EDT

TEMPLE TERRACE - More than 100 farmworkers protested this afternoon outside a local Publix demanding the grocer pay higher prices for tomatoes to help increase the wages of tomato pickers.

Don't let meats get mushy in marinade

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Is it possible to over-marinate meat, especially chicken? The timing is just wrong for this recipe I want to make. I can either do it with practically no marinating time, or I would have to leave it for almost 12 hours, which is longer than the recipe calls for. Which would be better?

Festivities call for witch's brew

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Usually this column plays pitch and catch with recipes. Someone wants one, someone supplies one. You know the drill.