TheBL.comBreaking News | US News | Politics | Coverage on Trump Administration
Eau Claire County agency prepares meals at ex-nursing home
Kitchen staff arrive at the former Fall Creek Valley Care Center at 4:30 to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday to make nutritious meals for close to 400 seniors in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties.Meals might ...
The key to making your raw kale tender is a little massage
We love the earthy flavor of uncooked kale, but the texture of raw kale can be a little tough.Many recipes call for tossing it with dressing and letting it tenderize in the fridge overnight. This ...
Pair earthy, hearty mushrooms with equally hearty farro
We wanted to pair earthy, hearty mushrooms with equally hearty farro.To start, we used the pasta method (an abundance of water) to boil our farro, which ensured the grains cooked evenly and required only half ...
In France, chefs team up with scientists in push for sustainable eating
A green cuisine effort is expanding in France as scientists warn that meat consumption must be drastically cut to fight climate change and sustain a growing population
Gourmet grubs wriggle onto American palate
Insects are crawling onto menus at restaurants across the United States.
Try a classic French soup celebrating seasonal vegetables
Highlighting the fresh flavors of Provencal cuisine, soupe au pistou is a classic French soup composed of seasonal vegetables, creamy white beans and fragrant herbs.Celebrating colorful, early-summer produce, this soup needed to be chock-full of ...
Can you make a flaky and crisp deep-dish pizza at home? Sure
If you're from the Northeast, or if you haven't been to Chicago, you may dismiss deep-dish pizza out of regional pride. That would be a mistake.Real Chicago-style pizza is certainly thick, but its texture and ...
Low carb? Low fat? What the latest dieting studies tell us
Two major studies last year offered some insight into the role carbs play in making us fat, but unfortunately they don't settle the question of how best to lose weight in 2019.There is fierce debate ...
Pretty holiday cookies that don’t taste like cardboard
Making holiday cookies_the rolled, cutout, and glazed butter-cookie variety_is everyone's favorite December activity. Unfortunately, these cookies either look good but taste like cardboard or have buttery, rich flavor but lack visual appeal.We wanted a simple ...
Questions about the romaine warning? Here are some answers
Avoid all romaine lettuce, but don't worry about your turkey.With two food poisoning outbreaks making headlines before Thanksgiving, the messages about what's safe to eat can be hard to keep straight. Here's what you should ...
Cooking and glazing a moist and cured ham? It’s in the bag
Heating and glazing a cured ham seems effortless, but many recipes yield leathery meat in an overly sweet glaze. We wanted to guarantee moist meat in a nuanced glaze. Bone-in hams, labeled “with natural juices,” have ...
Gum, bottled water, pizza bagels want to be called ‘healthy’
Pizza bagels, chewing gum and bottled water want to play a starring new role in our diets: Foods that can be called healthy. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is revamping its definition of healthy to ...
COOKING ON DEADLINE: Roasted Squash with Salsa Verde
Most of the time, I end up putting my energy into the main course. You, too, right? The side dishes then have a tiered level of time and effort afforded to each of them, often ...
KitchenWise: Serve Grape and Cranberry Crisp at Thanksgiving
For many of us, the menu for Thanksgiving is etched in stone. We eat the same dishes every year because we love every one of them. But what about switching it up a little by ...
Nutrition basics: University Extension offers one hour diet courses
RIO HONDO — Parents have the opportunity to learn basic nutrition facts, how to save money when grocery shopping and healthier eating habits. The one-hour training is part of a six-week program called Expanded Food and ...
Pumpkins, Squash At Center Of Healthy Dish With Hearty Flavor
This isn’t your typical pumpkin flavor.Get the idea of hot lattes and sweet cupcakes and muffins out of your head, because Chris Poremba’s Spicy Pumpkin Sauce over Butternut Squash Noodles isn’t like any pumpkin you’ve ...
Cooks’ Exchange: Savoring autumn’s best ingredients
By the time mid-October arrives, ideas of recipes to prepare and enjoy at any given moment have already teased my taste buds. Suddenly shopping lists change from summer ingredients to the jewels of autumn with ...
Make Your Own Immune-Boosting Gelatin Shots
Easy, fun and flavorful, everyone loves fruity gelatin desserts, right? Why not try this version that’s a bit healthier? These gelatin shots are made by infusing immune boosting herbs in gelatin made with fruit juice. So ...
Ragu Bolognese made easy
When one thinks of staple foods, one is inadvertently drawn to packaged dry goods stored in a pantry like rice, pasta, beans or flour. When considering staple dinners of course, one would gather thoughts that ...
Apples to peaches, veggies and more
WHEELERSBURG, Ohio — After 60 years and three generations, the family-owned and-operated Fuhrmann Orchards has grown from a few apple trees to over 200 acres of locally grown produce. "We grow 30 varieties of apples, over ...
