Aquaculture, Teacher-Cooks and Chardonnay - The Kansas City Star in 60 Seconds
by Monika Bartyzel (Subscribe to Monika Bartyzel's posts)
Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:00PM
Filed under: In Sixty Seconds
- For those looking to dodge the Hamburger Helper, the Star offers up a super-adaptable one-skillet Italian meal full of ground round and veggies.
- An interview with Erma Peterson, a teacher turned cookbook writer, featuring the tastes of Kansas City -- and her Low-Fat Chocolate Raspberry Cake recipe, to boot!
- A two-sentence ode to Domaine Chazelles Vire Clesse 2007, a clean and lemony Chardonnay.
- A lesson in aquaculture: Why we need to eat fish, how we can get it safely, the best farmed seafood and a recipe for Catfish Tacos with Red Chili Salsa.
- Partying on a budget: Why at-home entertaining is good in this economy, and how to do it right.
- A 7-day menu planner, starting with lamb chops and Pumpkin Pie Mousse with Toasted Pecans (including a recipe).
- Online nutrition tools have now extended beyond calories and fat, with additional perks like listing specific nutrients, the "fullness factor" and glycemic impact.
Tags: entertaining, Erma Peterson, ErmaPeterson, kansas city, KansasCity, nutrition, one-skillet meals, One-skilletMeals, The Kansas City Star, TheKansasCityStar, wine