Thursday, May 08, 2008
Judging contests, paid to cook and eat: What a life!
It's not easy being The Bee's food columnist. I spend grueling hours flipping through magazines and searching Web sites, seeking recipes to e-mail to the paper's recipe testers. On top of that, I actually have to cook these recipes — I'm paid for my time — and serve the results to my family for dinner.
These fajitas are sizzling good
It's no secret that people don't go out to dinner as much as they used to.
Modesto chefs hoping to dazzle judges, win over crowd in DMC Foundation Benefit
The secret ingredient won't be pork belly or giant eel. But an "Iron Chef"-style competition next week at Modesto Centre Plaza will have three notable chefs, on-the-floor commentary and discriminating judges ready to declare whose cuisine reigns supreme.
Columnists: Kerry McCray
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- Ladies lunch on a fabulous Caesar club sandwich
- Stuffed chicken was pretty enough for a picture
- Take a deep breath and count to 100; it all works out
- Despite mess, it's love at first bite
- Sniffle, sniffle, sneeze, sneeze: Garlic soup isn't the cure I seek
- A new appreciation for a special holiday
- I've decided that slow-cooker recipes are just a crock
- Crab Rangoon
- Mmmm ... deep-fried cream cheese, so delicious
- Mick's Salmon Ravioli Filling
- Ravioli Filling
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