Food and Recipes
Wilson Boat House: Still a popular spot on Lake Ontario
It has been there since 1907 — remodeled many times and now under new management — but the Wilson Boat House still sits on one of the prettiest sites on Lake Ontario. It’s right on the Wilson Harbor, with pretty views and a town park adjoining. It may be an institution, but the place manages to serve up plenty of action and a bar that won’t quit. (Updated: 07/03/09 8:47 AM )
SHORT ORDERS
Roadhouse update (Updated: 07/03/09 6:56 AM )
'Food, Inc.': Facts aren’t sugarcoated in documentary
There comes a point early on in “Food, Inc.” where you have to decide if you want to know. (Updated: 07/03/09 8:46 AM )
Curt's Stop In: Classic grill selections done well
It took us a few minutes to find Curt’s, tucked away at the corner of Hawley Road right near where the construction work begins on Route 5. But when we pulled into the parking lot, we found that the building is decorated with large drawings of Curt’s food—a package of curly fries with big eyes and a smile, a dancing burger, a happy hot dog, a frosty mug of soda. (Updated: 07/03/09 8:50 AM )
Fresh fruits for the Fourth
With so many fruits in peak season by July Fourth, summery desserts almost make themselves. (Updated: 07/01/09 8:45 AM )
Cilantro is an herb people either love or hate
Susan Hill dislikes cilantro, and not just a little. (Updated: 07/01/09 7:05 AM )
Tomatillos add a burst of flavor to salsa
A member of the prolific nightshade family that includes potatoes, peppers and eggplants, tomatillo (tohm-ah-TEE-oh) means “little tomato.” It resembles a small green tomato, but like its cousin, the Cape Gooseberry, it’s enclosed in a papery husk. Other names include jamberry, Mexican husk tomatoes, tamates and tomate verde. (Updated: 07/01/09 7:05 AM )
Try mixing your BBQ and pasta salad together
Pasta salad and barbecued chicken are a natural pairing for July Fourth celebrations. They’re even better in the same dish. (Updated: 07/01/09 7:05 AM )
Barbecue brawls gain in popularity
Smokestack lightning hit Shelly Hunt out of a clear blue sky. (Updated: 07/01/09 8:14 AM )
Cheap Eats: Nosh Cafe has fresh deli favorites
Nosh Cafe is a new and welcome addition to the Premier Plaza on Transit Road. My formative experiences in delis were all in my hometown of Albany, where Joe’s Deli on Madison Avenue was a much-anticipated stop. But I have noshed at the Carnegie Deli, the Stage Deli and Katz’s Deli in Manhattan, too, enjoying the latkes, knishes, brisket, corned beef and pastrami, washed down with a Dr. Brown’s soda. (Updated: 06/26/09 8:54 AM )
Give stale bread a fresh start
Arecent Time magazine article caught my eye. “Lidia Bastianich Saves Our Dough” featured ways to use bread. (Updated: 06/24/09 8:48 AM )
Sitting at the bar when dining out
Stephanie Argentine has her hands full at work as the senior human resources director for an international inspection company. At home, her hands runneth over, as she ministers to the needs of her four children, ages 11, 10, 6 and 5. (Updated: 06/24/09 9:32 AM )
No apples for your pie? No problem
It fascinated me when I was a child in the 1960s. Carefully studying the back of the Ritz Crackers box, I asked my mother, “What are mock apples?” (Updated: 06/24/09 3:03 PM )
Adding snap to familiar bean salad
In French, the word for “bean” is haricot, and the word for “green” is vert. So if you’ve wondered whether haricots verts (Ah-ree-koh VERH) is just a gourmet way of saying “green beans,” the answer is yes, and no. (Updated: 06/24/09 6:57 AM )
Filtering out the best advice on brewing coffee at home
FRESNO, Calif.—The recession hasn’t been kind to you coffee lovers. (Updated: 06/24/09 6:57 AM )
