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Velvet love: Red velvet is sweeping the nation

by Libby Roerig
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Red velvet cookies, red velvet truffles, red velvet pie, red velvet cappuccinos, red velvet caketinis … Drink it or eat it, America is having a love affair with red velvet.

The Gourmet Touch: Chili, soup or both?
Should I make a pot of chili now, or wait until the weather gets a little colder? At our house, any time is the right time for chili.

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Uncorked: When it comes to romance, think bubbles
When I attended elementary school back in the Dark Ages, students decorated small brown paper bags with hearts and flowers for improvised valentine mailboxes.

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Paula Deen gets a makeover
When Paula Deen announced she had diabetes, were any of us really surprised? Somehow, we always knew you couldn’t cook with that much butter and sugar and get away with it.

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The Gourmet Touch: Fritter the day away
If you are looking for a snack that is both economical to make and an excellent way to use leftovers, then fritters are for you. Fritters are bits of fried batter with additions such as meat, chopped vegetables or fruit.

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Uncorked: A premier wine dinner at Garfrerick’s Café
Pride is coming to town — but not in the form of Tide Pride. For local wine aficionados who champion award-winning, highly allocated, pricey California wines, Alabama has scored another coup in addition to the national championship.

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Uncorked: A glass of Port brings warmth to a dreary month
Everything of importance in life has a national day in its honor, from the most mundane (oatmeal) to the sublime (chocolate cake).

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The Gourmet Touch: Chicken and noodles, ranch-style
There are times when cooks have to make do with whatever we can find in our kitchen pantry and refrigerator. This was one of those weeks at our house.

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Okie Morris of Virginia is much like any other crafter, looking for ways to upcycle thrift-store finds. But then she invented the Rednek Wine Glass: a Ball Mason jar glued on top of a Libbey candlestick holder.

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Uncorked: Of sulfites and red wine headaches
I know about food allergies, having witnessed a relative’s severe reaction to peanuts, almost causing his accidental demise. I have always known about his allergy, but in a momentary memory lapse, I served him Thai chicken salad laced with peanut sauce.

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The Gourmet Touch: Fire up the slow cooker
If you haven’t already done it, reach under the cabinet and pull out that old Crock-Pot that has probably been stored away for a while. I have noticed several new cookbooks that deal mainly with the slow cooker.

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The Food Bowl: What if Alabama and Louisiana faced off in the kitchen, instead?

The Gourmet Touch: An old dessert for a new year

Uncorked: Wine and the New Year’s diet

A signature cocktail for New Year’s Eve

The Gourmet Touch: Black-eyed peas with a twist

Uncorked: Champagne 101: Where the bubbles came from

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Cookies with Dad

The Gourmet Touch: Muffins for Christmas morning

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