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05/15/2008

A delicious taste of Tuscany, in Warwick
WARWICK — I first visited Sophia’s Tuscan Grille thanks to friends who love the food at this charming spot not far from Hoxie Four Corners and who had given me a $30 gift certificate.

05/14/2008

Do you know what you’re having for dinner tonight?
Some people are able to keep food costs down by making home-cooked meals. Avoiding prepared foods, take-out or the dreaded fast-food option are all strategies for stretching the food dollar.

Recipe: Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts
SPINACH STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Recipe: Linguine with Clam Sauce
LINGUINE WITH CLAM SAUCE

Recipe: Spinach Pesto
SPINACH PESTO

Recipe: Hot and Sweet Meatloaf
HOT AND SWEET MEATLOAF

Recipe: Pasta e Fagioli
PASTA E FAGIOLI

BUTTERSCOTCH BROWNIES
BUTTERSCOTCH BROWNIES

Cookbooks: How to eat well for less — much less
The majority of recipes in The Everything Meals on a Budget Cookbook cost $2 or less per serving to make.

Time capsule of recipes: What it was like to keep a kitchen in the 1930s
Old recipes can tell a story, maybe even the tale of a particular time in someone’s life.

Recipe: Banana Cream Pie
BANANA CREAM PIE

Food Notes

No-fat chips are freeze- dried
A zero-fat potato chip that has no funky additives, is crispy and — here’s the real test — addictive?

Chef’s Secret: Scrumptious baked scrod
Pat Iserman wrote:

JULIE’S BAKED SCROD
JULIE’S BAKED SCROD

Recipe: American Chop Suey
AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

Recipe: California (Mock) Chicken Pie
CALIFORNIA CHICKEN PIE (MOCK CHICKEN)

HERB-RUBBED GRILLED SCALLOPS
HERB-RUBBED GRILLED SCALLOPS

Recipe: Potted Steak with Peas
POTTED STEAK WITH PEAS

Recipe: Chicken a la King
CHICKEN A LA KING

Scallops are low fat if cooked the right way
Scallops are low in calories, fat, carbohydrates and cholesterol, so it’s a nutritional crime when they are breaded and deep-fried or drowned in a fat-laden casserole.

05/08/2008

High food costs threaten the recipe for success
With everything from basic ingredients to utility bills rising, local restaurateurs look to control costs.

05/07/2008

Rachael Ray brings Tasty Travels to Providence
On a Sunday night in April, dinner guests at Providence’s CAV restaurant were not alone.

A family’s love cooks up a restaurant from scratch
It would be hard to find a more giving son than Joaquin Meza, Jr.

05/06/2008

Mother’s Day restaurant suggestions
Sunday is Mother’s Day and it’s traditionally one of the busiest at restaurants.

05/07/2008

Food notes for May 7
This week and weekend

Chef’s Secret: Mom will love delicate pecan cookies
Phyllis Fargnoli, who requested last week’s Chef’s Secret dish of Todd English’s Flatbread, had a second recipe request as the last line of her letter. But it was hardly an afterthought. Rather it was a wonderful request that I imagine might well be made in many a kitchen today.

American pie: Support the incumbent dessert
Cherry holds the office of presidential pie. Its crisp platform, sweet-tart convictions and old-fashioned charm consistently win high approval ratings. An impressive record, considering the pie has been serving for 219 years.

Fat-free half-and-half adds creamy texture to soup
Choosing a tall, cool glass of skim milk is a smart move that can significantly reduce your saturated fat intake over time. But when it comes to a cream-based soup, skim milk just doesn’t have enough heft.

Recipe: Presidential Pie
PRESIDENTIAL PIE

Recipe: LaSalle Bakery’s Pecan Fingers
LASALLE BAKERY’S PECAN FINGERS

Recipe: Potato, Leek and Cheese Soup
POTATO, LEEK AND CHEESE SOUP

Recipe: Sour-Cream Pie Pastry
SOUR-CREAM PIE PASTRY

A more healthful alternative to Béarnaise
One of the classic bistro combinations is steak with Béarnaise sauce. But in this day of low-fat, low-calorie emphasis, how can you get some of that great Béarnaise flavor without the richness of eggs and lots of butter?

BEEF RIB-EYE STEAKS WITH SWEET ONION-TARRAGON TOPPING
BEEF RIB-EYE STEAKS WITH SWEET ONION-TARRAGON TOPPING