Jim Hillibish: Turn to sliders for your Super Bowl party

Amid this fun, the term “slider” justly is expanding to mean any miniature sandwich in a dinner roll. There are fish ones, club ones, reuben ones, chicken salad ones...

Trading Post: Super Bowl recipes include Jalapeno Poppers, White Chicken Chili

If you watch the Super Bowl with friends on Sunday, you’ll need to eat. And if you choose not to turn on the TV, you’ll still need to eat. So here are a few recipes to get you through the day.

Super Bowl recipes: Popcorn is a sweet and salty snack

Other suggestions: Sprinkle on a little salt and sugar for a sweet and salty snack. Or try popping in a garlic-infused olive oil or other flavored oil. Here are a few other ideas.

The Beer Nut: It's New York vs. New England in the battle of the brews

It’s going to be a tough game Sunday when the New England Patriots and the New York Giants have a rematch in the Super Bowl. But who brews better beers, New England or New York?

Judi Leaming: Celebrating the origins of chocolate cake

Here are some delicious chocolate cake recipes that you can create in your very own kitchen. Celebrate chocolate cakes this week with at least one of these.

Cook like the stars with 'The Dead Celebrity Cookbook'

 Thanks to Frank DeCaro, the signature recipes of these stars and scores more live on in “The Dead Celebrity Cookbook: A Resurrection of Recipes from 145 Stars of Stage and Screen.”

Saimi Bergmann: Make your own cream-of-something soup

It has become a problem for cooks trying to make dinner for $1 a serving, or $5 per meal, when a can of Campbell’s is $1.29 or more. We could save by creating our own cream-of-something soup (or white sauce).

Ohio chef Mark Pullin is Super Bowl bound

Pullin won the 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame Taste of the NFL cooking competition, earning him a spot as a showcased chef at this year’s National Taste of the NFL Party, held Super Bowl eve in Indianapolis.

Easy recipe: No-bread sandwich

No-bread sandwiches inhabit a small corner of our culinary present, but the surprise factor makes them all worthwhile. The ingredients are tasty enough to satisfy without added carbs.

Blueberries are a superfood that pack antioxidants and flavor

I’m starting with blueberries. Packed with antioxidants and phytoflavinoids, blueberries are also high in potassium and vitamin C, which is great for fighting colds. Here’s what else I found out about the little blue dynamos:

Jim Hillibish: Watercress superfood greens up winter cuisine

Call it nutrient-dense, cancer-fighting, immune-system boosting — it’s SUPERFOOD. Obviously, the watercress farmers have hired a Shakespearean PR guy. And you’re still wondering what in the world are they buzzing about?

Kitchen Call: Fabulous fennel

Fennel is one of the more surprising vegetables in the supermarket. At one time, it was rarely available except in specialty markets; today most large markets stock it right alongside the carrots and celery.

Taste of Travel: Long Wharf, Boston

To get to Long Wharf in Boston, Mass., travelers have a few options. Driving is one, public transportation another. But the many options of ferry or boat rides offered are what really adds flavor to the waterfront experience.

Leave Paula Deen alone, says loyal fan

A woman who knows Paula Deen –– inventor of the Krispy Kreme Burger and other calorie-packed dishes –– thinks the controversy over the celebrity cook’s diabetes announcement is a bunch of baloney.

Best Dish: Pumpkin Pancakes recipe

Best Dish is an occasional feature that highlights the favorite recipes of home cooks.

Recipe: Cocoa Chicken

Chocolate isn’t just for dessert anymore. As you know, this delicious and healthful ingredient is being integrated into main dishes because of its beneficial antioxidants and flavonoids.

Jim Hillibish: Eating healthier in the winter

Remember, the food gods are against us in winter. We seem to have less time to cook with less daylight (but not really, it’s just an excuse). Fresh produce prices skyrocket. Milk and cheese head up as cows produce less milk.

Kitchen Call: Fish with a French accent

Last week’s freezing temperatures, unexpected and equally unwelcome, found me wrapped in a warm blanket watching old DVDs. One of my favorites, “Julie and Julia,” transported me to another place.

The Beer Nut: New Zealand brewery goes digital

To better connect with its fans, New Zealand’s Yeastie Boys brewery is taking advantage of how almost everyone nowadays seems to have a smartphone.

Kathryn Rem: Investigating the contents of packaged foods

I thought trans fats had pretty much disappeared from packaged foods after the federal government required the nasty stuff be listed on nutrition facts labels back in 2006. It's still around.

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