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Sample dishes from 17 local eateries at Taste of the Valley

For the past 25 years, hundreds of people have gathered to try the latest savory morsels from local restaurants at Taste of the Valley. The main ingredient for the successful fundraiser for the … more

By Andrea Brunty | 2/22/12 | 198 views

Batter up

For 13 hours, members of the Kiwanis Club of Decatur will serve stacks of pancakes for breakfast, brunch, lunch, snacks and dinner. In return, the civic organization hopes to generate stacks of … more

By Catherine Godbey | 2/22/12 | 133 views

An appetizer that’s worthy of an award

Having an Oscar party? Trying to decide what should be on the menu? Here’s a simple but spectacular appetizer. People often pay homage to Oscar nominated movies with thematic food inspired by … more

By Elizabeth Karmel
For The Associated Press | 2/22/12 | 117 views

Food establishment ratings

Morgan County: Jan. 30-Feb. 3 Steak-Out (Jemison Inc.), 1823 Sixth Ave. S.E. 80 (Critical items: Potentially hazardous food temperature requirements during cold … more

2/22/12 | 86 views

Reel food and drink for your Oscar party

Great movies and great food are box office gold, from Forrest Gump’s chocolates to “Silence of the Lambs” anti-hero Hannibal Lecter’s disturbing pairing suggestion for Chianti. We’ve put … more

By Michelle Locke
For The Associated Press | 2/22/12 | 56 views

The sweet taste of Mardi Gras: warm beignets

It may look like a doughnut. It may be filled or glazed like a doughnut. It may even be cooked like a doughnut. But don’t call it a doughnut. It’s a beignet. And it’s one of New Orleans’ … more

By Alison Ladman
For The Associated Press | 2/15/12 | 322 views

All hail the king cake

The dessert course starts innocently. Out comes the cake, resembling an oversize doughnut and garishly dressed with green, gold and purple sugar. Guests peer at the king cake, examining the slices … more

By Catherine Godbey | 2/15/12 | 228 views

Jambalaya gets a healthy makeover

Mardi Gras is the sort of celebration that can make every city in America want to be New Orleans. Between the parties and parades and all those rich foods, what’s not to love? Well, perhaps the … more

By Rocco DiSpirito
For The Associated Press | 2/15/12 | 211 views

Bon appetit

In two years Travis English will celebrate his 21st birthday. Lisa English is worried. She fears he will be one of the 2,600 people waiting for services from the Alabama Department of Health — just … more

By Catherine Godbey | 2/8/12 | 162 views

Chocolate bonbons anyone can make

Attempting to make chocolate bonbons from scratch is enough to test anyone’s love. First you have to cook some fussy filling, and get it into — and to hold — just the right shape. Then you … more

By J.M. Hirsch
AP Food Editor | 2/8/12 | 115 views