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- DESPERATION DINNERS BEVERLY MILLS with ALICIA ROSS
Get Chipotle's taste in the comfort of your home
My son was eating way too much of his favorite fast food – the Chicken Burrito Bol from Chipotle – and I set out to help him curb the habit. First, the money approach. By my estimations, he was spending $100 a month on the burritos alone, but when I pointed this out, he just shrugged.
- FOCUS ON NUTRITION ED BLONZ
Many everyday foods accomplish same goals as exotic foods
I found some information on a goji liquid supplement, and, with all the positives being said about this product, I wonder if you have ever heard of it. Do you think that goji has any health benefits? It is supposed to boost the immune system. There are a few product lines based on this food. Which one do you think would be best?
- SLICE OF HISTORY ARLYN HACKETT
For Fisher, it was about the writing, too
Tomorrow, Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher would have been 100 years old. M.F.K. Fisher was born in 1908 and died in 1992. She is still considered the grand dame of food writing. She lived most of her life in California and France.
- Recipe of the week
- PRODUCE PICKS
Plum crazy
There are more plum varieties than any other stone fruit. That presents a problem. Most stores simply sell plums as “red” or “black.” However, during the course of the summer plum season, you will find about two dozen varieties within those categories.
- Save it!
Look for meats that are less in demand. Try pork shoulder instead of pork chops, chicken thighs instead of breasts, chuck instead of sirloin.
- Verizon introduces subscription music service
Cell phones are becoming more useful devices for listening to music.
- What's Happening
- PETER ROWE / PINT-SIZED POUR
Hoppy Daze a winning blend of two beer styles
Hybrids are all the rage these days, and not just on the road. Coronado Brewing Co.'s Hoppy Daze is a winning blend of two beer styles, the Belgian golden ale and India Pale Ale, the latter in its hop-forward West Coast rendition.
- READERS ASK CAROLINE DIPPING
When life gives you lemons, make ... salad
Barbara Thomas of Chula Vista was pining for the lemony salad that Souplantation served during its recent lemon promotion. I've got the whole shebang for you here.
- Blend a few spices and 'Ay, there's the rub'
There's a grilling treasure-trove at your fingertips that you might not even be aware of.
- ON WINE ROBERT WHITLEY
Critics Challenge puts the new and the old to the test
You know a winery has hit its stride when it wins applause for everything it produces. I was reminded of this over the Memorial Day weekend, when the fifth annual Critics Challenge International Wine Competition brought together 14 wine journalists to evaluate nearly 1,700 wines the Westgate Hotel downtown.
- TELL ME ABOUT IT CAROLYN HAX
Happy marriage gets redefined
I am a well-off, professional, 38-year-old woman, married 10 years to another professional, with two small children. I love and respect my husband and our life together. I have little to no sex drive and, at this point, feel like I could happily go the rest of my life without having sex.
- DEAR ABBY
Hoping for the white picket fence, the loyal dog and the sex offender?
I have been in a relationship with “Wade” for six years. The situation is this: He has gotten into trouble and can't be around children because he's a registered sex offender. I have an 11-month-old daughter by him. I want to be with Wade and work our relationship out, but if I do, I'll have to give custody of my daughter to my parents and live in my own place with him.
- MISS MANNERS JUDITH MARTIN
Give this couple a collection plate
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Recently, my relative was married in a lavish affair with copious amounts of food and drink. After the wedding, the bridal couple compared what all the relatives had given for wedding gifts.
- Horoscope
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