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Web-posted 11/04/09

Also known as celery root or knob celery, celeriac is a spherical root with rough brown skin, a dense, cream-colored interior, and thin curly shoots that make it look as though it's having a bad hair day.

There's little need to knead these breads

Web-posted 11/04/09

For physician Jeffrey Hertzberg and baker Zoe Francois, the journey to no-knead bread began innocently enough.

Rub will have you lickin' your chops

Web-posted 11/04/09

These simple but well-seasoned lamb chops are a weeknight kitchen dream. They are packed with flavor thanks to a quick toasting of cumin seeds and peppercorns used for the rub.

Oats are healthful addition to menus

Web-posted 10/28/09

A late bloomer in the development of grains, oats were first cultivated around 1000 B.C. Gourmands of classical times were not impressed, and so dismissed them as animal fodder.

Bookshelf: Holiday entertaining help is on the way

Web-posted 10/28/09

When cold weather meets a stubborn economy it's time for a party at home. A bevy of new books on entertaining offers tips, techniques and recipes for elegant meals, glamorous tables, and fetching cocktails. Many of the ideas are worthy of the holidays that lurk just around the corner.

Small Bites

Web-posted 10/28/09

Small Bites is a listing of dining- and drinking-related events. Send information to ryan.wehmeyer@augustachronicle.com:

Mystical mushrooms deserve their reputation, your time

Web-posted 10/21/09

It's difficult to imagine a foodstuff more shrouded in mystery than mushrooms. The phrase "to mushroom" is appropriate: Mushrooms seem to spring up overnight, seemingly out of nowhere.

Marshmallows going gourmet

Web-posted 10/21/09

BERKELEY, Calif. --- If you're still using plain old vanilla marshmallows at your campfire or in your cocoa, you're out of touch.

Whole spices kick up taste with no fat

Web-posted 10/21/09

When fat is cut from recipes, flavor can follow. That's when spices become the key to making lighter foods taste great, and if you want to get the most out of your spices, it's best to follow a few simple tips.

Small bites

Web-posted 10/21/09

Small Bites is a listing of dining- and drinking-related events. Send information to ryan.wehmeyer@augustachronicle.com:

Parsnips are dual delights to cooks

Web-posted 10/14/09

A root vegetable that grows wild in Europe and West Asia, the parsnip has been cultivated since ancient times.

Latin party guest chef raids White House garden

Web-posted 10/14/09

WASHINGTON -- Tuesday night's Fiesta Latina concert at the White House wasn't just a chance to showcase Latin music. The White House brought in guest chef Maricel Presilla to help tell the pan-Latin story through finger food.

Tribes demand speed up culvert fixes for salmon

Web-posted 10/14/09

SEATTLE -- A federal judge should order Washington state to drastically increase the pace of fixing culverts that block salmon passage because nothing else will get the job done in a reasonable amount of time, a lawyer for Native American tribes said Tuesday.

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