Posts by: Chef Robert Aranson
La dolce vita isn’t limited to the Seven Hills of Rome, at least not when it comes to great Italian cuisine. When we asked Chris and Amy Goedecke to host a party at their home north of Whitesboro, we decided it was time to bring our readers our version of an Italian connection.
Continue Reading →Seasonal berries make a deliciously sweet treat for any summer table. Keep it simple and let the taste of the berries come through, or just through all that out the door and pile on the whipped cream or ice cream.
Continue Reading →Good mixed greens are available in most markets. Check the date on the bag (yes, reach way back behind for the latest dates).
Continue Reading →It doesn’t have to be fried in bacon grease, but seriously, it gives everything a killer flavor! Even Jenny Craig would wince with a once over of this classic southern recipe.
Continue Reading →Resist the urge to pass this one by. Roasted Garlic Slaw is a winner. Chef Robert shares his recipe for this tangy, aromatic side.
Continue Reading →Zesty veggies are the key to this classic ratatouille. Simple, easy to make. Everyone will love the flavor. Add you own favorite vegetables for color and taste.
Continue Reading →Chef Robert prepares a warm potato salad using chunky potato wedges mixed with colorful cabbage, green onion, and bacon for flavor in a tart vinegar and sugar dressing.
Continue Reading →Grilled inside or out, these hearty and healthy kabobs look great and taste every bit as good! Add your own seasoning to taste.
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My Best Christmas
Right after my eighth birthday in January, I began to long secretly for a bicycle. I watched with envy as the older kids whizzed about the neighborhood on their brightly colored beauties, with names emblazoned on the fork—Schwinn, Roadmaster, Raleigh. They were like thoroughbred horses, sleek and fast and beautiful.
Growing Green Thumbs
Children and parents can spend many satisfying hours together digging in the dirt to the benefits of both. The National Gardening Association, which promotes plant-based educational gardening for youth, says “Youth gardening programs help fight childhood obesity … and they help young people see themselves as part of a community.”
Today’s Fine Art
By Shelley Tate Garner
The meaning of fine art is blurred by the use of novel and stylistically unconventional mediums, as well as modern technologies and techniques. Changing views in society, culture, taste and education also skew the traditional meaning. I have a hard time with the term fine art in modern context. Art today goes far beyond idealized classical beauty, pure technique-driven works, and because of that, the meaning of fine art has been blurred.
Category: Style, The Arts