What makes both renditions shine is the garnish of colorful vegetables cut into a very fine dice known as a micro-brunoise. Chef Richard Hamilton offers two interpretations of this well-known vegetable soup: One is a consomme of pure juices extracted from chopped vegetables by salting them and letting them drip through cheesecloth overnight in the refrigerator. Transfer the seasoned vegetable mixture to the lined colander; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate the vegetables for 24 to 36...

For the Bouchard gang wife Kathy, who is also on vacation from her job as Alvirne High School librarian, son Jack, just back from his freshman year at Brandeis University, and son Jean-Luc, who is about to enter his sophomore year at Alvirne a cookout never means just hot dogs and hamburgers, at least when Dad s wielding the spatula. Call it a busman s holiday, but this chef still likes to prepare his family s meals even when he s not working. In the summer, that always means cooking...

By Carolyn Arrington The Cullman Times Remember those sweltering hot summer days when the scent of fresh corn, peas and tomatoes cooking wafted through the house? The kitchen was a busy food factory as your mother or grandmother prepared the bounty from a lush garden for canning. CullmanTimes.com, Cullman, Alabama - Canning: A craft worth preserving. By Carolyn Arrington The Cullman Times Remember those sweltering hot summer days when the scent of fresh corn, peas and tomatoes cooking...

Shuler's letter offers six changes to the Farm Bill -- help specialty crop growers, provide a reliable and consistent disaster assistance program for farmers and protect Western North Carolina's environment. While these crops are important to America's food supply, they do not represent the majority of American family farmers. We can no longer ignore the specialty growers and the true family farmers for the benefit of a few gigantic agri-businesses. The 2007 Farm Bill requires a new...

The Women's Healthy Eating and Living trial, published in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, has found that women who consumed five daily servings of vegetables, three of fruit and one of vegetable juice fared no better than those who followed the nationally recommended five-a-day dietary guidelines. A cancer diagnosis can instantly kick-start a healthier lifestyle, but whether a diet high in fruits and vegetables can help prevent a recurrence of breast...

During their busy season, March through September, Bundi said they eat a lot of grilled hamburgers as well as chicken breasts, pot roast, meatloaf, spaghetti and soup. In addition to garlic, the Bundis always have on hand whole-wheat flour, a "good" olive oil and balsamic vinegar, brown rice, eggs and fresh veggies such as carrots, celery, lettuce and tomatoes. While she's not one to do the annual purging of the spices, Bundi frequently does the sniff test before throwing a dash of...

There is no test to link illness to indoor molds, so while people report symptoms ranging from headaches, to confusion, rashes, loss of appetite, and gastrointestinal problems -- those symptoms cover a lot of sicknesses and can't be directly linked to mold exposure. But how big of a problem is it really and can the mold make you sick? There is no test to link illness to indoor molds, so while people report symptoms ranging from headaches, to confusion, rashes, loss of appetite, and...

My assignment was to reach into the bag and lift out a pod filled with green peas, split the pod open, slide my thumb down the inside of the pod, scoop the contents into the glass bowl, and drop the empty pod onto a yellow glider cushion to the left of the bowl. My mission was specific and immediate: to provide a cooked vegetable for the family's dinner that evening. The best-tasting peas are always fresh from the pod . csmonitor.com. My assignment was to reach into the bag and lift out a...

Fields to Families has collected more than 20,000 pounds of fresh vegetables that would have been wasted since January, she said. Deacon Mel Whack, who had done it before, weighed the full boxes in the back of his pickup truck and announced the total 328 pounds. For most of them, it was their first time picking tomatoes. Any that weren't picked by Monday would be turned under with the dirt to prepare for the next planting. She finds leftover crops, volunteers to pick them, and agencies to...