Sam's will be serving up 35 wines from some of the world's finest wineries as part of a European-style festival that will also include a grape-stomping competition, cuisine from neighborhood eateries, cheese tastings and live music. Sam's will be serving up 35 wines from some of the world's finest wineries as part of a European-style festival that will also include a grape-stomping competition, cuisine from neighborhood eateries, cheese tastings and live music. The list also includes...

Le Cordon Bleu, the world famous culinary institution, will lead the New Zealand Guild of Food Writers biennial conference Food, Art & Fashion to be held in Wellington at the end of September the first time the event has been held in the Capital for over ten years. Le Cordon Bleu, the world famous culinary institution, will lead the New Zealand Guild of Food Writers biennial conference Food, Art & Fashion to be held in Wellington at the end of September the first time the event has been...

Mitch Daniels sidestepped opposition from unions and Democrats when he signed a deal outsourcing the administration of his state's welfare and food stamp programs to a consortium led by IBM. Mitch Daniels sidestepped opposition from unions and Democrats when he signed a deal outsourcing the administration of his state's welfare and food stamp programs to a consortium led by IBM. Daniels, a Republican who was President Bush's budget director, argued the privatization would improve services...

With such an attitude there is no way we can win your respect. inadequate funding for roads, education and health care cannot keep the politicians in Raleigh occupied. I wonder if you will write a article about needing to duck bullets when the Tarheels (sic) play the Wolfpack. We'll see what the case is when you've played an equal number of times in Greenville. You are a living, breathing example of why there is such animosity toward uncch (sic) in Greenville. It's the typical UNC holier...

This change from adhering to high-cost, conventional dairy practices to a lower-cost, grass-based operation wasn't without its challenges. Dan and wife Rosie sold their original 150 acre farm in central Minnesota and relocated to the 160 acres of sandy soil that make up their present operation. In this new location, the Middendorfs found all the features they wanted: A warm pasture for wintering cows, an irrigation system, and a house in the center of the property so the family is always...

Stir the rosemary and garlic paste into the hot bacon, let it cook for a minute or two, stirring it round the pan from time to time, then mix it with the raw minced lamb. I need not have included the cracked wheat, but it would give lightness to the little patties and eke out the meat to feed more than it otherwise might. Mixed with a little cracked wheat, and patted into rounds it will make succulent burgers, deeply flavoured from the late-summer meat and aromatic from the garlic and the...

He leans back on the couch and exhales smoke from his cigarette, an off-brand in a bright orange pack he gets cheap off the Seminole Reservation. His last arrest was in 1994, before the diabetes and the back pain softened his mean streak and turned him into an elderly man, cuddling and kissing tiny dogs and telling stories from his couch. It was one thing after the next and then his wife, Laura, said enough, don't worry about building a big house with a big fireplace. It's the little...

Donald Williamson, state health officer, said, "Better nutrition and increased physical activity in schools become more important as more children are overweight than ever before. Children are beginning to suffer from diseases that were mostly adult diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, and to have more risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The Southeast YMCA in Montgomery will have nutrition information available for members, and third grade students will take part in a nutrition program...

Montana State student farm exceeds expectations in first year of operation By Anne Pettinger MSU News Service BOZEMAN - A two-acre vegetable farm run by Montana State University students has been enormously successful in its first year, according to students and faculty members in charge of the farm. Montana State student farm exceeds expectations in first year of operation By Anne Pettinger MSU News Service BOZEMAN - A two-acre vegetable farm run by Montana State University students has...