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Turn your lemons into lemonade (2008/05/13)
After nearly a decade in the lemonade business, Josh Thomas is looking forward to handing off some of his responsibilities to a successor. But he’ll probably wait until his brother turns 4, the same age he was when he opened his award-winning stand.

Wine of the week: Louis Felipe Edwards Gran Reserva Shiraz 2005 (2008/05/13)
The proliferation of shiraz wines on the market is due largely to Australia, but the Aussies don’t have a corner on the market. Some of the finest shiraz — also called syrah — comes from its French homeland but even the New World has bragging rights.

Reader Exchange: There is plenty of rhubarb to be found for Mother's Day recipes (2008/05/13)
There is plenty of rhubarb to be found for Mother’s Day recipes

500 Club: Test your nutrition knowledge (2008/05/13)
1. Grains can be divided into two categories: whole and refined. Which type is better for you?

For Mother's Day, make these easy — yes, easy — baked doughnuts (2008/05/10)
This Mother’s Day, show some love with fresh-from-the-oven carbs.

Reader Exchange: Readers are hungry for avocado, rhubarb and fettucine recipes (2008/05/10)
Who would have thought that a simple little fishing excursion, undertaken in the hope of landing the “big one,” the Hot Fish Shoppe tartar sauce recipe, would open such a can of worms!

Wine of the Week: Osborne Solaz Blanco Viura 2005 (2008/05/10)
Spain always has been a major wine producer but is still overcoming its jug wine perception.

500 Club: Study links family meals to adolescent health (2008/05/10)
Are family meals a regular occurrence in your house or usually overlooked because of everyone’s busy schedules? A new study might convince you to try to find time for an evening meal as a family.

7-Day Menu Planner (2008/05/10)
Family Sunday Beef Top Loin Steaks with Grilled Red Onion Relish (see recipe) make a special meal for the family. Serve them with roasted potatoes, a green salad and dinner rolls. Everyone will welcome chocolate meringue pie for dessert.

Make your own mozzarella (2008/05/03)
With his hands sheathed in six pairs of latex gloves and immersed in steaming hot water, Ryan Sciara is playing with his food.

Reader Exchange: Fresh ideas for rhubarb, vegetable lasagna (2008/05/03)
Hunting is largely a seasonal thing: Easter egg hunts are finished for the year, deer hunting isn’t until November, and I think I heard turkey hunters are giving it another go right about now.

Wine of the Week: Redtree Petite Sirah 2005 (2008/05/03)
Tracing the ancestry of the ever-evolving and expanding California wine industry would be a challenge for even the experienced genealogist.

500 Club: Making yogurt is fun, inexpensive and healthy (2008/05/03)
Yogurt has been a part of the human diet for thousands of years. It is thought that yogurt was first discovered in 2,000 BC. What started as a way to preserve milk now fills the shelves of our dairy aisle in a variety of different flavors.

7-Day Menu Planner (2008/05/03)
Family Sunday Apple Mustard-Glazed Pork Chops make a delicious family meal. Season 4 boneless center-cut pork chops (about 1 pound total) with pepper. Heat 1 teaspoon canola oil in a large nonstick skillet on medium-high; cook chops 1 minute or until browned. Turn, stir in

June Dairy Days recipes sought (2008/05/03)
The category for this year’s June Dairy Days recipe contest is “Dips and Spreads.”

Roast coffee at home with hot-air corn popper (2008/04/26)
Given the American love affair with coffee, it’s surprising more people don’t roast their own beans at home. Not only does home roasting ensure the freshest, most splendid cup of coffee, it’s also a money saver and takes just minutes to prepare enough beans for several pots.

Wine of the Week: Wilson Creek Almond Champagne (2008/04/26)
We have been married for more than 25 years, and many of our tastes are the same. We both like champagne, but Sherry really likes almonds, much more than Chris.

7-Day Menu Planner (2008/04/26)
Family Sunday Enjoy a family picnic with your own grilled chicken. Accompany it with this flavor-packed finalist recipe from the 42nd Pillsbury Bake-Off, You Won’t Know It’s Not Potato Salad (see recipe). Add baked beans (canned) to the plate. Fill the breadbasket with multigrain rolls. For a sweet treat, buy a coconut cake for dessert.

500 Club: From breakfast to dessert, rhubarb is a tasty ingredient (2008/04/26)
While many of us consider rhubarb a fruit, it is actually a vegetable. Used in pies, cakes and jams, it also is known as the “world’s greatest pie plant.”

Passover 101 (2008/04/17)
The first time Abigail Auer attended a Passover Seder, she was eager to make a good impression and asked the hostess — also her future mother-in-law — to suggest a dish she could bring.

Show your appreciation with some tasty bread pudding (2008/04/17)
Every year at about this time, the School of Education and Office of Field Experience at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse celebrate a wonderful group of people known as “cooperating teachers.”

Wine of the Week: Hey Mambo Red 2006 (2008/04/17)
“Kid, you’re good-a-lookin’ but you don’t know what’s cookin, till you Hey Mambo! Mambo Italiano!”

Mixing it Up: Story behind cinnamon-raisin bread started in France (2008/04/17)
When Franciscan Skemp Healthcare Chaplain Donald Fox was a student in France in the summer of 1974, he did a lot of bicycling, and as a result his appetite for the wonderful French bread made there was even greater than normal.

500 Club: Healthy eating habits start with parents (2008/04/17)
The number of kids who are overweight has tripled in the past 20 years. Thirty percent of kids today are overweight, and 15 percent are obese. Is it any wonder children are unhealthy?

7-day Menu Planner (2008/04/17)
Family Sunday It’s easy to cook a turkey breast for the family if you use a cooking bag and follow the simple directions. On the side, Baked Macaroni and Pimento Cheesse (see recipe) will be a hit. Add fresh asparagus and whole-wheat rolls. For dessert, buy a Boston cream pie.