Posted on 04 May 2011.
Mother’s Day always presents a dilemma: To feast at home or to take Mom out for brunch or dinner. The former works if you’ve got someone else around who’s handy in the kitchen – or even on the grill. The latter is always a fallback, especially given the large number of restaurants that offer Mother’s Day Sunday specials. Today we offer you both choices – a twist on an old standby spring recipe (grilled leg of lamb, see next story on this page) and a few ideas for dining out.
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Posted on 04 May 2011.
Grilled leg of lamb (Charles Haynes photo/via Flickr)
Mother’s Day around our house growing up always brought some kind of special dinner – usually something not on Dad’s or we kids’ lists of of favorites, but something Mom wanted that she couldn’t get away with cooking any other time. She usually got what she wanted, though of course in our household she also had to cook it herself. Small price to pay, I suppose, to enjoy something like roast lamb. Continue Reading
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Posted on 27 April 2011.
A tray of dishes ready to go out at lunch time Wendesday. From left: chicken with red curry, drunken noodles and pad thai. (Christina Ritchie Rogers / CorneliusNews.net)
By CHRISTINA RITCHIE ROGERS
CorneliusNews.net
Regular customers at Thai Marlai rarely order from the menu, owner Toi Rogers said. “Usually, they’ll just say, ‘Toi, fix us something good,’” she said.
"Mama" Toi Rogers
It is that spirit of culinary adventure that Ms. Rogers hopes to foster in everyone that visits her restaurant, at 19700 One Norman Boulevard, near the Blockbuster. So earlier this month she planned a buffet meal, served family style.
“Many people misunderstand Thai food,” she said. “They are afraid to try new things.” Continue Reading
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Posted on 24 April 2011.
John Elliott of Davidson Chocolate Company fills a mold. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
We recently had a chance to visit Davidson Chocolate Company during peak season for Easter candy production. John Elliott showed us how the shop makes its solid chocolate Easter bunnies. It’s a big time of year for the chocolate business, and the shop at Davidson Commons expected to sell several hundred of the confections by Easter Sunday.
HOW YOUR BUNNY IS MADE
Click the first image below to begin a slide show. Photos by David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net
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Posted on 22 April 2011.
Rice Krispie Treat Easter Eggs
By LYNDSAY KIBILOSKI
DavidsonNews.net
In the DVR age I rarely watch commercials anymore, but every once in a while I’ll catch one or two. A couple of weeks ago I saw one showing a mother making Rice Krispie Treats with her children, but they were in the shape of eggs for Easter.
How cool is that, I thought, and decided to try it – and add my own little twist. Instead of plain Rice Krispies eggs, I thought it might be fun to incorporate a little color, as you would when dyeing regular eggs. Continue Reading
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Posted on 22 April 2011.
Onions were among the offerings at the season-opening Davidson Farmer's Market 2 weeks ago. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Local eateries are participating in the 2011 Autism Aware Fare fund-raiser on Tuesday, April 26, some with specials and wine dinners. Meanwhile, Davidson Farmer’s Market was blown out and rained out last week, but the farmers are back this Saturday, April 23, with local food for your Easter feast – and more. And we have info about the Davidson Lands Conservancy’s annual Toast the Earth tasting on April 29.
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