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The various elements of salad niçoise are arranged on the plate and served with a vinaigrette dressing. Courtesy photo
Culinary Secrets: Composed salad evolves through centuries
Salad niçoise is one of those dishes that has a lot of history to it. Originally, this salad came from Nice, France. Throughout the years, like everything else, some things about this salad have ...
Apr 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Green Thumb: Native plants, sandy puddles invite butterflies into garden
Planting native flowering plants in your garden will attract many different kinds of butterflies. Native plants provide butterflies with nectar and foliage they need as caterpillars and adults. ...
Apr 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Green Thumb: Espaliered fruit trees ease harvest, fit into tight spaces
Espalier is a French word meaning “something to rest the shoulder against.” In gardening, it’s the technique of training a plant to grow in a flat plane along a wall, fence or trellis and is suitab...
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Culinary Secrets: Irish comfort food for St. Pat’s
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today, I’m sharing with you one of my favorite Irish recipes, Irish beef stew. Originally, I thought about sharing my stuffed cabbage recipe, but I went with the stew bec...
Mar 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Green Thumb: March begins the gardener’s madness
I don’t know about you, but for me, those warm days we have in February each year signal the beginning of spring fever, or March madness, or just an overwhelming desire to be outside working in the...
Mar 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Green Thumb: Gardeners can plant spring vegetables now
You don't have to wait for the hot sun of summer to get busy in the veggie garden.
Feb 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Green Thumb: Companions for your plants
by Heather Hamilton / For the Tracy Press
Feb 16, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
Plants seem to be passive organisms. Plants, however, are active in many ways. They can change the chemical makeup of the soil and can affect the microorganisms that grow there. The walnut trees ...
Through Teen Eyes: Don’t be angry — it causes wrinkles
by Rachel Johnson / For the Tracy Press
Feb 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Smiling has so many benefits. So why do so few people seem to do it?
Remember When: A 4-H mixing crew
by TP staff
Feb 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Today’s Remember When “mystery photo,” at top left, shows four members of a local 4-H Club getting ready for a fundraiser ice cream social in September 1988. Who are they, and to which 4-H club did...
Culinary Secrets: Homemade pizza a hefty addition to Super Bowl fare
by Tomm Johnson
Feb 02, 2012 | 4 4 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
When it comes to Super Bowl food, I don’t think you can come up with a more testosterone-filled pizza than my stuffed meat pizza. This is a typical pizza found in lots of shops in Connecticut, bu...
At the Shelter: Sweet Siera
by TP staff
Feb 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Siera is a 3-year-old female pit bull mix looking for a home. The shelter also has other dogs and cats waiting to be adopted. The staff requests donations of canned food for cats and dogs. The Trac...
People for Pets: Gentle Gemma
by TP staff
Feb 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Gemma is a young terrier mix about 2 years old. She enjoys playing with other dogs and loves people, too; she enjoys cuddling and likes to sleep under the covers. Gemma knows how to use a doggie do...
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