Judges get apple fix in recipe contest

For her first foray into the world of apple recipe judging, Linda Odom-Fowler, a dental hygienist from Bat Cave, abstained from eating apples for a week.

Wolfgang Puck's Kitchen: Apple cheesecake worthy addition to holiday menu or simple autumn table

The festive season has begun very early! Because the Jewish calendar is a lunar one, the dates on which its holidays fall on the common calendar vary from year to year, and Rosh Hashanah, the New Year, started Wednesday.

A taste for kuchen

A typical German smorgasbord is full of hearty foods, like brats, sauerkraut, potato salad and, for dessert, kuchen. Kuchen, the German word for cake, is a traditional dessert and South Dakota's official dessert. Depending on the baker, kuchen may resemble anything from coffeecake to a custard-filled pie with fruit filling. Kuchen has avid fans in the Great Plains states. Many, like bakery owner ...

Apples in many splendid forms star at annual Hendersonville festival

HENDERSONVILLE — Who knew there were so many ways to eat an apple? From apple cider slushies to applesauce to apple slices with peanut butter and caramel sauce, it's all there at the North Carolina Apple Festival, which continues downtown today and Monday.

Jody Scheckter: From Formula One to life in the slow lane

Being told to "belt up" barely 10 minutes into an interview would normally bode badly but Jody Scheckter means well enough. The one-time enfant terrible of motor racing knows better than most what happens when he steps on the gas and he is not taking any chances. It's hardly Monza, but I swear the needle hits 60 as the grass blurs outside my window.