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.

Marilyn Block: September is time for apples, chicken recipes

Say "so long" to summer. Now that school is back in session, ourthoughts turn to lunches, sports, band and other school practices.Because fundraisers and bake sales accompany many of theseactivities, included today is a simple cookie recipe for such anevent.

[dining] Digging In : Myra Goodman’s new Earthbound Cook burrows deeper than delicious food. - Monterey County Weekly

The first recipe Myra Goodman ever fashioned does not appear in her second splendid cookbook, The Earthbound Cook: 250 Recipes for Delicious Food and a Healthy Planet, which was released in stores this week. Nor does it appear in her first one – the Food To Live By beauty that sparked the enthusiastic feedback that in turn inspired number two. (“I don’t think I would’ve done another one,” she ...

Local bakers take the cake in competitions

For two local women, submitting baked goods for judging at the county fair and various other competitions has been a staple in their lives for many years.