Shop the outside aisles, but don't fear the inside

When you start to care about where your food comes from, you learn to shop the edges of the grocery store as opposed to the center aisles. Here's where you'll generally find the fresh produce, the butcher and seafood...

Mike Hale, The Grub Hunter: Sharpen your skills as chef for a day

Given the tough economic times, it's no surprise to see restaurants implementing novel promotions. There's Groupon, the 240-minute happy hour, funky QR codes, social media rewards, contests and even human sandwich boards.

Recipe: Homemade Caramel Corn - Houston Press (blog)

Recipe: Homemade Caramel Corn Houston Press (blog) I like the crunch of caramel corn, and soft popcorn is just sad. I looked around the web for a good half hour before deciding to go with (sigh) Paula's, because it looked pretty easy. I was a little reluctant at first because her recipe calls for a ... and more »

Decadent chocolate covered caramel corn - Tulsa World (blog)

Decadent chocolate covered caramel corn Tulsa World (blog) Popcorn never had it so good. Recipe #5 in our chocolate marathon calls for bathing popcorn and nuts with buttery caramel, crisping them in the oven and then drizzling them with dark and white chocolate. And I threw in some pretzel for that salty-sweet ...

In the Family Business: Brothers share the helm at Badger Popcorn - Wisconsin State Journal

In the Family Business: Brothers share the helm at Badger Popcorn Wisconsin State Journal One of the major expansions came when Dick received a call from Wisconsin Cheeseman asking if Badger Popcorn made caramel corn. Though the company didn't, Dick responded in the affirmative and set out to formulate a recipe. The first employee hired by ...