I buy broccoli every week. Tradewinds, our wonderful Blue Hill Hannaford-affiliated market, sells broccoli crowns, which are nice because you’re paying for less stem and more green top. I rarely have anything specific in mind for the broccoli, but it’s such a versatile vegetable that I know I’ll use it either steamed or roasted as […]

DEAR JEANNE: My mother made this recipe all the time, and it was one way she got us to eat our vegetables. I would like to make it for my family, but all the butter and cream put me off. Can you make this good enough for kids to eat and still cut the fat? […]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A survey shows kids at the West Virginia school featured in “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” liked their standard pizza and chicken nuggets more than the celebrity chef’s fresh, healthy menu items. And when denied the food they were used to, many stopped buying the school lunch. The survey at Central City Elementary […]

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After spending the last several weeks tasting West Coast pinot noirs, one thing is certain: There is some great juice out there, but it’s going to cost you. We tasted some extraordinary pinot noirs from California and Oregon — this country’s two primary pinot noir regions — that cost more than $50. These wines still […]