Topic “Food”

(McClatchy Newspapers)

No need to turn on the stove for this quick meal of Tex-Mex Avocado Wrap with Red Bean Salad. Tomato salsa, avocado and sliced smoked turkey wrapped in a flour tortilla create a simple dinner.

The secret to a good wrap is to moisten the tortilla with a spread or oil.

For this recipe, I sprayed the tortillas with olive oil spray....

By Janet K. Keeler (St. Petersburg Times/SHNS)

Praise the buns, but ditch the dogs this Memorial Day. The hot dogs, that is.

Though grilled hot dogs are standard -- and no fuss -- for holiday cookouts, there are other tubular temptations to spark your menu. Think savory, spicy and even sweet sausages, from traditional bratwurst, kielbasa and hot Italian to interesting combinations...

By St. Petersburg Times/SHNS

Here are some sausages that are tailor-made for Memorial Day grilling. They can often be found both fresh and fully cooked. Serve them in rolls with garnishes, spreads and relishes of your choice.

Kielbasa, sometimes called Polish sausage

Bratwurst

Hot or sweet Italian sausage

Knockwurst

Spicy chorizo

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By Noelle Carter (Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Heralded as “the first new cake in 100 years” when it was introduced, the chiffon cake — one of the darlings of midcentury cuisine — became famous for its wonderfully light and airy texture, seemingly weightless as angel food but with a moist tenderness almost like a rich butter cake. And the delicate creation was originally developed by a Los...

By Jim Webster (St. Petersburg Times)

Sometimes, the reasoning behind trading sandwiches in the school lunchroom hits too close to home.

How many workdays can you eat the same boring lunch? Sure, cold cuts on white bread is easy, but is “easy” what you want for lunch every day? And that frozen tray you march to the microwave. Whether it is “lean” or not can be debated, but...