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National Food Roundup: Slow-Cooker Chic
From Nationwide Newspaper Food Sections 02.25.09

If you need an excuse to fire up the slow cooker, we've got a couple of good ones in this week's roundup. Plus, recession-friendly lobster and DIY designer potato chips.

The Los Angeles Times chronicles the slow cooker's evolution into a sleek, modern machine and shares recipes for Lamb Tagine with Dried Fruit and Cuban-Style Pork Shoulder (pictured).
Lobster? In this economy? The Houston Chronicle says yes. Prices hit record lows of $2.50 a pound of live lobster over the winter holidays, and though they've come back up a bit, lobster still cheaper than steak. Try Lobster Corn Chowder or Classic Maine Lobster Rolls.
While we look for new flavor boosters, the Miami Herald highlights some classics – vinegar and citrus, throwing in a chemistry lesson for good measure.
The Chicago Tribune suggests passing up the fancy potato chips in the grocery store and making your own versions at home.

(Image: Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Comments (1)

On potato chips, I absolutely love Cape Code Chips, including the low fat variety which happen to taste good.

I know it's fairly easy to fry up potatoes but what kills me is the clean up when frying (I wish I had someone from FoodTV to clean my kitchen). I have a second stove in the basement and I usually use it when I fry fish or potatoes.

On the potato chip front, I recently wrote about "movie night at home" and have tips on the best chips, recipes for onion dip, guacamole and some favorite movies:

http://www.scordo.com/blog/2009/02/how-movie-night-at-home-chips-bestmovies-oscars-quacamole-slumdog-millionaire.html

Best,
Vince

posted by Scordo.com on February 26th 2009 at 3:34pm
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