A new cookbook, “Tom Fitzmorris’s New Orleans Food,” reflects its author’s love of the city where he was born one Mardi Gras and his relish for its food – and its proceeds will benefit that city.
Fitzmorris, a New Orleans food writer, restaurant critic and radio-show host, says the book is a collection of favorite dishes he’s tried during some 33 years on the job.
Recipes offered in “Tom Fitzmorris’ New Orleans Food” range from oysters au poivre to red beans and rice, alligator creole to creme brulee.
The publisher says donations will go to Habitat for Humanity.
The book is available at many local bookstores and www.amazon.com.
The backyard art of barbecue can be traced back to the cavemen.
In fact, our ancestors started barbecuing before they started talking – that’s how vital the act of roasting food over an open fire has been to our existence. Anthropologists say cavemen may have started roasting meat some 1.4 million years ago.
For the first time in a century, American kids face a shorter life expectancy than their parents.
Dr. Rallie McAllister’s book, “Healthy Lunchbox: The Working Mom’s Guide to Keeping You and Your Kids Trim,” is chock full of helpful tips, eye opening facts and advice about keeping kids trim and healthy.
The book is available at bookstores and www.amazon.com.
The carrot gets its name from the French word “carotte,” which in turn comes from the Latin “carota.”
It has been known since ancient times and is believed to have originated in Afghanistan and adjacent areas.
Many kinds, unknown in America, are found in middle and southwest Asia. Apparently some primitive forms were carried to the Mediterranean countries as far back as prehistoric times, and many distinct kinds were later developed there.
Among the stranger ones are some with purplish-red roots, colored like garden beets, and some with fuzzy light-gray leaves.
Our common carrot is called the Mediterranean type, because it has long been known in Mediterranean countries and was probably developed there from kinds carried from southwest Asia.
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