Brattleboro Reformer: Food

No waffling about this family breakfast favorite

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:34:18 EST

Friday, February 10, 2012 Waffles have always worked a kind of magic in my life. A favorite breakfast of mine as a child, waffles would brighten up any day, no matter how wrong the side of the bed I had gotten out of.

Starve a fever? What to do when kids are sick

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 07:45:41 EST

Friday, February 3, 2012 It's been a weekend of colds, and everyone is sick of being sick. Sore throats, runny noses, junky coughs, fevers that come and go - everything that end-of- January colds can be.

Healthy, hearty alternatives for your Super Bowl huddle

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:54:48 EST

Friday January 27, 2012 Here's something to think about: seven out of 10 Americans will watch the Super Bowl next Sunday, a day that is second only to Thanksgiving in American food consumption.

Flounder Dinner

By CAROL EGBERT — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:25:57 EST

Friday, January 27, 2012 Saturday was a busy day for me. It began with a five hour meeting, then I ran a couple of errands and had to go to two grocery stores to get everything on my list.

Cauliflower Soup

By CAROL EGBERT — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:43:50 EST

Saturday, January 21, 2012

It's been a long time coming but snow has arrived. The garden is white, the branches of the trees are accented with white. Winter has arrived and, in my mind, winter is soup season. I think a meal should have a balance of colors as well as a balance of flavors. Purple-red borscht topped with a scoop of sour cream and a sprinkle of dill leaves has that balance of color and flavor as does green split pea soup with sunny carrot dice cubes and pink cubes of ham.