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Vail's Colorful Cooking column: Quick and easy tips for a successful party
A few years ago when Valentine's Day landed on a Saturday night, we hosted a party for 30 of our closest friends and their children. Our budget was really small, we didn't have a lot of time to cook, and I was determined t Copyright 2012 Vail Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Vail Daily Vail's Colorful Cooking column: Quick ...

Recipe Exchange: February 1, 2012
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Recipe: Blackened Pork Tenderloin Sliders
Fantastic weekend party fare!

Old standby soup a winter weather chaser
First it blew, then it snew and friz. And now look what's happening outside the window ... Must be time once again to bring back that treacherous-weather-survival specialty, the always popular cabbage patch soup.

French cooking made easy
If you have even a passing interest in French cooking then you should be a student of Julia Child and her celebrated cookbooks, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” and “Julia Child, The Way to Cook.”

Food-loving couple learns to eat right for health's sake
For a woman in the prime of her life, a diagnosis of congestive heart failure is shocking and devastating. It's the kind of news that turns a world upside down.

Kale: the other green, leafy vegetable now in season
The look of kale can be deceiving.Sitting in the leafy vegetable section, kale has sturdy leaves like collard greens or Swiss chard. Despite no center head, kale is a member of the cabbage family with a mild flavor similar to spinach.Commercially available kale usually has large leaves that can be dark green and curly, red or bluish green and long. The latter variety is sometimes called Tuscan ...

SUPER BOWL: Jam plus chicken equals delicious
When it comes to making pulled chicken, it's hard to beat the two-ingredient simplicity of simmering chicken breasts in a bottle of barbecue sauce.

Be Merry / Good stuff
Stuffed dishes evidently have been cooked in every culture, region, and era.

Try cooking like Julia with these abbreviated recipes
If you have even a passing interest in French cooking then you should be a student of Julia Child and her celebrated cookbooks, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” and “Julia Child, The Way to Cook.”