http://www.post-gazette.com/ Food stories, en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 17:09:47 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12035/1208053-28-0.stm?cmpid=food.xml ST. LOUIS -- For anyone who loves a good steak, a juicy burger or a nice Sunday roast, these are anxious times. Prices for beef, which have been climbing for months, hit a record high in December -- an average of $5 a pound -- and analysts predict they could climb 5 to 8 percent higher this year. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12034/1207777-28.stm?cmpid=food.xml After spending time in Iraq during the war, Regina Koetters isn't about to lose sleep over her latest endeavor -- opening a new market in the Strip District. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:44:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207386-504.stm?cmpid=food.xml I've never made the trek to Punxsutawney on Groundhog Day, but friends have told me it pretty much consists of three things: camping out on a hillside, shivering and drinking beer. Betcha I know what they're drinking out there today: "Groundhog Brew," made by Straub Brewery in St. Marys, 50 miles away. You might also have seen the rodent on bottles locally. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:59:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207374-34.stm?cmpid=food.xml Some insist that chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven, but we Nutella lovers know better. To spy a jar of the tasty chocolate-hazelnut spread on my kitchen table drives me crazy with anticipation. Should I slather it on a piece of toast, or stir it into a bowl of oatmeal? Drizzle it on ice cream? Stuff it into a crepe? Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207375-34-0.stm?cmpid=food.xml Super Bowl XVLI is but three days away, and even though the Steelers won't be playing, we know that most of you still will be watching -- and eating while you do so. Seeing as this year's game is in Indianapolis, you might expect us to offer up a few regional Indiana recipes for your pre-game or halftime noshing. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:55:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207381-34-0.stm?cmpid=food.xml I teared up when I read "When it's cold, we make sausage" by Gretchen McKay (Food & Flavor, Jan. 26). My grandmother did not make sopressata, as she was very northern Italian, but did make sausage, pickled peppers --she canned and preserved everything -- and we had wooden vats of homemade red wine in a small room under the front porch. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:50:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207388-34-0.stm?cmpid=food.xml If you're an adventurous eater, you might enjoy parts of the Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show. Billed as the largest outdoor hunting and fishing event of its kind in North America, the 57th show opens Saturday and runs through Feb. 12 at the State Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:13:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207387-34.stm?cmpid=food.xml Readers are continuing to share ideas and recipes for saving money on food and drink: I have the double problem of living alone and having only Social Security for income, so I need to plan meals and shop accordingly. I find that making a variety of soups provides nutritious, fairly simple-to-prepare meals. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12032/1207189-483.stm?cmpid=food.xml Tagliatelle fresche al prosciutto crudo (Fresh Tagliatelle with Prosciutto Crudo) PG tested I'm not a big fan of prosciutto, an Italian ham that's been salt-cured and air-dried. So when a friend gave me a package of some he'd made himself, I wasn't sure what to do with the tissue-thin slices of meat. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12032/1207192-34-0.stm?cmpid=food.xml First comes love, then comes marriage. Then comes a wildly festive gathering featuring the grand unveiling of the baby's gender. And then comes baby in a baby carriage. Or at least, that's how some of Pittsburgh's prospective parents are doing it. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500