Feline Folks sponsored the second annual Cat's Meow auction Oct. 28 in the Kings Point Clubhouse. ...more

November 11, 2009

Tell your "regular" green tea to make room for the king of green teas, matcha. ...more

March 19, 2009

Several months ago, I wrote about my new-found weakness for Meyer lemons. After the column was published, I pried a few dozen of the extraordinary citrus from my personal cache and sent a box to my sister, Janet, in Georgia. I wanted to share a good thing but hated to part with those lemons. In the end, familial love won out. ...more

March 18, 2009

Is it OK to freeze a birthday cake? We have more left than we can eat right now. ...more

February 8, 2009

The Chevrolet dealership that replaced Bill Heard at Interstate 4 and Park Road came out of the starting gate with a bang, leading all but two locations in the number of Chevy sales during the first week of January. ...more

January 21, 2009

Scoring more than 1,200 votes, Baarney, a Bedlington terrier who belongs to Patricia and Robin Patterson of New Port Richey, has been named one of the top 10 canine finalists in USA Today's Marley & Me photo contest. ...more

January 10, 2009

Readers ask about comté cheese, using Splenda in bread, yeast coversions, making fudge in a microwave, a food dehydrator, candy and sea salt. ...more

December 22, 2008

West Pasco residents can root for a local canine to become top dog in a nationwide online photo contest. Baarney, a Bedlington terrier who calls New Port Richey home, is one of 20 finalists from among 700 dog photos submitted to the USA Today online contest, owner Patricia Patterson explains. ...more

December 16, 2008

Man's best friend and other friendly pets are invited to join Santa Claus for a fundraiser benefitting the SPCA Suncoast Shelter, a nonprofit organization supported entirely through private donations. ...more

December 13, 2008

"Urban Italian," by Andrew Carmellini (Bloomsbury, $35) ...more

December 7, 2008