Cook up inspirational Christmas goodies for your loved ones

The Wassail Bowl with Baked Apples recipe below likely will happily remind “Kitchen Kapers’” readers of the classic Christmas carol lyric, Here We Come...

Baking mashed potatoes until golden brown takes 30 minutes

A chicken pie recipe from Rochelle Rogers in the cookbook from First Presbyterian Church of Punta Gorda titled “A Taste of Heaven” makes me...

Enjoy this variety of ‘Anything Goes’ recipes

Departing just a tad from our usual column norm, no specific theme nor particular food category is on today’s Kitchen Kapers table. As Kitchen Kapers...

Enjoy these special-occasion, unforgettable local recipes

Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is Friday, February 12 and George Washington’s birthday is on Monday, February 22. Presidents’ Day splits their birthdays and is celebrated...

THE NAUTI LOBSTAH, YOUR NEW SEAFOOD PLACE

It looks like the fish is out of the water! The new owners of The Nauti Lobstah (formerly The Catfish Place), welcome you to come...

It might be time to start thinking about recipes for the...

Next Monday is Columbus Day. It is a Federal holiday and some of you might have the day off. Unless you have a very...

Something old, and something really old, gives food for thought

If you want to have a “no-meat” meal but still get your protein, you can replace meat with milk, cheese, and eggs. Sara Chambliss’...

Warm or cool eatables for March

Another March is back! Here we go again, sincerely welcoming the arrival of an interesting month of potentially fast-changing one-day-to-the-next dramatic winter weather temperature...

Use deep fat to fry Louisiana meat pies as vegetable oil...

Here is Nita Collins’ Shrimp Newburg from Cooking with Foliage La Sertoma of Apopka. This looks wonderful, and, being a lover of shrimp, I...

Stay warm chewing on these steaming foods during this winter season

This winter 2015 has so far been very pleasantly just a little bit chilly but not extremely cold at the time of this column’s...