Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hundreds of raw milk advocates are expected to attend a Wisconsin dairy farmer's trial next week in Baraboo, where supporters have rented a nearby theater to monitor the proceedings and hold a rally. Loganville dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger and his supporters say he has...

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — There's no smoke and mirrors about it — Americans are eating a lot more smoked seafood than they used to. And that demand — part of a larger trend of infusing everything from salts and cocktails to fruit and teas with a kiss of smoky flavor — has smoked seafood...

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

Three simple ingredients — a marshmallow, a piece of chocolate and two graham crackers. The symbol of summer and campfire snacking. And there are so many possibilities for jazzing it up! Once you have a toasted marshmallow, you can sandwich it between all kinds of cookies, crackers and the...

Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013

At heart, a quesadilla is pretty much a Mexican grilled cheese. Take a tortilla, stuff it with something savory, add some cheese, fold it in half and toast it. It's also pretty delicious. I love any dish that includes melted cheese, and it's that much better when Mexican ingredients are added...

Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013

ROME (AP) — The U.N. has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now: edible insects. The Food and Agriculture Organization on Monday hailed the likes of grasshoppers, ants and other members of the insect world as...

Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Fans of the local offerings at farmers' markets now have another incentive to seek them out. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is offering a punch card for farm market customers who spend at least $10 each visit at a Virginia farmers' market....

Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brennan's, a New Orleans restaurant that famously invented the Bananas Foster dessert six decades ago, is more recently known for a long-running family clash over ownership of the French Quarter eatery. Infighting among relatives of the restaurant's late founder, Owen...

Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The University of New Hampshire is working on multiple fronts — including the griddle — to reduce binge drinking. Before last fall's Homecoming football game, health officials set up a griddle near a popular tailgating spot and served free bacon, eggs and pancakes to...

Updated: Sat, May 11, 2013

SOUK AL-JUMMA, Tunisia (AP) — On the day he chose to die, Adel Khedri woke up at 6:30 a.m., took his black backpack and headed down to the busy boulevard where he worked as a cigarette peddler. It was the last in a series of odd jobs that had defined his hand-to-mouth existence for almost...

Updated: Sat, May 11, 2013

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The man who came with celebrity cachet to run the kitchen at Virginia's Executive Mansion in 2010 is now accused of pilfering food from the governor's residence and has emerged as a central figure in a growing political scandal. Todd Schneider arrived at the Richmond...