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Lionfish swim in an aquarium tank at the Keys History and Discovery Center in Islamorada on Sunday, April 25, 2021.

Eating invasive: Floridians bite back to protect the environment

March 2, 2022 at 8:09 a.m.

If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em. It's an old saying, one that could easily have originated here in the Sunshine State where invasive species aren't limited to baby-oiled tourists...

The Spiced Carrot Cake Oatmeal is made more decadent by a dollop of coconut cream.

Viva la resolution! Stick to your plan, celebrate National Oatmeal Month

January 11, 2021 at 12:54 p.m.

Welcome to "The Lady or the Tiger?" edition of the Orlando Sentinel Cooking & Eating section. Behind one door, tasty, healthful ways to stick to your New Year's resolution to...

Rob Chase of Digress Wine in Orlando's College Park neighborhood pours some Raventós sparkling Spanish rosé.

Toast 2020’s demise with cava, a sublime Spanish sipper, stellar for sangria

December 31, 2020 at 3:32 p.m.

It was close to 10 years ago. I was at Columbia Restaurant in St. Augustine and it was the holiday season. The whole of the historic downtown was sparkling, and...

The trick-or-treat biscotti was the most "sophisticated" use of the leftovers. I was skeptical, but it was actually really good!

Recycling Halloween: 3 fun recipes for your leftover candy

October 30, 2020 at 1:55 p.m.

Halloween is a gateway holiday, but it's not the fear of spirits inhabiting our mortal realm that frightens me. It's the slippery slope that leads from candy to turkey to...

I'd never tried these before, but I really liked them. They made up the crust for one of the bar recipes. (I gave Finny a dog-appropriate cookie after I snapped this.)

A pumpkin spice holiday celebration for cheesecake lovers

October 27, 2020 at 8:50 a.m.

Each of us has experienced regret in varying degrees. If only I'd traveled across Europe that summer in college when I had the chance. I should have asked her out...

Ohhhhh, the Rogue River Blue. Life-changing. I will cry when the dwindling hunk in my fridge is gone.

Trick or treat, smells like feet: Moldy cheese is good to eat!

October 9, 2020 at 3:59 p.m.

Sulfur. Socks. Stinky feet. Not quite the "hints of brandy-soaked black cherries aged in oak casks to the strains of John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme'" tasting notes you'll read on...

The camera eats first: 5 tips for foodies from a photo pro

September 28, 2020 at 3:12 p.m.

I have been taking photos of food for my work for something close to 10 years. Colleagues of mine will attest — because I say it all the time —...

Despite the sweet symbolism for the new year, many people don't much care for honey cake. This recipe folds in autumn's favorite flavor: pumpkin.

Some like it not. A Rosh Hashanah honey cake for the less enthusiastic

September 18, 2020 at 11:10 a.m.

This week, I made a confession. To a rabbi. Look, it's a weird year. But mercifully, it's almost over! For Jews, anyway. Rosh Hashanah — the celebration of the Jewish...

Log on: Donut King's maple-bacon log is massive.

Pig Out: 7 Ways to Celebrate National Bacon Lover’s Day

August 20, 2020 at 1:45 p.m.

Maple-Bacon Log — Donut King I don't often do doughnuts, but when I do, Donut King's maple-bacon is one of my top go-tos. Went to procure one for this piece...

In this cult favorite, you get a look at some comedy's best and brightest before they were stars including Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Michael Ian Black and Judah Friedlander. And they bring you one extraordinary summer day of freewheeling makeout culture, log-cabin camps and disco-era short shorts.

Our Top 10 classic summer movie picks to beat the heat

August 10, 2020 at 2:43 p.m.

Summer is a special season for film, and not just because its when studios trot out their loudest, most expensive fare. Filmmakers look to summer for its effects on friendships,...

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