Food + Fun

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Marinated Beef Filet with a Potato and Horseradish Cake

Alex Allson,

The best Valentine’s Day recipes, for me, should include beef — one large filet shared. This excellent marinated recipe comes with a coating of chopped fresh rosemary, garlic and olive oil, with further sprigs of rosemary tucked under the string of the tied filet.

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Take a Time-Out for Love

Eve Nicholas,

Even if you can only spare a weekend away or a simple dinner-and-a-movie night out, a brief parental "time out" might be just the thing to clear your mind and revitalize your relationship, which is good for the entire family.

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Bring On the Chocolate!

Mary D. Brown,

Just over one month of staying on track with my New Year’s resolutions I have the ultimate test – a holiday that seems to revolve around chocolate! But rather than fight it, I say embrace it!

Irish Soda Bread

Site Staff,

Just as many Southerners would not let New Year's Day pass without a meal of collard greens and black-eyed peas, many Irish descendants would not let St. Patrick's Day pass without corned beef and cabbage. Your family will look forward to the annual meal.

Crispy Salmon Burgers with Pine Nuts

Alex Allson,

A variation on the burger-in-bun format, this recipe, has a good chance of success with the kids. With a texture similar to beef, these healthy, blended fish burgers contain an attractive mix of colors that come from the fresh salmon, spinach and pine nuts.

Cache Me if You Can

Marty Minchin,

The geocaching craze comes to Charlotte. Find out why parents and kids are engaging on treasure hunts using a GPS devise and why they are crazy about geocaching.