THE FRONT BURNER
Eat here now
By MARCIA VANDERLIP
After the holidays, you find yourself standing on a scale to check the damage. Maybe it is worse than you had thought. You get a little angry. You feel fat. You look in the mirror. You are fat. You hate food because it made you fat. You will never eat pecan pie or gooey butter cake again - which is a little depressing and makes you want to eat something comforting like gooey butter cake.

KITCHEN NOTES

INSPECTING THE EATERIES

FOOD SLEUTH
The good, the bad and the ugly in ’09 food and health trends
By MELINDA HEMMELGARN
Strap on your seat belts. On this last day of 2008, let’s travel to the future, with one eye on the past to see how we arrived at tomorrow’s predicted food, health and agriculture trends. Where are we going, and how did we get here? Ready or not, here’s what we can expect in 2009.

COOKIN' WITH HOSS
Homemade soup is mmm…mmm great
By TRISH AND JIM KOETTING
"Mmmm … good, mmmm … good, that’s what Campbell’s soups are, mmmm … good!" That advertising jingle was ingrained into our memories from years of watching television. But this particular ad claim was truthful. The soup was not masterful, but it is good. Most Campbell’s soups are flavorful and wholesome - although the condensed versions are rather heavy on the broth and light on the substance.

HOMEMADE IN MINUTES
Ring in the new year with roasted vegetables
By JULIA HELVEY
It seems we have eaten all those rich and delicious holiday foods for the past five weeks. There are still parties, more games to watch and more food.

WOLFGANG'S KITCHEN
Resolve to eat more fish for good health
By WOLFGANG PUCK
Here we are at the start of another new year. And, like most people, I’m thinking about my resolutions for 2009.