There is, according to many people, a secret language that only a select few know. It is full of colorful and descriptive terminology which, on the surface, sounds complicated, but holds very practical information. This of course is the language of ...

8 Jan 2009

City shoppers got a belated holiday present with the opening of the new ShopRite in Wilmington. The 501 S. Walnut St. supermarket began welcoming customers on Dec. 27. Construction work continued last week. (You could still see the Tyvek fabric on ...

7 Jan 2009

Piles of cheery, dimpled navel oranges, pink-fleshed pomelos, olive-shaped kumquats, Key limes, Meyer lemons, and the unfortunately named but robust Ugli fruit (actually a Jamaican tangelo) recently beckoned from the fruit bins at the new ShopRite ...

7 Jan 2009

Our involvement with Talus began about 10 years ago when the brand was part of the Sebastiani family of wines. The fine hand of the Sebastiani family in the making of this wine practically assured that it would be a cut above the others selling at ...

7 Jan 2009

Roy Stanford knows a great way to eat healthy, get exercise and fresh air, plus put in some family time. Gardening to grow vegetables, herbs and fruit is the way to fit in all the New Year's resolutions into one activity. And as a bonus, the ...

6 Jan 2009

Flaming citrus peel: Cut a quarter-size circle from the skin or zest of the fruit, instructs Charles Joly of The Drawing Room. Hold the zest "coin" between thumb and forefinger over the drink. Place a lighter or lit match below the peel; squeeze peel ...

4 Jan 2009