TBO Life

Dog Smarts Have Lot To Do With Owner

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

If you think Fido's I.Q. is all natural aptitude, think again. A lot depends on you.

Community Garden: Each Piece In Its Place

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Planning for Town 'N Country's community garden holds lessons for homeowners.

Write The Caption: Ain't That A Kick In The Head?

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:15:00 EDT

Temporary insanity or justified anger? Write the caption.

The Stew

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

LOFTY TELEVISION Alexandra Guarnaschelli caught the restaurant bug early growing up across the street from the Carnegie Deli in New York City. She still remembers the smells and sounds of that iconic eatery, which attracted lines of patrons around the block.

Cracking The Case Of The Perfect Tailgating Food

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

It doesn't matter if you're going to the game or if you're watching it at home. Tailgating is serious business.

2 Local Readers Show They Know Their Stuffed Peppers

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Linda Lake of Lakeland was searching for a recipe published in the late 1960s in either The Tampa Tribune or Orlando Sentinel for stuffed bell peppers done with shrimp instead of beef.

Recollections Of A Savory Life

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Italian cooking icon and local resident Marcella Hazan reflects on her life and career in a new memoir.

CONSUMERS ASK

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

I made guava jelly with added pectin and it did not set. I added more lemon juice for a second batch, but that didn't set either. Now what?

Arkansas Trip Rocks With Sweet, Spicy Salsa

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

In summer travels, the divas found themselves in Little Rock, Ark., home of barbecue, Bill Clinton, hot springs and diamond mines (yes, we went looking for a big rock in Little Rock).

Spears Focused On Album, Won't Perform At VMAs

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Britney Spears won't perform on this year's MTV Video Music Awards, according to her manager.

EAT, DRINK, COOK, LEARN

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Events DOG DAYS OF SUMMER: 400 Corey Ave., downtown St. Pete Beach. Merchants will host a free sampling of wine, beer and food from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday; free; (727) 363-6888.

GREASY REMOTE

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Tasty Morsels On TV This Week "Iron Chef," 9 p.m. Thursday, Food Network

For A Tasty Snack, Unleash Furikake

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

If we're going to dupe our children into eating healthfully, let's do it right.

French Onion Soup For The Soul

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:33:14 EDT

a hot, humid London, but London, nonetheless. A gray, constant drizzle of gloom.

Sapp Lines Up For 'Dancing With The Stars'

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Warren Sapp, the outspoken tackle who anchored the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defensive line for nine years, will be among the celebrities competing on this season's "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC.

Sheen, Wife 'Thrilled' About Her Pregnancy

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Make that "Two and a Half Men," three daughters and a baby on the way for Charlie Sheen.

Clustering Unites Americans By Their Differences

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

"The Big Sort" by Bill Bishop with Robert G. Cushing (Houghton Mifflin, $25)

Hired Gun Wastes No Words

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

"Resolution" by Robert B. Parker (Putnam, $25.95)

Novel Sets Standard For Fiction About Dogs

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

"The Story of Edgar Sawtelle," by David Wroblewski (Ecco, $25.95)

if you go

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Yellow Jacket Campground: A large, wooded riverfront campground, Yellow Jacket has a bath house, laundry facilities and heated swimming pool, and picnic tables and fire rings at each site and cabin. It's about 140 miles north of Tampa.