Chuck Falzone/Wikimedia Commons  Italian sausages pair well with many kinds of fresh peppers. Well, yes, I have picked peppers out in a...

For The Madera Tribune Fury Hot Chicken owner Marcel McAlister stands with the four trophies he and his team won at last month’s Biggest...

Cat Campbell/For The Madera Tribune Shoofly bars make good use of molasses. I am not sure if the younger folks have ever heard the...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Gabriela Solorio, retired owner of Ristorante Gabriela, joins Tomas Gonzalez, owner of Sapore D’italia...

RACOOL, freerangestock.com Everyone is familiar with lettuce on a burger, but there are many other ways to enjoy this vegetable. Here I...

Johan Bryggare, Wikimedia Commons You don’t have to wait for winter holidays to enjoy some gingerbread cake. I recently tried a new bar...

Edward Russell, Wikimedia Commons Bread pudding can be embellished with ice cream, whipped cream, fruit or various dessert sauces, or...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Business partners Johnny Aviles, left, and Matt Simons, who recently opened Smash Bros. Bistro in...