The Highlands County Health Department continues to wait for more shipments of the swine flu vaccines to open a vaccination clinic for residents. The first batches of the vaccines have been delivered to local pediatricians and obstetricians for children and pregnant women who are at higher risk for complications. ...more

October 22, 2009

Try something different for 4th of July. ...more

July 1, 2009

Flavor combinations that are unbelievable. ...more

April 29, 2009

It took an army of cookie bakers to turn out the biggest of batches at Sweetie's Delights in Valrico. ...more

April 22, 2009

There has been so much misinformation about so many of the different financial crises facing the country over the last few months. Unless one is paying very close attention to what is being and not being said, one can become totally confused. ...more

March 28, 2009

About this time of year, my daughters usually get the urge to do some baking for family and friends. ...more

December 14, 2008

About this time of year, my daughters usually get the urge to do some baking for family and friends. I get the urge to NOT have another holiday-related task while facing an already strapped budget. This cookie recipe is the one exception. In the spirit of our TBO.com holiday foods database, "Feast On The Cheap," it meets all the criteria for the three of us. ...more

December 12, 2008

to bake vast quantities of cookies in as short a time as possible - usually hits sometime between four calling birds and eight maids-a-milking. ...more

November 19, 2008

A medical device company has ordered the recall of certain batches of a small mechanical heart pump, saying five people have died while using the device. ...more

October 26, 2008

China's leaders scrambled Saturday to contain public dismay over widespread contamination of milk supplies, castigating local officials for negligence while moving to tamp down criticism of the government's response. ...more

September 21, 2008