Welsh cuisine isn't exactly a hot topic around town right now, so the news that Wales Week 2008 is starting Feb. 22 made me wonder just what kind of food would be featured. Other than Welsh rarebit (a dish I'd never tasted), just what do they eat over there? “Cockles, mussels, a lot of seafood," explains Nerys Howell (www.howelfood.co.uk) a celebrity chef in Wales who'll be visiting here during Wales Week. “Our terrain really dictates the food that is available, so since we have a huge coastline, we eat a lot of seafood."

Also popular, she says, is a type of seaweed that's collected along the coastline. “It looks like black spinach," she said, “And we usually boil it and serve it, mixed with oatmeal, for breakfast." Of course, the best known and very traditional dish is the Welsh rarebit, or rabbit, a rich blending of cheese, beer and mustard.

Thought for food

A new chapter devoted to 20-minute meals is also in there, offering 45 answers to the late-afternoon what's-for-dinner question.

"How to Cook Everything Vegetarian" By Mark Bittman (John Wiley & Sons, 2007) Bittman follows up his well-received "How to Cook Everything" with this meat-free volume, which is peppered with sidebars, charts and lists. Recipes are given for salads, soups, eggs, dairy, vegetables, fruit, pasta, grains, legumes, tofu, breads, condiments and desserts.

TUESDAY'S OBITUARIES

Gloria Jean Best, 67, formerly of Bucyrus, died Saturday afternoon at Broadview Health Center in Columbus where she had resided for the past few years.
She was born in Bucyrus to Clarence E. McBride who precedes her in death, and Ruth C. (Dreher) McBride who survives in Columbus.
Gloria was a 1958 graduate of Bucyrus High School and graduated from the Colorado Springs Business College in 1978, and in 1988 she completed her training at the Columbus Vision and Vocational Center. Gloria was the owner and operator of Best Bridal and Glory B Secretarial Services for a number of years.
She was a member of the Professional Resume Writers Association and a former member of the Bucyrus Business and Professional Women's Association. She had attended both the Bucyrus Nazarene Church and Woodlawn United Methodist Church.

Recipes that celebrate Christmas with Hill Country flair

If Texas has a heart, it's the Hill Country, where memories warm like a cold winter's hearth. Mine take me to places such as the Colorado River area in Marble Falls, where my father was born and my great-grandparents are buried. Or to hikes through maple forests near Bandera. Or to a bed and breakfast in Comfort, where hawks loop and spin against the big sky.

Spiced peaches are a throwback to the days before refrigeration, when women had to figure out what to do with an abundance of Hill Country fruit.

Dearborn Co. Drug Sweep Nets Dozens Of Suspects

A drug sweep in Dearborn County Friday night put dozens of suspects behind bars.

9News was there as the raids were made.

Several police agencies originally targeted those who traffic in prescription drugs, but that wasn't all they found.

Many of the suspects were wanted for "doctor shopping."

It is when an individual sees several doctors in hopes of gaining many prescriptions for drugs.

From there they either use the drugs or sell them on the street.

During the raids it was clear that suspects who are affiliated with prescription drug shopping are also often involved in illegal narcotics as well.

In total, more than a dozen suspects were placed into custody for warrants related to doctor shopping.

9News was there at an apartment complex in Lawrenceburg where marijuana and a small girl were also found inside.

Oceanic high

Old songs are not just great sources of inspiration, but also provide musicians with a perfect base to build up a musical superstructure, says Saurabh Malik after talking to four-member boy band Indian Ocean
CALL it fusion, or just amalgamation: Indian Oceans rippling music hits you with the intensity of Tsunami. For, unlike most music videos and cassettes flooding the market, its not just about adding basic beats to the existing numbers before labeling the stuff as remix versions. Its something original.


Making Waves: Members of the indian Ocean Band performed in the city on Saturday. Photo Vinay Malik

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Housemates enter 'size zero' debate

Jay received a grilling from Nathan and Victor about the fashion industry's stance towards dangerously skinny 'size zero' models."In your industry it's a real contradiction," said Nathan, "because some people say size zero is a 'disorder', but some other people love it. I want to know what side you're on.""This is going to be a long conversation," sighed the designer. "The size zero trend started because of a haute couture society - real big women who wanted to see skinny women thinking 'if I buy a dress I will look like that'. It's a real confidence thing."Nathan then replied: "Whenever you ask a guy on the street if they like curves...""They always say curves," interjected Calista.Jay agreed, but clarified his professional stance: "I think on a runway it's better if clothes hang on a model.

A man called Machaan

Returning to his desk, Utsav found life going on smoothly. Rohan here was calling distributors, using his usual swear words; Sumant was telling admin in his flat tones that yet again there was no paper in the printer. Anahita was telling the pantry: "Baba re, chai bhejo..." Nothing had changed; the need for paper and tea and sales continued.

Utsav left the room. Alone in the lawn, he recalled Machaan.

Casual Games May Be Helping More Than Hurting

We've all read or heard stories about how the game market is changing. Many of those stories focus on the shift in the marketplace to more casual, short session games bringing our girlfriends and wives into the media room. Whether it's been Super Mario Galaxy or MySims, the DS and Wii have successfully brought couples together around the television to enjoy a hobby that both could take interest. How this will affect the game industry in the long run is still a mystery. The current flood of titles for both devices are lacking in substance and many of us fear that this shoveling of cookie-cutter game mechanics will wind up hurting the industry as they invest in casual titles that new gamers will grow tired of due to their limited depth. I have recently reevaluated the situation, taking example from my own home, and I now think this trend might be long lasting, and not as terrible as previously conceived.