Nutrition guidance can seem near-ridiculous, ever-changing and easily dismissed. In mid-life I went back to college to study nutrition, it was years and years of chemistry and not too much about …
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Carolyn Benepe
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11/30/22
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As fall slip-slides away, our culinary attention turns to winter and the upcoming holidays. While we regretfully say farewell to summer foods (until next year), heartier dishes now take center stage …
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Barbara Van Bogart
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10/27/22
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Two unique recipes that will scare your guests as they dig in for another bite.
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Ann-Marie Ugles
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9/28/22
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I don’t know why we called him Uncle Moose. He was my dad’s brother-in-law, his name was Murph, and he bore about as much resemblance to a moose as would a Methodist minister, which is …
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Katrina Herringbottom
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8/31/22
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We have arrived at the time of year when the days are suddenly getting shorter, and the promise of fall is in the air. Before we say farewell to the summer of 2022 (short as it has been), let’s …
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Barbara Van Bogart
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7/27/22
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Summer offers us the chance to slow down a bit, spend a little more time in the garden, linger in the extended daylight hours. It’s a time to be outside with friends, to gather and converse. …
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Britta and Anna Brones
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6/29/22
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It may be a while before your tomato plants flower and set fruit to grow and ripen for harvest. Until then, satisfy your craving for food that tastes clean, fresh and bright with this Greek-inspired …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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6/1/22
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The past two years of Covid isolation have left many of us out of practice when it comes to socializing and hosting guests. Like our weather at times, dark clouds, rain, sun breaks, maybe a rainbow, …
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Ann-Marie Ugles
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4/27/22
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Art is an extraordinary bridge capable of transcending cultural divides. Not everyone is a poet, a sculptor, a dancer or musician. Cooking, however, is a performance art practiced daily around the …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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3/31/22
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When you think of Saint Patrick’s Day, you’re thinking shamrocks, right? Along with pinching, funny little green plastic hats, the beer in your cup and the Chicago River, both dyed green, …
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Dan Clouse
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2/28/22
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The origins of Valentine’s Day are murky, lost in the annals of history. One theory is it commemorated the anniversary of the death of Saint Valentine, somewhere around 270 AD. Another theory …
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Barbara Van Bogart
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1/27/22
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When I was young, say about 65 years ago, our family enjoyed digging for razor clams on Washington’s beaches every time the tide was sufficiently low. In those days there were perhaps 30 brave …
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Brad Sherman
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12/30/21
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Growing up in southern Minnesota, the holiday season for our family centered on the run up to Christmas Eve. Holiday baking began as soon as the Thanksgiving table was cleared, with a variety of …
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Barbara Van Bogart
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12/2/21
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When I was young, growing up here on the Key Peninsula, I loved to spend hours in the farm kitchen with my mother. By sixth grade I helped almost every evening with dinner. Mom was a fantastic cook …
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Lori Deacon
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10/28/21
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In October 1981, I was napping on the hallway floor near a guest bathroom the morning after a pre-wedding function in the (to me) extremely foreign land of Arizona.
I was 20ish and otherwise …
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Katrina Herringbottom
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9/29/21
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While most of us relish the sweet red watermelon meat as a summertime treat, generations past didn’t waste much of this fruit, using the white rind to make delicious pickles.
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Barbara Van Bogart
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9/1/21
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Picnic: Originally a 17th century French term, “pique-nique,” its meaning then as now is a social gathering where each attendee brings a share of food. For most of us, the word evokes …
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Barbara Von Bogart
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8/28/21
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My cookbook shelf is overwhelmingly full. There are the tried and true staples, the vintage community cookbooks, the bread-and-sourdough-specific cookbooks, and the cookbooks featuring recipes from …
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Anna Brones
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6/30/21
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Whenever we ask Dad what he wants for dinner on literally any occasion, the question is usually posed tongue-in-cheek because we know the answer. It’s never steak, salmon, or burgers, …
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Kamryn Minch, KP News
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5/26/21
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Despite everything you’ve ever been told, it doesn’t take much to impress a woman, especially after she has become a mother.
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Kamryn Minch, KP News
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4/28/21
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