Food
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- Thursday, March 7, 2013
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Recipe of the Week: Creamy Tofu Tiramisu Cups
Today’s recipe comes from Brian Ramsey, sous chef at Odawa Casino in Petoskey. It uses tofu instead of the traditional mascarpone cheese.
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Winter celebration of local foods
The second annual Taste the Local Difference Winter Celebration, hosted by Crystal Mountain and The Michigan Land Use Institute, is Saturday, March 16.
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Intentional Minimalist: Hearty winter soup to stir your soul
This recipe features local produce from 9 Bean Rows Farm, Birch Point Farm and Providence Farm, along with locally produced products from 9 Bean Rows Farm and Food for Thought.
Continued ... - Thursday, February 28, 2013
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Mad for meatballs: Make, freeze, have them on hand
I love meatballs. They can be a bit fussy to make, but that is offset by preparing a really big batch and having them on hand.
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Mediterranean-style diets found to cut heart risks
Pour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: One of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the chance of suffering heart-related problems, especially strokes, in older people at high risk of them.
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Recipe of the Week: Chicken Chipotle Soup
Dennis Wagner, saucier at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, won the Soup ‘r Bowl competition held during the recent 2013 Traverse City Winter Comedy Arts Festival with his recipe for Chicken Chipotle Soup.
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Men in kitchen
Flannel John is back with another cookbook for men.
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Snacks a niche
U.S. consumers have increased their snacking in the past two years, according to a recent study conducted by the research group, Mintel.
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Intentional Minimalist: Egg salad with a twist
This recipe offers a winter farm-to-table twist on egg salad with bacon and winter greens.
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Steamed clams deliver big flavor
I'd love to claim that this wonderful recipe required hours of arduous research and testing (not to mention the expert application of all of my hard-won culinary skills) before I was able to settle on the exact proportions of its ideal ingredients.
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Traverse City Restaurant Week to feature dozens of eateries
More than two dozen restaurants will be participating in what promises to be one of the most delicious weeks of the winter when the third annual Traverse City Restaurant Week kicks off Sunday, Feb. 24, and runs through March 2.
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A fast, healthy pear crisp to make any season
Sometimes, even on a weeknight, you really crave a little dessert. But making dessert takes time, and you already are spending time cooking up the main event, namely dinner.
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Recipe of the Week: Coffee-Cupcakes
Today's recipe was borne of one of those moments when you've got almost all of the ingredients in the bowl and realize, uh-oh, I don't have everything I need after all.
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Food for Life class offered
The Food for Life Nutrition & Cooking class, Kickstart Your Health, developed by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, is being offered by Team Elmer's with local certified instructor Sherry Davis.
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Intentional Minimalist: Sandwich has heavenly sauce
This 100 percent locally sourced roasted chicken baguette sandwich is paired with winter greens and a heavenly Berry Mustard Horseradish Sauce.
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Low, slow goat only takes 10 minutes to prep
When is a recipe that takes many hours a fast and easy recipe? When it takes just 10 minutes of your time to prepare.
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U.S. winery experiments with aging wine in ocean
An experiment in the age-old art of winemaking began on Wednesday as a California winery submerged four cases of Cabernet Sauvignon in Charleston Harbor to see how the ocean affects the aging of the wine.
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Greek yogurt popular with adults, but will kids bite?
Greek yogurt is taking over the dairy aisle, but will kids bite? The question is a critical one for General Mills, which is a dominant player in yogurt for kids, with about half the market.
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Sandwich has heavenly sauce
This 100 percent locally sourced roasted chicken baguette sandwich is paired with winter greens and a heavenly Berry Mustard Horseradish Sauce. Minimalist farm-to-table recipes created with local fresh produce paired with homemade infused oils, dress
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Classes teach vegetable cooking
Many people have a love-hate relationship with vegetables. They love them when they're drenched in butter, gravy or cheese; they hate them otherwise.
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Port wine, dark chocolate make for romance
Old Mission Peninsula's Chateau Chantal has been producing a proprietary dessert wine for 15 years named in the language of love: Cerise, the French word for cherry.
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Intentional Minimalist: Cabbage wraps
In this recipe, warm red cabbage is paired with a verjus mustard dressing, dried cranberries and savory seeds. Enjoy sweet, savory and a nice crunch from the pac choi wraps and turnips.
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Recipe of the Week: Canadian Meat Pie
J. Michael DeAgostino, public relations manager at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, had a mouth-watering picture of this dish he adapted from a Taste of Home recipe on his Facebook page.
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Food in Brief: 02/14/2013
$1 per dessert; Tasters' Guild.
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Chicken curry that's speedy, delicious
It didn't seem too much to ask for. I wanted a coconut chicken curry that is fast, delicious and not loaded with fat. Turned out to be easier than I expected.
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