Stories tagged with "tasteketzenberger"
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Head indoors for fresh farmers' produce and more
The mums on the front porch are still blooming, and one stubborn pepper plant in the backyard is still doggedly bearing bell peppers, but for us, this year’s growing season...
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Baking cookies, making memories
This year, I just might do it. I always intend to bake a bunch of holiday cookies, but somehow I never seem to manage more than a few pans of sugar cookies and gingerbread men....
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OK, there's coffee, but pumpkin rules this drink
It’s almost Halloween, and you know what that means — time for the annual taste of fall. I’m not talking about stealing from the kids’ pumpkin bucket...
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Exotic flash-in-the-pan dishes tempt, but . . .
I was just looking at a new cookbook from Gourmet magazine, one that promises “more than 1,000 all-new recipes.” Wow, I thought. That’s a lot of recipes. Then I...
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No running when cake's in the oven
I’ve probably said all the mom cliches through the years. You know the ones: “Don’t you roll your eyes at me” . . . “You’d better watch that...
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Million-dollar chicken dish wins over kids' taste buds
Sometimes, my kids can really pick a winner. They’ve tried plenty of dishes over the years (some good, some not-so-good), but they recognized a million-dollar dish when they...
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On kraut and kimchee and thoughts of Grandpa
In researching this week’s story on Korean food, I got the chance to try kimchee, the fermented cabbage that’s a key component to Korean meals. And you know what?...
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Persimmon is the perfect answer to fall's call
Labor Day’s over, the kids have been back to school nearly a month, and it’s time to start thinking about fall. Lulled into a laid-back mindset by still-warm September...
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Salmon, sun-dried tomatoes jazz up egg salad
It tastes like an egg. That was the consensus when the kids and I tried a couple of out-of-the-ordinary egg options I found recently at Saraga International Grocery, near Lafayette...
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A handy kitchen device that lives up to its promises
I tend to end up with a lot of kitchen gadgets, but relatively few make it into the regular cooking rotation. I’ve tried various gizmos designed to make basic tasks easier,...
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It's jarring (in a good way) to take this tropical turn
I noticed them the other day on a shelf in the garage, those boxes of canning jars I hadn’t used since we moved from our previous house three years ago. I stashed them there...
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Tempting treats bring fair food fans back for more
Elephant ears, corn dogs, lemon shake-ups. Ribbon fries, lamb kabobs, Hoosier ribeye sandwiches. Milkshakes, saltwater taffy, cotton candy. And maybe another lemon shake-up....
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New ways to share the summer's bounty
You just couldn’t resist, could you? That’s OK — I couldn’t either. It seemed like such a good idea back in the spring to grow a few things in the backyard,...
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Looks like one thing, tastes like something else
I’m not much for faux foods. I’ve never had much luck with — or interest in — making one thing taste like something else. Oh, I’ve tried a few times...
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Frog Eye Salad a perfect dish for Fourth of July pitch-in
Frog Eye Salad — now how could I pass up a recipe like that? I came across a lot of great-sounding recipes researching this week’s story on pitch-in dishes, and some...
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Sharing the farmland with displaced people
Anyone who has experienced the urge to grow tomatoes in the backyard — and enjoyed the satisfaction that comes in harvesting what’s been grown — can understand a...
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Long-running event is about the fish and so much more
“Our cod is an awesome cod.” That sign announcing the annual fish fry at Fairview Presbyterian Church, 4609 N. Capitol Ave., cracks me up every year. I love the...
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Sandwiching some fun between the slices
Maybe I should make my own mayonnaise. Or a little cherry tomato confit. Or some balsamic-onion marmalade. Because those sandwiches I’ve been packing for lunch lately need a...
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City Market turns ambition into action
What do fresh bread, fresh fish and hot tamales have in common? It may sound like the set-up to a joke, but Stevi Stoesz, director of business development at the Indianapolis City...
