Doctors urge caution as thermometer drops
With the thermometer expected to dip well below zero by Monday night, experts are warning area residents to bundle up outdoors.Or, better yet, stay inside.The National Weather Service is forecasting a...
View ArticleCharity events — Week of Jan. 6
This WeekFridayPizza Oven Charities Benefit Dance — 6 p.m. to midnight at Canton Memorial Civic Center, 1101 Market Ave. N., Canton. Featuring Jimmy and the Soul Blazers and LaFlavour. $15. Benefit for...
View ArticleCats find shelter in Medina
MEDINA: There is an unwritten rule at Kitten Krazy rescue and cat adoption shelter on Lafayette Road in Medina. A potential adopter might decide which feline he or she likes best, but if the cat...
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What: Quick Fix low-cost animal clinic and Kitten Krazy cat rescue.Where: 930 Lafayette Road, Medina. 330-558-1540.Hours for adoption center: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Thursday; Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1...
View ArticleLocal history: Streaking craze of 1974 revealed naked ambition
There are 8 million stories in the naked city.This is one of them.Forty years ago, Ohio residents put on running shoes, threw caution to the wind and raced merrily through the streets. The shoes must...
View ArticleHow to prevent and deal with frozen pipes
Temperatures this brutally cold can cause water pipes to freeze, particularly pipes that lead to outdoor spigots or pipes in unheated spaces. Pay particular attention to pipes on outside walls. Open...
View ArticleBuehler’s announces contest to name brownies
Buehler’s Fresh Foods is asking customers to help them name their new line of decadent brownies.Just don’t suggest Killer Brownies — that name’s already taken.Buehler’s began carrying the new line of...
View ArticleRaise a glass to 2014 Ohio beer festivals
Mark your calendars. Ohio is filled with a ton of beer festivals.Some, such as the Cincy Winter Beerfest in Cincinnati, will draw thousands. Others will attract hundreds.Here’s a rundown for 2014. The...
View ArticleCook It Light: Creamy chicken, mushroom and wild rice soup
Dear Jeanne,This soup is delicious, and I make it when I have some leftover chicken or turkey. However, I would like to cut down on the fat a bit this year. Can you help? — Angela, Lansing, Mich.CREAMY...
View ArticleA healthy chicken soup with Chinese influences
When it’s cold outside, I love making soup for supper. Everything goes into a single pot, starting with an aromatic broth and a substantial array of vegetables, then a little bit of protein, and...
View ArticleAsk Lisa: Have yeast sizes changed?
Q.: Has the size of fresh yeast cakes changed since back in the 1950s? I found an old recipe of my mom’s for Romanian Horns, similar to kifle cookies. The recipe called for two yeast cakes, whisked...
View ArticleWine of the week: 2011 Chenin Blanc Steen Op Hout
Back in the days when chenin blanc was known in this country primarily as a sickeningly sweet California jug wine, its reputation understandably diminished nearly to the point of vanishing. Now, South...
View ArticleKitchen Scoop: Hearty black bean soup makes delicious wintertime dinner
I’ve never met a well-seasoned soup that I didn’t like. Now, with that said, I’ve met a host of soups and stews that were as bland as bark. I couldn’t even improve them with salt and black...
View ArticleCookbook: ‘Daniel: My French Cuisine’
Is there anyone who has done more for French cooking in the United States than Daniel Boulud? If you have any doubts, you need only pick up his new cookbook, Daniel: My French Cuisine (with Sylvie...
View ArticleWorld wine trends for 2014
What wine would you drink with a nice herring on toast in a Liverpool pub? Why, an English white wine, of course — maybe made from the Bacchus grape by Biddenden Vineyards in Kent.What would you order...
View ArticleCooking Classes — week of Jan. 8 and beyond
Fishers Foods, North Canton, 440-729-1110, www.lpscinc.com.Try Some Thai, with Tim McCoy, 6 p.m. Tuesday. $45.All You Need is Chocolate, with Stefanie Paganini, 6 p.m. Jan. 20. $45.Michaels craft...
View ArticleHomemade charcuterie made easy: Spiced pork terrine
Making charcuterie is all the rage among restaurant chefs, but with the exception of a few hardy adventurers, the urge to cure hams and sausages hasn’t yet quite caught on with home cooks.That’s...
View ArticleFood notes: Macaroon class features Martha Stewart’s cake designer
When Martha Stewart was at the Fabulous Food Show in Cleveland in November, the one booth she made a point to visit was that of baker Wendy Kromer-Schell.Kromer has been designing wedding cakes for...
View ArticleQuick & Easy: Flambe shrimp in anise-flavored liqueur
PERNOD SHRIMP2 tsp. canola oil½ cup coarsely chopped shallots2 cups sliced fennel bulb¾ lb. peeled shrimp¼ cup Pernod or Ricard (anise-flavored liqueur)2 tbsp. water2 tbsp. heavy creamSalt and freshly...
View ArticleBeer festivals impress with sampling glasses
As a veteran of beer festivals and brewery visits, Laura Oldham noticed a boring trend.She always got handed either a plastic sampling glass or the same old pint glass.Yawn.So when she and others...
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