Cooking Classes — week of Aug. 27 and beyond
Fishers Foods, North Canton, 440-729-1110, www.lpscinc.com.The Cupcake Club: Summer Chapter, with Mia Humphrey, 6 p.m. Sept. 9. $45.Noodle Mania, with Tim McCoy, 6 p.m. Sept. 16. $45.Michaels craft...
View ArticleQuick & Easy: Taking a sweet and tangy approach to gazpacho
WATERMELON GAZPACHO4 stalks celery, roughly chopped½ small red onion4 cloves garlic3 cups watermelon chunks2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes¼ cup red wine vinegar¼ cup olive oil1 tbsp. sugarKosher salt and...
View ArticleCookbook: Make classic snacks at home
Head to the kitchen with the kids with Jennifer Steinhauer as your guide. Her cookbook, Treat Yourself: 70 Classic Snacks You Loved as a Kid (and Still Love Today) (Clarkson Potter, $19.99) hits all...
View ArticleKitchen Scoop: Party baked beans are perfect for Labor Day picnic
I have been enjoying this party-size bean recipe for almost 20 years. My friend Doug Funk has given me the recipe more times than I can remember. I have written it on napkins at picnics, on the back of...
View Article‘Italian Kitchen’ recipes respect ingredients
Anna Del Conte is a British writer who is far too little-known here. Her food exemplifies the kind of simple, sophisticated technique that informs so much of great Italian cooking.Her Italian Kitchen...
View ArticleWhat to serve with your Labor Day burgers and dogs
Burgers. Dogs. Steaks. Maybe some sausages. We know you’ve got the grilling part of your Labor Day cookout covered. So rather than mess with that, we’ll offer up some delicious sides that will...
View ArticleBeer notes: Maize Valley to launch brewery on Monday
Maize Valley Brewery will hold its grand opening Monday, kicking off with eight draft beers.The nanobrewery — at Maize Valley Winery, 6193 Edison St. NE, Marlboro Township — will be open from 9 a.m. to...
View ArticleFood Notes: Hudson hosts big food fest; young artists can design a shopping...
With more than 100 tents to be erected, they’re already going up.Foodies will descend by the thousands on Hudson on Sunday and Monday (Labor Day) as the Taste of Hudson celebrates its 10th year.This...
View ArticleAkron General’s union leadership supports Cleveland Clinic deal
Leaders from the unions representing workers at Akron General say they support the recently announced deal to sell a minority interest in the health system to Cleveland Clinic.Akron Mayor Don...
View ArticleGospel singer Jennifer Mekel Jones uses her voice to help find missing persons
Jennifer Mekel Jones was moved to do something to help when she learned that a member of her church was missing.“As part of her extended family, our entire church community was looking for ways to...
View ArticleDogs get blues when youngsters go back to school
Young people aren’t the only ones who get back-to-school blues. Pooches used to months of constant playtime can get upset when their best buddies disappear with the dog days of summer.Many dogs whine...
View Article5-pound Pomeranian is world’s fastest on 2 feet
LOS ANGELES: Jiff was already cute, lovable and talented. Now he’s proven he’s speedy too.The 4-year-old, 5-pound Pomeranian blazed into the 60th edition of the Guinness World Records book that comes...
View ArticleGirls in Colombian town struck by mystery illness
BOGOTA, Colombia: A mystery illness has overwhelmed a small town in northern Colombia as scores of teenage girls have been hospitalized with symptoms that parents fear could be an adverse reaction to a...
View Article3 ways insurers can discourage sick from enrolling
Insurers can no longer reject customers with expensive medical conditions thanks to the health-care overhaul. But consumer advocates warn they believe companies are still discouraging the sickest — and...
View ArticleKim Hone-McMahan: Library has early scrapbooks of late Beacon columnist Fran...
Longtime Beacon Journal reporter Fran Murphey was an icon, a spirited woman who readers loved.When she died in 1998 at 75 from liver cancer, a piece of Akron history went with her. If you ever had the...
View ArticleScientists dig into Ebola’s deadly DNA for clues
WASHINGTON: A single funeral caused many.Stephen Gire and other health researchers on the ground in Africa had some hope that the Ebola outbreak was coming under control or at least plateauing in late...
View ArticleHome and garden happenings — week of Aug. 30
Does your house need help from This Old House?The TV series Ask This Old House is coming to Northeast Ohio the week of Sept. 22 to offer on-camera advice to selected owners of homes old and new.Submit...
View ArticlePlant Lovers’ Almanac: Bug-hating girl grows up
My daughter Kira has never made friends with insects. From the time she was a toddler, Kira displayed an innate fear of small dark things. When she was less than 2, Kira was toddling in our kitchen...
View ArticleDrop-off sites for Plant a Row for the Hungry
Got a bumper crop to share? You can give the extra vegetables and fruit from your garden to someone in need through Plant a Row for the Hungry. Here are sites that accept donations:• Crown Point...
View ArticleAsk Mary Beth: How to remove white spots from wood floors
Q: My daughter just bought a house with lovely hardwood floors. Her two older cats have lost their lunch a few times on the floor and left a bleached-out look on the wood. I’m thinking there is no...
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