Cooking classes — Week of July 24 and beyond
Fishers Foods, North Canton, 440-729-1110, www.lpscinc.com. Peachy Keen, with chef Stefani Paganini, 6 p.m. Aug. 6. $45.The Italian Grill, with chef Loretta Paganini, 6 p.m. Aug. 12. $45.Michaels craft...
View ArticleAsk Lisa: Are thawed dinners still good to eat?
Q.: I was unpacking groceries and accidentally forgot a bag and left four frozen dinners out on the counter all night. They were there for about 12 hours. I put them in the freezer as soon as I found...
View ArticleKitchen Scoop: Nutty flavor of quinoa perfect accent to salad
Quinoa (pronounced keen-wa) is a fairly new grain to my table. But, boy, have I enjoyed mixing it with fresh ingredients this summer and producing all kinds of healthy dinner salads and side...
View ArticleQuick & Easy: Marinade becomes poaching liquid
CITRUS-TEQUILA POACHED CHICKEN WITH GUACAMOLE8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs1 cup fresh orange juice1 tbsp. olive oil1 to 2 oz. blanco tequila (or water)3 cloves garlic, minced¾ tsp. salt1 tsp....
View ArticleCookbook: Clever herb cooking
Make the most of the season’s bounty of fresh herbs with Lynn Alley’s Cooking With Herbs: 50 Simple Recipes for Fresh Flavor (Andrews McMeel, $16.99). She offers herb-handling tips, of course. But the...
View ArticleLisa Abraham: What food could you not live without?
One of my dearest friends tweeted this over the weekend: “Without cheese, is there any point?”What makes it so coincidental is that her tweet happened about the exact same time my husband and I were...
View ArticleThis Week’s Harvest: Sweet corn
Sweet corn has arrived at local farm markets.Let’s all pause for a collective “Hallelujah!”Now, let’s get eating.Sweet corn needs little more than boiling water, butter and salt to let it shine, but...
View ArticleThe wait is nearly over, local tomatoes are arriving
The anticipation is so great you can almost taste it — fresh locally grown tomatoes.It won’t be long. Any day now they’ll be cropping up at farm stands and in our gardens by the basketful — soft and...
View ArticleFood trucks get legal push in Akron
Gourmet food trucks got a little legal help in their fight to do business in Akron.Last week, the Institute for Justice, an Arlington, Va.-based civil liberties law firm, sent Akron City Council a...
View ArticleSumma receives record-setting $4 million donation
An Akron couple is pumping millions of dollars of support into the Summa Cardiovascular Institute with the largest gift in the health system’s history.Summa is using the record-setting $4 million...
View ArticlePope: Resist ‘idols’ of money, power, pleasure
RIO DE JANEIRO: Pope Francis made an emotional plea Wednesday for Roman Catholics to shun materialism in the first public Mass of his initial international trip as pontiff, then returned to Rio de...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name? Tell us about it
The Prince of Cambridge, born to Kate Middleton and Prince William, has been named George Alexander Louis. Add titles and a surname, and the lil’ guy’s full autograph would stretch from Kensington...
View ArticleRebel pope urges Catholics to shake up dioceses
RIO DE JANEIRO: Pope Francis showed his rebel side Thursday, urging young Catholics to shake up the church and make a “mess” in their dioceses by going out into the streets to spread the faith. It’s a...
View ArticleDog thinks of owner as possession
Q: I have an almost 5-year-old male Shih Tzu/Yorkie mix named Gizmo who lived with my parents, myself and an older Shih Tzu for the first year of his life. Then we moved to an apartment and it was just...
View ArticleAsk Mary Beth: Battling creeping Charlie
Q: How can I get rid of creeping Charlie in my lawn?— Patty Prince, AkronA: Creeping Charlie and ground ivy are common names for Glechoma hederacea, a lawn weed that’s aggressive and difficult to...
View ArticleCats purr for lots of reasons
Recently, a reader sent me a copy of a YouTube video of a baby squirrel that started to purr after it was placed with a new litter of kittens. The new momma cat allowed the baby to feed with her brood...
View ArticleSound bar hides in wall
Where’s that sound coming from?The Cynema Soundfield from Niles Audio is a TV sound bar that hides in the wall. It mounts flush with the wall surface and is covered with a paintable grill.The sound bar...
View ArticleHome and garden happenings — week of July 27
Don’t throw away that broken Pocket Hose!As my colleagues Lisa Abraham, Betty Lin-Fisher and I learned when we tested the Pocket Hose recently for our Does It Work? series, the flexible, lightweight...
View ArticleRose disease spreading to cultivated varieties
Carole and Wiley Waters are longtime rose growers who fear roses are unfairly getting a bad reputation.“Roses have gotten a bad rap because of Rose Rosette Disease, but we have seen very little to none...
View ArticleMake your own cards with help from book
A handwritten note takes on extra meaning when the card is homemade. Artist Jeanne Williamson provides ideas for creating your own in Uncommon Cards: Stationery Made With Recycled Objects, Found...
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