Space race is on as many homeowners staying put
McClatchy Newspapers
1/6/2009, by Cristina Bolling
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - As homeowners recommit to their current house in the economic and housing downturn, they're looking for ways to find more space to make the most of what they have. "People are saying, 'We're here for a while, so what can we do to make this place more usable and give us ...
Economy's toll: No bailout for the overqualified jobless
McClatchy Newspapers
1/6/2009, by Eve Hightower
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - As Mike Wilczewski pulls a heavy file of job applications from his briefcase, a piece of paper slips out. He looks at it, smiles and slips it back into his briefcase. It's a cartoon of a frog in a bird's mouth. The bird is trying to eat, while the frog is fighting not ...
If it ain't baroque, fix it
McClatchy Newspapers
1/5/2009, by Kim Palmer
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - Long live the Queen! Victoria, that is. Elements of her stately style are back in vogue _ with a 21st-century twist. Victorian-inspired looks started showing up on the fall fashion runways, according to Time magazine's Style & Design issue, and that aesthetic is ...
Just-right sauce caps off tasty gnocchi
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1/5/2009, by Susan Selasky
Detroit Free Press (MCT) - Re-creating a restaurant meal is not easy. For one, a lot of chefs don't give up their secrets. And chances are that when a chef uses an ingredient like chicken, beef or veal stock in a recipe, it's been made from scratch at the restaurant. Making stock (the strained ...
Do-ahead dinners in the slow-cooker
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1/5/2009, by Cathy Thomas
The Orange County Register (MCT) - Armed with a stack of down-to-earth cookbooks, my daughter Alexis Thomas Harcharic and I started cooking together once a week. My goal was to help her establish a repertoire of uncomplicated recipes for one-pot dishes that could be prepared ahead without much ...
Eat this with that: Eating certain foods in tandem helps body absorb nutrients
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1/5/2009, by Julie Deardorff
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - The next time you're preparing a spinach salad, toss in a mandarin orange. The citrus fruit won't just enhance the flavor; its vitamin C will help your body absorb the iron found in leafy green vegetables. But these nutrients aren't necessarily the only team players on your ...
10 take a bow
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1/5/2009, by Carol Mighton Haddix
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Hard to believe, but it's that time again. Time to look back and marvel over the many outstanding recipes we've tested and tasted in the Tribune test kitchen. Not to brag, but there were some real winners. That simple, but decadent rib-eye steak topped with a tangle of sweet ...
Get smart: 9 projects for 2009
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12/31/2008, by Karen Klages
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - With existing homes sales and home prices in most regions of the country down, it makes sense for homeowners to think at least twice about investing in a renovation. What projects make sense, given the state of economic affairs? What improvements will allow folks to live ...
Traditional favorites even more popular in anxious times
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12/31/2008, by Bill Hanna
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Carol Godbey didn't know what to expect. Thanksgiving dinner at the venerable Vance Godbey's restaurant in Lakeside, Texas, northwest of Fort Worth, is a holiday tradition.
But she wouldn't have believed that this year would be their best Thanksgiving until she saw ...
Designer help on any budget
McClatchy Newspapers
12/29/2008, by Shaila Wunderlich
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Everybody could use a little help now and then, especially when it comes to decorating. But not everyone can afford it. At least not in the traditional, hire-someone-to-transform-your-entire-house sense. What many people don't realize is that there are affordable ways to get ...
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