Don't buy, bake for the food lovers on your holiday gift list
McClatchy Newspapers
12/8/2008, by Lauren Chapin
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Instead of buying a holiday gift, why not bake something? If you're looking for inspiration, guidance and suggestions, consider these four cookbooks. _Food scientist Shirley O. Corriher explains the hows and whys of baking with "BakeWise" (Scribner, $40), featuring more ...
Labor of lefse keeps tradition rolling
McClatchy Newspapers
12/8/2008, by Karen Herzog
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT) - It's not the smell of traditional Norwegian lefse-making that first strikes visitors to the Countryside Lefse factory. It's the sound _ the thump, thump, thump of women whomping rolling pins across potato dough, followed by the synchronized flipping of ...
Give fruitcake a chance
McClatchy Newspapers
12/8/2008
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Just as millions of Americans may hate, say, shredded coconut, black licorice or white zinfandel, there are those who hate fruitcake. But many in that number just hate bad fruitcake, which can be bad for so many reasons. So here's a recipe for good fruitcake, from Dan ...
Italian-style Christmas cookies are pretty, festive and easy
McClatchy Newspapers
12/8/2008, by Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Sun Sentinel (MCT) - The holidays are a busy time for Elisa Gismondi-Tufano. As pastry chef at her family's restaurant, Arturo's in Boca Raton, Fla., she is responsible for making the 16 to 20 varieties of Christmas cookies that grace the multi-tiered dessert cart. By the end of a busy holiday ...
Christmas cookies
McClatchy Newspapers
12/8/2008, by Peg Smith
Better Homes and Gardens (MCT) - Welcome to fuss-free, up-to-date holiday baking. These familiar favorites are reinvented for today by Better Homes and Gardens magazine, which published them in the December 2008 issue. CHOCOLATE BONBON POPS
We used Oreos to get the intense chocolate flavor of ...
Native plants dazzle in winter landscapes
McClatchy Newspapers
12/4/2008, by Norman Winter
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT) - With few flowers blooming, our landscape's main interest at this time of year comes from differing textures. I recently stumbled on a combination planting that featured natives in an awesome show of texture. Had I kept my eyes open, I would surely have seen ...
Family uses green vision to restore fire-damaged home
McClatchy Newspapers
12/4/2008, by Jeanne Mooney
The Virginian-Pilot (MCT) - Little more than a year ago, Skip Stiles and Margie Mulholland roused their children from bed and fled a fire that would destroy their home. Despite heavy losses, the two gave thanks that their family was alive and unhurt. They vowed to rebuild. They promised to make ...
Tap into the wealth of no-cost items online to free up cash for holidays
McClatchy Newspapers
12/4/2008, by Marty Orgel
MarketWatch (MCT) - In uncertain economic times like these, it's comforting to know you can still find items that are free. And one way to avoid going into debt this holiday season is to find free items to fulfill your own needs, thus freeing up your cash for holiday purchases. The Internet reigns ...
Tree possibilities
McClatchy Newspapers
12/4/2008, by Julie Deardorff
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - It may be the season of kindness and generosity, but there's a civil war raging within the Christmas tree industry. Artificial tree companies have been known to perpetuate the myth that once-living Christmas trees contribute to deforestation. Tree farmers love to point out ...
Cooking up the best for the holidays with Sophie Dudemaine
McClatchy Newspapers
12/1/2008, by Kelsey Hubbard
MarketWatch (MCT) - With the stock market falling faster than the mercury in many parts of the country, many people may decide to hunker down this holiday season and celebrate with family and friends at home. The idea of entertaining at home during the holidays sounds cozy, but it can also be ...
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