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Real men bake

May 2, 2011

By Ben Marshall Some guys cook exceptionally well. Others just stick to the grill. A large number avoid the kitchen completely. But ladies and (mostly) gentlemen, I’m here to tell you real men don aprons, wield cookie sheets and preheat ovens to 350 degrees. Real men bake. The reasons I like to bake are two-fold. [...]

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Keep the milk, ban the chocolate

May 2, 2011

By Kelly Leonard Battle lines were drawn on the kitchen table in my house when I was seven. On one side were my parents – chagrined by the doctor’s news that their daughter was malnourished and had low calcium levels in her bones. On the other side was me – defiantly refusing to drink milk [...]

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Death comes for the cupcake

May 2, 2011

By Annarose Hart For those of you who love cupcakes, find a new dream. Dessert is not for the weak hearted, and the creatively constipated. Designing dessert should be about genuine culinary brilliance not a mass produced cake. Boutique cupcakes are only a mild improvement from the insufficient Little Debbie. It is horrific to think [...]

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Top 10 places to go ‘pot luck’

May 2, 2011

By Amanda Rall 10. Church luncheon: Here you will be pleased to find Rhonda the organist’s famous casserole. Actually, you will find a table full of the church ladies’ dishes. These casseroles have stood the test of time because this isn’t their first appearance at a pot luck. They have been tweaked and fine-tuned to [...]

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Failed cook develops her own signature dish

May 2, 2011

By Chell Gardner In theory, I should be an excellent cook. Hosting dinner parties for friends, cooking for two every night, preparing bite sized snacks for social gatherings. Unfortunately, that is my dream life. In reality, I can’t cook to save my life. I was raised in a cooking family. My mother learned the tricks [...]

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