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Brownie bliss
What is your idea of the perfect brownie? Maybe you’ve already found it, and maybe you’re still looking.…
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Pioneer Potluck: About Alaskan forest fires, part 2
Swanson River Fire 1959 Funny River Fire 2014 I jumped in the Jeep parked in front of my…
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Memorable recipes make memorable meals
A plan to offer you some outstanding brownie recipes went awry after I took another exploration through Renée…
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Pioneer Potluck: About Alaskan Forest Fires Past and Present
SWANSON RIVER FIRE 1969 FUNNY RIVER FIRE 2014 The recent Funny River fire puts my memory in full…
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Get your soup on
Cold vegetable and fruit soups are refreshing on warm days and make a terrific accompaniment or first course…
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Pioneer Potluck
Grannie Annie is taking a holiday. She is preparing for company. She will return next week. Here are…
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Pioneer Potluck: About what ifs
1940’s to Now Several years ago I was given a little book from my grandson, Michael and…
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Confection Perfection
Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert named after Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova (1881-1931). There is disagreement whether pavlova…
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Got bananas? Make banana cake
One of the first banana cakes I ever made was heavy and, surprisingly, not as moist as I…
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Pioneer Potluck: About gooseberry pie and my dad
On the farm in Northern Colorado 1940’S to 1955 If you asked my Dad what kind of…
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For mothers and others this Mothers Day
So brilliant are the images on the pages of Pat’s Branning’s extraordinarily crafted “Magnolias, Porches & Sweet Tea:…
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Pioneer Potluck: About Mother’s Day
About 1991 or ‘92 North Nikiski, Alaska We built our house and had lived comfortably for four years…
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Short and Sweet: Season for soft-shell crabs is now
Come this time of the year, many seafood lovers want to know how to best to handle in-season…
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Pioneer Potluck: About May baskets
1940’s on a farm North of Fort Collins, Colorado May 1 was a big day for all…
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Colorful, exotic and fantastically edible
Depending on the season, some tropical fruits, such as mango, kiwifruit and papaya are easily found at the…
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Pioneer Potluck: About things in the past
I have had many e-mails and conversations with people who read this column. Most of them I can…
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Go green with plant-based food for Earth Day
Vegetarian eating is an effective and positive way to help animals, go green and adapt a healthier lifestyle.…
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Pioneer Potluck: About Easter on the farm
NORTHERN COLORADO 1940 TO 1955 EASTER was a big holiday at our house. School was closed for Good…
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Pioneer Potluck: About Dad, the farmer
Northern Colorado 1936-1955 Have you heard or read the speech that Paul Harvey gave in 1978 at…
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Another delicious Appalachian mountain kiss from Asheville’s Tupelo Honey Café
We’ve just been planted with another kiss from the authors of the newly released “Tupelo Honey Café: New…