Tag Archives: food

Tabbouleh salad with chicken.

Super fresh-tasting, almost summery, this salad of bulgur (more on that in a minute), bright parsley and mint, chopped vegetables and chicken is just the thing for lunch. Bulgur, a cracked and partially cooked wheat grain, is typically used in … Continue reading

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News you can use: foodie awards.

File under: Food news from our neck of the woods. The James Beard Foundation has announced the semifinalists for its influential annual awards program. A few notables from around these parts: Best Chef: Great Lakes Richard Blondin, Refectory Restaurant & … Continue reading

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Buttery Special K cookies.

These simple, buttery-sweet cookies can be made with any cereal flakes, like Special K. Continue reading

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The power of our food choices.

We can shape our future simply through the foods we choose to eat ourselves and share with our families and neighbors. Continue reading

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Sweet little blueberry trifles.

Weird, I know, but when I was sniffing around the interwebs looking for inspiration for a Valentine’s Day dessert, I wasn’t thinking chocolate. I wanted something a little different, something fruit-based. I spotted a photo of a pretty blueberry trifle … Continue reading

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Super-flavorful vegetable tart.

My roasted-vegetable tart didn’t look as pretty as the one in the magazine, but boy is it delicious! Continue reading

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Local food up-close.

I fully expect that I’ll be a little over my head this weekend, when I attend the Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association’s annual conference. I’ll be there as a representative of Edible Ohio Valley magazine, and I hope to … Continue reading

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Delicious broccoli-rice bake.

My recent experimentation with whole grains meant that I had some cooked grains leftover after making several recipes—specifically, my chicken, wild rice and orzo salad and my farro salad with butternut squash. See, here’s one of the great things about … Continue reading

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Millet-vegetable fritters.

Wait, now … I know what you’re thinking: Millet? Isn’t that bird food? And, No way can I convince my family to eat something weird like this. But stay with me here. These little fritters [we could also call them croquettes … Continue reading

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Fabulous wild rice salad with chicken.

I know: Salad for dinner. It just sounds so, I dunno, uninspiring. But I love a really hearty salad for dinner—one that’s full of flavor, texture (um, and maybe a bit of cheese) along with greens and veggies. We’re not … Continue reading

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