Food
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Ask Lisa: Cold can help keep horseradish potentDec 06, 2016 10:00 pm - Q: I love horseradish but even a small jar loses it's potency before I'm able to finish it. Any ideas to prolong the life of bottled horseradish? Alternatively, if I buy...
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Ask Lisa: How long will butter keep in the freezer?Nov 29, 2016 10:00 pm - Q: How long will butter keep in the freezer? — D.P., Pickerington, Ohio A: Land O'Lakes, one of the top butter brands, recommends keeping its butter frozen no longe...
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Breaking Bread: Cutout cookies intimidating to those ‘ungifted' in artNov 29, 2016 10:00 pm - Throughout my life, I have made thousands of cookies, for consumption at work and at home. I have never — I repeat: Never — made a cutout cookie. I have a larg...
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Breaking Bread: It's a good time to be thankful for more than foodNov 22, 2016 10:00 pm - There are days when I am so tired from cooking, I feel as if my feet are screaming at me, "Please, woman, sit down!" Tiredness from cooking is a good problem to have. It...
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Ask Lisa: Melt chocolate chips in microwave or double boilerNov 22, 2016 10:00 pm - Q: What's the best way to melt white chocolate chips without them seizing? — L.H., London, Ohio A: There are two good ways to melt chips, white chocolate or otherwi...
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Ask Lisa: Dusting of black mold on onion? Wash it offNov 15, 2016 10:00 pm - Q: What is the black substance that appears on the outside of onions? It looks like mold but also seems a little like dirt or soot. — R.H., Westerville, Ohio A: Tha...
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Breaking Bread: Wishbone snapping rooted in ancient ItalyNov 15, 2016 10:00 pm - Thanksgiving gives us many culinary "fun facts" to chew on, including one of my favorites: The legend of the wishbone. The forked-shaped bone — which joins a turkey...
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Ask Lisa: Vanilla's variety makes it an ice cream favoriteNov 08, 2016 10:00 pm - Q: When I was growing up, you went to the store and bought a half-gallon of vanilla ice cream, period. Today, buying vanilla ice cream presents several choices: Homemade...
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Breaking Bread: Let's try to reduce food waste, donate our excessNov 08, 2016 10:00 pm - We are at the time of year when many of us start to think about feeding the hungry. The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday will spark food drives by churches and other servic...
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Ask Lisa: Boil unpasteurized cider to eliminate bacteria riskNov 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Q: I purchased a bottle of unpasteurized cider and now have concerns about drinking it, as my husband and I are older. Can I boil it? — J.W., Mount Vernon, Ohio A: ...