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Inn Season: Applesauce Nut Bread

Inn Season: Applesauce Nut Bread

October 18, 2013
Kath Usitalo
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Planning a tailgate party or autumn picnic? This quick bread is an easy, light and delish seasonal treat that travels well and is a good way…

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Gaylord: Where the Elk Roam

Gaylord: Where the Elk Roam

October 17, 2013
Kath Usitalo
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Michigan is home to one of the largest herds of elk east of the Mississippi, with most of the animals living in the northern Lower…

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Easy, Tree-Mendus Apple Sauce

Easy, Tree-Mendus Apple Sauce

October 17, 2013
Kath Usitalo
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Every apple season—in addition to craving fresh pressed cider and warm donuts—I remember a visit we had years ago with Herb Teichman at his family’s…

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Fricano's Pizza. Period.

Fricano’s Pizza. Period.

October 17, 2013
Kath Usitalo
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Talk about keeping it simple. Fricano’s Muskegon Lake serves pizza. Period. And it’s a pizza unlike any I’ve ever had. Thin crust doesn’t begin to describe it….

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The Civil War and the Home Front

The Civil War and the Home Front

October 4, 2013
Kath Usitalo
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Chicago’s Newberry Library is presenting a different view of the U.S. Civil War as it commemorates the sesquicentennial of the War Between the States in…

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Mummu's Apple Cake

Mummu’s Apple Cake

October 2, 2013
Kath Usitalo
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Mummu is an informal Finnish word for Grandmother, and this recipe appeared in a cookbook printed in 1991 by the Finnish Center Association in Farmington…

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She's An Artist, Naturally

She’s An Artist, Naturally

October 1, 2013
Kath Usitalo
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We’re rolling along the two-lane Upper Peninsula highway north of Paradise toward Whitefish Point when I spy the simple, hand-lettered “WildWorks” sign by the side…

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Rustic Roasted Vegetable Tart

Rustic Roasted Vegetable Tart

September 29, 2013
Kath Usitalo
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It seems we’ve been eating more vegetarian dishes lately, which means there’s often an assortment of a little of this broccoli, a little of that…

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Stalking The Beatles in Corn Maze Season

Stalking The Beatles in Corn Maze Season

September 16, 2013
Kath Usitalo
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It’s probably safe to assume that when John, Paul, George and Ringo recorded their first album it didn’t occur to them that a half-century later…

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Local Flavors Inspire Food Dance

Local Flavors Inspire Food Dance

September 3, 2013
Kath Usitalo
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“Don’t like the weather in Michigan? Wait five minutes.” “Michigan is fortunate to enjoy four distinct seasons. Sometimes all in the same day.” There are…

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