Lifestyle Columns
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Barbara Mitchell makes Chicken Cordon BleuAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Playing the part of a 19th century German farm wife, cooking over a wood stove and hauling water from the well, suits Barbara Mitchell just fine a couple days a month as...
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Plum good summer tarts a breezeAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - We Midwesterners look forward to the warm weather and outdoor parties all winter long. Yet when the dog days of August hit our motivation for baking wilts under the sun'...
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Read directions, reread recipe before entering contestsAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - I've had the privilege over the years to judge several recipe contests. At some contests I've tasted the entries, others I've simply read submissions to help sponsors de...
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What's known as a Western diet, may spike cancer riskAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Q: What exactly is a Western diet and what about it increases cancer risk? A. A Western diet is generally identified as a diet high in red and processed meats, refi...
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Adding an Italian wine elevates alfresco diningAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - With a little simple translation and imagination, your next picnic or patio party can have the international flair of Italy's alfresco dining. Your alfresco (in the fres...
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Yes, there is such a thing as a life-changing cookieAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - When a reader on our new Kitchen Scoop Web site said she remodeled her entire kitchen around one cookie recipe, we knew we had to try those cookies. "When remodeling my...
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Natural compound may help hair-pulling disorderAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Imagine being unable to resist an impulse to pull your hair out and there is no good medical therapy to help you fight the urge. That is what it feels like to have trich...
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Sleep aids should be taken with cautionAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I'm a registered pharmacist writing about one of your readers taking Ambien as a sleep aid. I would like to reveal two facts: Ambien is highly addictive, and cont...
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Fixer-upper puts girlfriend in relationship limboAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. My boyfriend of two years and I decided to live together, as he was looking to buy a house. He loves a project and found a foreclosure/fixer-upper. I said I preferred...
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New Web site could jump-start loan modificationsAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - With no end to the housing crisis in sight, the need to modify loan contracts to make payments more affordable is greater than ever. While the number of modifications is...