Let’s Cook Healthy Meals Wins Midwest Award
Iowa City authors Elizabeth Riesz and Anne Kissack won first place in the cookbook category at the 21st Annual Midwest Independent Publishers Association meeting in St. Paul Minnesota for their book Let’s Cook Healthy Meals for Independent Living. The work guides meals for 18 to 21 year olds in transition programs and adults with cognitive needs.
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Iowa City
Midwest Independent Publishers Association
St. Paul
Minn
Elizabeth Riesz
Anne Kissack
Milwaukee Area
Riesz
Sarah
Iowa Book and Supply
Prairie Lights Books
Wild Rose
University of Iowa
Appletreepress.com
Are all pumpkins edible for cooking and soup
The passage discusses edible pumpkins beyond Cinderella. Amy Goldman says all pumpkins are edible but advises against using jack o lantern pumpkins. She notes coarse texture and low soluble solids in field pumpkins, while many pie pumpkins are suitable and some varieties like Winter Luxury Pie are preferred for sweetness.
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Saveur Magazine
Amy P. Goldman
Proper bread storage to extend shelf life
The guide explains keeping bread in a cool dry place away from sun, using a bread box or its original packaging, and warns against refrigeration as it speeds staling. Shelf life varies by type from two days to a week.
Cranberries: Growth, Growing, and Uses Across the Season
Cranberries signal fall as vines need up to five years to bear fruit. They grow in irrigated sand marshes rather than water and are harvested by flooding. Native to North America, they taste tart raw but suit both sweet and savory dishes, pairing with apples and pears. They keep six to eight weeks in the fridge and nearly indefinitely frozen.
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North America
Autumn Fruit Cranberry Bake From Seasonal Menu
Three weeks away ripe pears or apples peeled and sliced tossed with lemon juice cranberries sugar and cinnamon baked under an oat crumb topping until tender and golden. Serve warm with whipped cream and note nutritional values and the cookbook citation.
Raccoon Roast Draws Crowds in Stone City Annual Event
Roberg, secretary of the Stone City Community Center, will sell tickets at the 37th annual roast from 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the center on Dearborn Road. Attendees come from Guttenburg Cedar Rapids and Iowa City to try coon meat or turkey with sides and venison additions. Proceeds support the historic center. A recipe for roasted raccoon is included.
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Candy Roberg
Stone City
Roberg
Dearborn Road
Jones County
Guttenburg
Cedar
Iowa City
The
Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
Bambi
Stone City Community Center
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Star Tribune
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Minnesota Historical Society Press
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Backwoodsbound.com
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