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Monday, June 23,2008
Tasty Television
Cooking the Wisconsin way
Not everyone grows up in a home where they help their parents prepare meals and, in doing so, absorb their family’s recipes and cooking tips. Culinary know-how that only comes from experience isn’t always passed down to the next generation, and cookbooks only take an inexperienced chef so far.
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Wednesday, May 21,2008
From Tree to Cup
Socially responsible coffee
Coffee: It’s a worthy reason to get out of bed in the morning, a midday pick-me-up and a lifesaver during an all-nighter. Without coffee, our work engines would seize and our creative muscles would atrophy. But before a cup of joe touches our lips, the coffee beans must be picked, dried, hulled,...
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Wednesday, May 14,2008
Stoughton’s Syttende Mai
Celebrating everything Norwegian
Here in the United States, the Chinese New Year, Cinco de Mayo, Oktoberfest and St. Patrick’s Day have taken on a significance beyond their countries of origin. Americans love to celebrate the culture and experiences of ancestry, whether it’s their own or not.
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Wednesday, May 7,2008
Vegetarian Manna
Meat-free fulfillment
Pull up a search on the Internet for vegetarian restaurants in the Milwaukee area and you’ll find a growing list of places that offer vegetarian food—not just bread and french fries, but nutritionally balanced vegetarian meals. However, few of them commit to a 100% meatfree menu.
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Wednesday, April 30,2008
Healthy Habits
Oskri’s natural snacks
Snacking is an American pastime, a well-loved tradition that we manage to associate with whatever activity we can. There are those of us who can’t imagine a movie without popcorn, a baseball game without peanuts or a road trip without sweets. Finally, there are some nutritionists on our side!
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Wednesday, April 23,2008
Spirit Temple
New brew in Bay View
Some people have it, some people don’t—the magic touch that marks a business with undeniable success. When Bruno Johnson and his wife, Adrienne Pierluissi, opened the Palm Tavern in 2003, the Bay View bar became nothing short of a mecca for beer aficionados and scotch connoisseurs alike.
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Friday, April 18,2008
Parties Made Easy
Letting Shully’s do the work
Pulling off the perfect party is truly a form of art. It requires foresight, organization, diplomacy, creativity, style and stamina. There are those of us who can lay claim to three or four of these traits—enough to critique the host’s choice of centerpiece or color palette—but to be able to unfurl each one of these skills in the execution of an absolutely seamless event, you have to be kissed by Bacchus, the Prince of Parties, himself.
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Wednesday, April 9,2008
A Cook’s Best Friend
Local chefs talk tools
A chef without tools is no chef at all, but merely a cave man who discovered the advantage of cooking with fire. Yes, some chefs will tout their self-sufficiency and creativity and their utter lack of dependence on kitchen utensils, but throw a furry carcass at their feet and observe what mere hands can do.
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Wednesday, April 2,2008
Best Fare in the Air
Midwest Airlines’ in-flight cuisine
Airline food has been a long-standing topic for stand-up comedians everywhere. But now that financial pressure within the industry has led airlines to abandon inflight dining for coach passengers in lieu of a miniature serving of snack mix, a meal— no matter how tepid and bland—is missed.
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Wednesday, March 26,2008
The Legacy of Kobe Beef
Every culture has delicacies—dishes so rare, distinct or costly that they tend to be enjoyed on the most momentous occasions. Some, like Japan’s revered Kobe beef, will appeal to a broader constituency than others. The legacy of Kobe beef reads like tales of medieval royalty, in which the purity of bloodlines, pampered...
Read more...Elections 2008
Obama seeks greater rein on financial institutions
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AP - President Barack Obama says he wants Congress to pass legislation giving the government greater regulatory authority over financial institutions like American International Group.
Sources: Pentagon to stop forced tour extension
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AP - The Army will substantially reduce use of the unpopular practice of holding troops beyond their enlistment dates and will pay $500 to those still forced to stay in the service, defense and congressional officials said Wednesday.
AIG head shares US anger of bonuses but backs them
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AP - The chief executive officer of failed insurance conglomerate AIG acknowledged Wednesday that the company's multimillion-dollar bonuses were "distasteful" to many and had provoked a firestorm of wrath. "I share that anger," Edward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group Inc., said in testimony prepared for Congress.
Analysis: White House, Dems backpedaling on AIG
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AP - For the first time since last fall's election, Democrats and the Obama administration are backpedaling furiously on an issue easily understood by financially strapped taxpayers: $165 million in bonuses paid out at bailed-out AIG.
Pence: Return AIG donations
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Politico - House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence is urging politicians from both parties to strongly consider returning campaign contributions from AIG.
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AIG head shares US anger of bonuses but backs them
(AP)
AP - The chief executive officer of failed insurance conglomerate AIG acknowledged Wednesday that the company's multimillion-dollar bonuses were "distasteful" to many and had provoked a firestorm of wrath. "I share that anger," Edward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group Inc., said in testimony prepared for Congress.
Obama seeks greater rein on financial institutions
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama says he wants Congress to pass legislation giving the government greater regulatory authority over financial institutions like American International Group.
Consumer prices rise by largest amount in 7 months
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AP - Consumer prices rose in February by the largest amount in seven months as gasoline prices surged again and clothing costs jumped the most in nearly two decades.
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