Food

J. Huston Tavern offers an era and an aura

By Faith Bemiss

Built in 1834, the two-story J. Huston Tavern in Arrow Rock will reopen Easter Sunday with down-home gourmet cuisine under the management of its new owner, Chef Liz Huff. The tavern, a mainstay in the community for 175 years, is brimming with Saline... Full story

Reopening of Cole Camp cafe keeps it in the family

By Faith Bemiss

Maple Street Cafe in Cole Camp was reopened last year by relatives of the original owners, Michael and Janet Decker. Michael Decker sold Maple Street Cafe to chef Hiedi Heimsoth in 2005 when he and his family relocated to the Colorado Springs, Colo.,... Full story

Hot for tamales

Native Honduran's trial and error leads to heaven in a husk

A good tamale is flavorful, with a moist coating that rolls right out of the corn husk.  Flor Aguirre knows how to make a good tamale. Aguirre, who is originally from Honduras, crafted her tamale recipe through a series of trial and error. “I... Full story

Pasta perfection

Old recipes inspire new spin on cold-weather comfort food

Faith Bemiss

On a recent trip, I inherited 70 pounds of old magazines filled with recipes from my mother-in-law, Hazel Cooper, and sister-in-law, Gloria Stone, of Anderson. Plain and simple, I’ve never been a huge pasta fan. But, while perusing these out-of-date... Full story

Friendship's in the bag

Working with Amish bread is easier than you think

By Faith Bemiss

Most of us have been there. We receive from a “friend” a bag of sourdough bread starter — do we mysteriously lose it, or wait 10 days to make it? In the age of high-tech, fast-paced, working soccer moms, who has time for feeding bagged... Full story

Eat like a Roadrunner

Cookbook offers some of SFCC’s favorite bird food

Faith Bemiss

Fun, feasting and family tradition are compiled into the new State Fair Community College (SFCC) cookbook, “How to Eat Like a Roadrunner, a Cookbook Celebrating 40 Years of Food and Fun.” It began with the enjoyment of food when the college... Full story

Baking 101 class offers inspiration and ideas for turning out simple, easy goodies

By Allison Elyse Gualtieri

When the holidays approach, even the most novice baker is drawn to the oven. Bakers looking for a few easy ideas had a place to turn this year for those sweet and savory baked goods. Chef Hiedi Heimsoth offered a Baking 101 class, where quick and easy... Full story

Smithton woman gives tips on fast meals for working moms

By Faith Bemiss

Over the years, working mother Tina Wheeler, of Smithton, has earned a new name among family members — “Casserole Queen” — due to her knack for planning and pulling together simple, fast and tasty meals. “Tina is definitely... Full story

Oh, fudge!

A visit to Lyla Williams' shop in Warsaw could make a chocolate lover swoon

By Allison Elyse Gualtieri

A friend of mine has a saying: Cooking is a craft, baking is chemistry, but candy-making is an art. Some confectioners create three-dimensional sugar sculptures, but the sweet taste of a square of fudge as it melts on one’s tongue is the best kind... Full story

Tasty tarts

Crusts and fillings for this tasty pie are limited only by your imagination

By Faith Bemiss

Simply delicious describes the summer tart recipes below. A tart, by definition, is a pie without a top crust. My idea of a tart was a fancy dessert baked in a shallow pan. I was wrong. There are many savory tarts that lend themselves to use of abundant... Full story

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