Recipe try-out: Cincinnati chili
Continuing a recipe try-out thread: I have some new cookbooks in my collection. Two cookbooks that my husband bought feature tailgate party foods. Two others were a thank-you gift for a recent coupon...
View ArticleHow can you adapt the Relish cooking show tips to a kitchen on a budget? Ask me.
The Monroe Evening News is hosting the Relish Magazine cooking show 7 p.m. Thursday April 5 at the La-Z-Boy Center at Monroe County Community College, 1555 S. Raisinville Rd., Monroe, Mich. Tickets are...
View ArticleRelish chef presents: a lesson on homemade farmer’s cheese
When a nationally known chef visits your town, would you expect him to give a demonstration on an easy-do, budget-friendly recipe? Chris Koetke did just that during an invitation-only preview held this...
View ArticleVendor shows: be prepared to spend money, but not too much
Before the Relish Cooking show began Thursday at Monroe County Community College, there was a vendor show featuring food and cooking-related items. My assignment that night was to be one of the...
View ArticleThe Monroe MI Relish cooking show swag bag
If you went to the Relish Cooking Show Thursday night in Monroe, Mich., be sure to poke through your bag of swag. There’s some cool stuff in there. I like that mini spatula. I’ll poke through the...
View ArticleOverheard at the Relish vendor expo: “Do I really need another cookbook?
I worked a vendor booth on behalf of The Monroe Evening News Thursday at the Relish magazine cooking show. Specifically, one of my co-workers and I were selling cookbooks. This is pretty much what we...
View ArticleMonroe on a Budget’s cookbook collection
I’m always on the lookout for frugal tips, and this one came from someone who probably didn’t know she is inspiring a frugal blog post! I staffed the cookbook booth on behalf of The Monroe Evening News...
View ArticleEven the chef says: Prep ahead, use your leftovers
I heard this story a couple of times when Chef Chris Koetke was in Monroe, Mich., this week for the Relish Magazine cooking show. I don’t have the whole narration down pat in my notebook, but I did...
View ArticleMake those foods when the ingredients are in season
If you are looking through a cookbook or recipe collection and happen to see a recipe you’d like to try, are you paying attention to when the ingredients are in season? I have discussed this concept...
View ArticleAsk Jeff and Holly about skillet flipping practice at the Relish show
One of the funny moments during the Relish Magazine cooking show Thursday in Monroe, Mich., involved Jeff and Holly Weaver. Jeff won an award from Relish that night as Monroe County’s Food Hero. He is...
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