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Celebrity baker Martin Sorge grew up making Bisquick biscuits with his mom. This might not seem like the most auspicious beginning (especially when you factor in his first solo baking attempt involved only flour, water, and a 20-minute microwave episode that ended in disaster). In fact, Sorge didn't seriously pursue baking until he was a bit older. "I was always someone who loved good food. I…
As with much of life Up North, crop farming comes with an onslaught of weather unknowns. Will it storm today? Will that storm bring torrential rain that uproots the carrots that were just seeded, or is a sneaky early frost around the corner? Since 2022, Rapid City farmer Ryan Lanham wakes each morning to questions like these. Despite a "nonexistent" work-life balance, sleep deprivation, and the…
P t-nat wine (short for p tillant-naturel) is not a new invention, despite what its pre-COVID revival would have many think. In fact, this type of wine was accidentally discovered around 1531 by monks in Limoux, France. What makes it different from traditional wine styles are three main components: It only goes through one fermentation process (instead of two); it traps carbon dioxide inside the…
Among food trucks, Ketch 22 in Arcadia is a departure from the norm. This 26-foot trailer is mobile, but it doesn't move (unless it's into winter storage); it's an order-through-the-window arrangement, but your friendly, efficient servers deliver to the table; it's situated on a multi-purpose parking lot-turned-patio with seating for 160 patrons, under the sky, in the shade of mature locust trees,…
Heartwood Forest Farm is like an outdoor medicine cabinet-you just need to know where and what to look for. Fortunately for the customers at Heartwood, owner Patti Travioli enjoys informing visitors about what she grows, what health benefits a plant has, and how it can be used. "I focus primarily on culinary and medicinal herbs," Travioli says. "I grow all kinds of other stuff, because that's what…
Blink and you'll miss it; the dog days of summer have finally arrived. Just when you think you are starting to see fall color, fresh corn hits the market and you remember we still have so much of summer left to enjoy. There's nothing like a soup and sandwich combo, so we've created two recipes highlighting fresh summer flavors. For these recipes, we love Altonen Orchards Farm Market Sweet Corn,…
What makes a good cocktail? What makes a great cocktail? The team at Malted Vinyl in Petoskey knows a thing or two about the fine art of preparing a killer drink. Since opening its doors in 2023, the business has attracted patrons for not only its hi-fi, Japan-inspired "listening lounge" concept, but also the creative and delicious drinks served for those indulging in its well-rounded collection…
As a middle-aged man who has never been a Girl Scout, I was probably not the top target audience for the new documentary Cookie Queens , a sweeping portrait of innocence and capitalism that follows a remarkable set of young girls as they navigate the intensity of one cookie-selling season. But there I was, sitting in the theater with tears of sadness and joy rolling down my cheeks, for a story…
We have now decided who or what was to blame for the COVID-19 pandemic. No, it wasn't the wet market in Wuhan, China, where it was transferred from an animal to humans. It wasn't the Chinese lab in Wuhan that accidentally or intentionally released the virus on an unprepared public. It wasn't some weaponized version of the virus the Chinese military concocted. No, it was none of that. The cause,…
Since our nation's birth, Americans have cast one another as worthy winners and hapless losers. Embracing these roles leaves millions pursuing an American Dream they will never realize. Countless automatons worship a false prophet who preaches money lust above all. How else can losers become winners in the American econosphere? Attaining financial independence is the ultimate goal, after all-any…
