Ethiopian-born Genet Areda has always loved to cook. While studying to be a nursing assistant…
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The Wandering Knife: Chef Sóley Thorsteinsdóttir Fires Up a Summer Adventure
Sóley Thorsteinsdóttir grew up helping out in her grandmother’s Fairfield eatery, 2nd Street Coffee House,…
Taste of Heirloom Tomatoes: Sunday, Aug. 26 at Plum Grove
Quick quiz: What do Jefferson Giant, Abe Lincoln, Slanders, Woodle Orange, and German Red Strawberry have…
Fish Fraud . . . and How the Blockchain Revolution is Restoring Transparency
If you sit down at a restaurant to eat some wild-caught salmon from Alaska, you’d…
Tour Iowa’s New Multifaceted Farms on the J40 Farm Crawl
If you think Iowa farms are all corn and soybean fields, the J40 Farm Crawl…
Squeaky Cheese Curds Return to Kalona Creamery!
Our Cheesehead neighbors in Wisconsin may be the biggest consumers of cheese curds, but these…
The Garden-Inspired Salads of Summer
At long last, summer has arrived, that wonderful time when we look to our blossoming…
Avocado Cool: The World’s First All-Avocado Ice Cream
As if we needed an excuse to indulge, July is National Ice Cream Month. Nothing…
Eggs for Easter: Those Little Deviled Beauties
Last year at Easter time I bought a fake, white-chocolate candy version of a deviled…
Get Sticky: It’s the 35th Year of the Maple Syrup Festival
Dive into fresh pancakes covered in locally sourced maple syrup and sample some unusual maple-syrup…
Baking with Breadtopia.com: Easy Tutorials & Quality Tools
As self-described bread freaks, Eric and Denyce Rusch feel it’s morally imperative for everyone to…
Chef Nikhom Sisomphane Makes Shokai Sushi a Fairfield Hot Spot
Ever since Shokai Sushi moved to a larger location on the northwest corner of the…
Spring Clean Your Life: Give Your Pantry (and Your Body) A Fresh Start
They say spring is coming. I’m not sure I believe it, but if history repeats…
New American Ciders: Jefferson County Ciderworks Expands to Larger Fairfield Facility
Started in 2013 by Iowa natives Jesse Narducci and Katie Greenfield, Jefferson County Ciderworks has…
Chocolate Raspberry Cookies: Make Your Own Edible Valentines
These edible valentines feature a raspberry filling sandwiched between two layers of buttery chocolate hazelnut…