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Saturday: Food & Drink

Speaking with my Stomach

Hello again friends, and welcome back to another little culinary discussion. This week I thought we could talk about whitefish, a U.P. special and delicacy. Whitefish, particularly fresh whitefish, is a big pull in the Marquette area, as well as up here in the Copper Country where I am, and ...

Guest commentary

Hello friends and welcome to food talk! Not too long ago, I had my friends Toby and Audrey, as well as their wonderful little tykes over for a nice Irish lamb stew dinner. This Saturday, I’ll be doing my best to entertain my more dear friends, Andrew and Lisa, with their kids as ...

In-season produce

Panzanella feels like an ode to summer. The classic Tuscan salad was originally created to use up stale bread, because why would you want to throw away leftover bread when you can make something delicious? It includes some sort of vinaigrette, which soaks into the stale bread (or in this ...

EGLE partners to develop plan to reduce food system waste

MARQUETTE — The goal of a $100,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is to reduce Michigan food waste and carbon emissions in line with goals in the MI Healthy Climate Plan. EGLE’s support will boost work by the nonprofit Michigan Sustainable ...

A CELEBRATION OF SUMMER

By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press Panzanella feels like an ode to summer. The classic Tuscan salad was originally created to use up stale bread, because why would you want to throw away leftover bread when you can make something delicious? It includes some sort of vinaigrette, which ...

Less Waste: Start with that shopping list

By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press Nobody likes to waste food, especially when grocery prices are high and landfills keep growing. It feels like an imperative to make use of every ingredient we buy (or maybe grow). But about 40% of food in the U.S. is wasted, according to estimates from ...