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Saturday: Weekend

Giving thanks … and a free meal

MARQUETTE — Several organizations in Marquette County will provide Thanksgiving meals free of charge to anyone in need of a hot plate of food during the holiday. Aubree’s Pizzeria & Grill in Marquette will serve a full Thanksgiving meal to anyone that comes to the restaurant Thursday ...

This apple crisp gets an unlikely boost from cranberries

By AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN Although it’s hard to imagine that apple crisp needs much improvement, we liked the tartness and texture that cranberries added to one of our favorite standard dessert recipes. The challenges were balancing the fruit flavors and making sure that the filling ...

Make this green bean casserole ahead of the party and relax

By AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN Green bean casserole is a holiday staple, so we set out to develop a version that could be assembled in advance to make our holiday cooking easier. To ensure that the flavor of the casserole didn’t become dull in the freezer, we boosted flavor by using ...

Food Waste

MARQUETTE — Between 30 to 40 percent of the food supply is uneaten and discarded in the United States. Although it’s challenging to gauge the absolute total of food loss, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service estimates that there’s around 133 billion pounds of ...

Smoked turkey and melty cheddar panini

By AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN Panini, sandwiches traditionally cooked in a ridged press, are hard to get wrong_but also surprisingly hard to get just right. To turn a crowd-pleasing combination of smoked turkey and melty cheddar cheese into an inspired lunch, we needed a condiment with ...

Bottled water, pizza bagels want to be called ‘healthy’

By CANDICE CHOI AP Food & Health Writer NEW YORK — Pizza bagels, chewing gum and bottled water want to play a starring new role in our diets: Foods that can be called healthy. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is revamping its definition of healthy to reflect our changing ...