• Budget-friendly ways to save on herbs, spices

  July 1, 2009 on Page C5 Packaged spices can be expensive – as much as $4 for a small container of ground cumin. Here are three strategies to keep your foods seasoned and your budget under …

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  Drying food yields year-round goodies

  June 24, 2009 on Page C1 Why dry? Why not, says Sheila O’Toole Domon. “It’s easy and you can really save a lot of money,” she said. “Then you have it all winter.”

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  Whip up a winner for the fair

  June 24, 2009 on Page C1 Now that kids are out of school, there’s time to dabble in the kitchen and perhaps whip up a contest-winning treat. Karo Corn Syrup is sponsoring a new kids’ cookie …

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• Lake Chelan area looks promising for quality wines

  June 24, 2009 on Page C1 Washington’s 11th and newest American Viticultural Area – the Lake Chelan viticultural area – was officially approved on May 29. Located at the far northwest corner of the sprawling Columbia …

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• Carolyn Hax: If you two agree on it, it’ll be OK

  June 24, 2009 on Page C2 Dear Carolyn: I have been happily married for three years. Because we live 30 minutes from my in-laws, we see them pretty much every week. The problem is my mother-in-law. …

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  ‘Bruno’ shovels some bull

  June 24, 2009 on Page C2 Actor Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest movie character, an Austrian fashionista called Bruno, drew gasps and some cheers as he appeared dressed as a bull in front of Spain’s main bullring …

• Horoscope

  June 24, 2009 on Page C2 For 06-24-2009

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• NBC debuts ‘Philanthropist’

  June 24, 2009 on Page C4 Proof that the road to ratings hell is paved with good intentions, NBC presents “The Philanthropist” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14) during the summer silly season. It’s an odd time to …

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• Miss Manners: Celebration hard for cash-strapped

  June 24, 2009 on Page C5 DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are gathering for dinner to celebrate a friend’s last night in town, as she is moving away. The host is expecting us all to pitch in …

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• Karo Syrup Layered S’more Bars a sweet kids treat

  June 24, 2009 on Page C5 Create a great tasting kids cookie for the new Karo Corn Syrup Kids Cookie Contest at the Spokane County Interstate Fair for a chance to win $100. The recipe must …

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• Culinary calendar

  June 24, 2009 on Page C5 Rockin’ B Ranch - Cowboy supper shows will run Fridays and Saturdays in June and Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays July-September. Cost is $29/adult, $10/children 10 and younger and includes dinner …

• Farmers markets

  June 24, 2009 on Page C5 Tuesdays Tuesday Growers Market - Tuesdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m., through October. Moscow Food Co-op parking lot, 121 E. Fifth St., Moscow, Idaho. (208) 882-8537.

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  Spokane’s Natural Start Bakery owners harvest satisfaction

  June 17, 2009 on Page C1 Spokane’s sky is hardly showing symptoms of dawn, but Alyssa Krafft and Marc Gauthier are already hard at work. At Natural Start Bakery, the day’s first batch of Morning Glory …

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• Tips will help preserve summer year-round

  June 17, 2009 on Page C1 Harvest is still awhile off for most things in my garden, but I’m already making plans. I’m eyeing eggplant chutney and pickled cantaloupe recipes, and testing fruit leathers on the …

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