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How Do You Cook YOUR Sweet Corn? (opens the original)
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So I’ve been at the Iowa State Fair. And now I’m back after having been there ten out of the eleven days the Fair is held. Yes, that is correct. That’s a lot of days, and it was a lot of fun! And there was a lot of food to experience. From new and different (but delicious) Chicken Nuggets with Caviar and Crème Fraiche, to new and different (but not so delicious), to favorite old standbys, the Fair is all about food. And as a food contest judge, for me it’s even more about food.But once I was bac
Laura Belin’s Potato and Carrot Salad (opens the original)
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When I sat down to write this story, I thought…” What can I say about my friend Laura Belin?” Then it dawned on me there is so much to say about Laura that I will never get it all delivered. So I looked at her bio on the Iowa Capital Dispatch website and found this: “Laura Belin is the publisher, editor, and primary reporter for Bleeding Heartland, a community website focused on Iowa politics. She is also the Statehouse reporter for KHOI Radio in Ames and co-host of the station’s “Capitol Week
Refreshing Watermelon-Cucumber Salad with Feta Cheese (opens the original)
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A little while back I wrote a story about a crispy and cool (as a) cucumber salad. I make that salad often in the summer because it goes with everything, is easy, and is also quite tasty, so I wanted to share it with all of you.Shortly after that story appeared, my friend Joan Zwagerman (who writes the Substack column Nuts and Bolts) contacted me with a photo of a cucumber salad she had just prepared. I was immediately curious and eager to try it. It looked so fresh and so flavorful that I just
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