By Judy Brotton No dessert is going to be 100 percent healthy – unless you stick to fresh fruit. But those of us who love desserts can minimize the damage when baking at home by substituting healthier ingredients for … Continue reading
In last month’s Distinctly Oklahoma, Kerry Vincent wrote about the latest trends in cupcakes, cake pops and cookies, featuring fabulous baked items from Karen Tack and Alan Richardson, authors of “Hello, Cupcake!” and “What’s New, Cupcake?” These “Emotipops” are from … Continue reading
It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, and what could be a better way to spend it than kissing the Blarney Stone on a cupcake. Though we’ve been told you are supposed to kiss the Blarney Stone while hanging upside down, … Continue reading
“Cookie Queen” Maryann Rollins doesn’t make just one dozen cookies … she makes them four or five dozen at a time. This is her go-to sugar cookie recipe, which can easily be halved for a more manageable quantity. Ingredients: 2 … Continue reading
By Judy Brotton When we asked the Chef Instructors at The Culinary Institute of Platt College to prepare a tailgating party for our January issue, we had no idea they would create the ULTIMATE TAILGATING EVENT! We were expecting chips … Continue reading
The Schwab Meat Company dream began in Sachsenhausen, West Germany, when George Peter Schwab (1866-1943) the company’s founder, came to America to make his dreams come true. On July 20, 1890, at 24 years old, George landed at Ellis Island … Continue reading
Mark Ridener was born and raised in Oklahoma City, and comes from a long line of great cooks. His first kitchen job was at Sportsman’s Country Club, working summers in the pool snack bar. At the age of 20, Mark decided … Continue reading
By Judy Brotton “A dark Cave. In the middle, a Caldron boiling. Thunder. Enter the three Witches. … Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; … Continue reading
By Judy Brotton This month’s recipe comes from The Heartstone Inn, a B&B located in Eureka Springs, AR. (see our Travel story for more information about this lodging, as well as the rest of our weekend getaway to Eureka Springs). … Continue reading
July 8th marked the grand opening of the “Cooking Girl” catering kitchen on May Ave., just north of Wilshire, in a space shared with Fat Daddy Sweets. Oklahoma native Christa Carretero, owner and, well, the “Cooking Girl,” attended the … Continue reading
