Jennifer Alexander Ruple Summer is here and that means picnics, parties and cookouts. Next time you are headed for a little outdoor dining, pack a perfect side dish like Sour Cream and Bacon Potato Salad or Bourbon and Brown Sugar Baked Beans. Both work well with chicken, burgers and basically anything you can throw on the barbie. Sour Cream and Bacon Potato Salad This homemade … Continue reading Sizzle Simmer Sauté – The many sides of summer
The Kentucky Derby, horseracing’s most beloved event, is happening this Saturday, May 7. Don your prettiest dress or suit and most fanciful hat and get ready to celebrate the 148th Run for the Roses. Once you’ve figured out what to wear, it’s time to plan your menu. Be sure to include these Triple Crown recipes including the classic Mint Julep. Round the turn with Southern-style Pimiento Cheese and cross the finish line with petite Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pies. Happy Derby Day! Continue reading Sizzle Simmer Sauté Sylvania – Let’s talk Derby
–by Jennifer RuplePUBLICATION DATE: December 04, 2018 Many of us have fond memories of our moms and grandmothers baking batches of cookies in preparation for the holiday season. From traditional cut-out sugar cookies to modern treats such as salted caramel chocolate chip cookies, everyone has a favorite that they’d sneak from the big silver tray on the dining room table. Although I haven’t had one … Continue reading Sylvania Bakes: 2018 Holiday Cookie Collection – Part 1
–by Jennifer Ruple PUBLICATION DATE: Sept 04, 2018 Any way you slice it, there’s Morr to it. A long-time dream of living up north led retired Sylvanians Patt and Gary Morr to make the move to St. Ignace, just across the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. While there, Patt Morr began baking and selling a variety of fruit pies at the local farmers market … Continue reading Sizzle Simmer Sauté — Patt Morr “The Pie Lady”
–by Jennifer Ruple PUBLICATION DATE: Aug 14, 2018 “Growing up, I loved to garden and grow things in our backyard,” said Joe Felix, executive chef at the Toledo Museum of Art. Today, Felix still loves to garden only in a bigger backyard. His chef’s garden on the museum’s campus contains about 30 raised beds, corralling a myriad of vegetables and herbs that are incorporated into … Continue reading Sizzle Simmer Sauté — Summer dishes fresh from the farm
–by Jennifer Ruple PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 31, 2018 In 2009, Kyle Baker won a contest that pitted his homemade barbecue sauce against nearly 300 other food products. By winning the first-place award in the Ohio Signature Food Contest, hosted by the Center for Innovative Food Technology (CIFT), Baker was given the assistance he needed to launch his business, Gertie’s Premium BBQ Sauces. While Baker’s sauces … Continue reading Kyle Baker brings the heat and the sweet with his bbq sauces
–by Jennifer Ruple PUBLICATION DATE: JULY 05 2018 Emily Berry is a small town girl with big city style. Her business, Apple of M.I., is based in Blissfield, Mich. However, she has sold her sweet treats over 9,000 miles away in Sydney, Australia. Berry creates made-from-scratch confectionaries for all occasions including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, showers and graduations. Her specialties are cakes, cupcakes, cookies, brownies, pies … Continue reading Sizzle Simmer Sauté — Keep your cool with summer desserts from Apple of M.I.
–by Jennifer Ruple PUBLICATION DATE: JUNE 05 2018 A few years ago, I overheard a couple of coworkers having a lively conversation about a CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture program, they had just joined. I heard them talk about shares and half shares, drop-off locations, and who would pick up the box each week. I also heard them talk about their goals of eating healthier, … Continue reading Sizzle Simmer Sauté — Here come the veggies – joining a CSA
–by Jennifer Ruple PUBLICATION DATE: May 15. 2018 Spring has finally taken root in northwest Ohio, and folks are outside basking in all its glory. This past weekend saw the opening of the Biggest Week in American Birding where people of all ages flocked to catch a glimpse of the warblers. Hundreds showed up to kick off the outdoor season at the Toledo Farmers Market; … Continue reading A berry sweet spring in northwest Ohio
–by Jennifer Ruple PUBLICATION DATE: MAY 01. 2018 You may know from prior articles that I am an extreme Kentucky Derby fan. I wouldn’t miss it for the world. I was even late for prom (twice) because I didn’t want to miss “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports.” What Kentucky high school would schedule prom on the first Saturday in May anyway? As a … Continue reading Cinco de Mayo: Let’s get this fiesta started!
