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While I'm not a gourmet cook, I like to think I know my way around a kitchen. However, students at the Bay Arenac Career Center's Blooming Chefs restaurant surprised me today. The seven turkeys the group served for the restaurant's annual Thanksgiving dinner were cooked Wednesday. What a great idea. Instead of getting up at 4 a.m. to get... Full story »

A plan has been expanded to apply Rotenone in waters upstream of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. That means 20 miles downstream from Lake Michigan. Full story »

Mary Lou MacNeil has been a longtime reader of Food Fare, cutting out many of the recipes and giving them a try over the years. Her favorite contributors are Bev Klemish of Bay City and Arlene Dempster of Rhodes. This month, Mary Lou decided  to join our little band of happy chefs by sending in an envelope of recipes... Full story »

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service two years ago said grizzlies in and around Yellowstone National Park had recovered from near-extermination. Full story »

Learn how to brine a turkey, and watch a video that takes you through the step-by-step process. Full story »

Since our Michigan Fall Photo Contest started on Nov. 1, more than 330 photos have been submitted into our 2009 Fall Photo Contest gallery. Among them are some spectacular shots of fall foliage from around Michigan, including this one, of a orange-leaf covered road in South Lyon, submitted by user malesdya: And this one of a morning fog in... Full story »

B&Bs have a way to go before they're perceived as macho in the eyes of most of the traveling public. But there's apparently a quiet rebellion going on among men saying "enough" of the frilly lace and Victorian antiques, or at least B&B owners seeing the need to appeal to both halves of the guest couple. A recent New... Full story »

A friend who just spent a couple of weeks helping to establish a new early education program in Liberia says her favorite saying from the country was: "I hold your foot." (Translation: "I beg of you.") The phrase is uniquely Liberian, and while I don't know the context, that alone inspires me to want to learn more about this... Full story »

While on the hunt for some of the most memorable travel experiences you could give someone as a holiday gift, this one took the (fruit)cake, so to speak, or perhaps more aptly the Christmas night milk and cookies. In just nine days, would-be Santas from around the world will compete in Samnaun, Switzerland, in the Olympics of the Santa... Full story »

THOMPSONVILLE -- Getting away during the holidays with family somehow makes everything seem more special. The problem is that peak holiday times generally mean peak prices. So here is something you rarely see: Free lodging during peak holiday time at a ski resort. Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville is offering free add-on nights during several holiday weekends. Full story »

The Twilight book/film series, and the New Moon film hitting theaters on Friday, probably won't do for coastal Washington State what Lord of the Rings did for New Zealand. After all, author Stephenie Meyer picked Forks, Washington, as her setting because it "boasts" the nation's highest rainfall. But the coastal setting is stunning - and tours are featuring outings... Full story »

With the holiday season fast approaching, it's time to dig out those family recipes that have been handed down from generation. Gina Gates, executive director of the East Shoreline Chapter of the American Red Cross did exactly that. "I have no idea where my mother got it," Gina says of her Holiday Wassail. "But my family has been making... Full story »

Question: I am wondering what qualifies as “high quality protein” when looking at a food item. I am working with a diet for my kidneys and was told most of my protein intake should be “high quality.”  Full story »

Experts offer advice on making your stuffing great. Full story »

Advice and resources for preparing your Thanksgiving feast. Full story »