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1 month ago | 
northernexpress.com | Nora Rae Pearl |Anna Faller |Rachel Pasche |Art Bukowski
Inside the Ingredients By Nora Rae Pearl | March 8, 2025 Depth of flavor is something we all hope to impart in our recipes, but is easier said than done. If this is one of your cooking conundrums, you don’t need to look any further than your fridge.
Using beer in your recipes can add layers of complexity you didn’t know were missing. Let the recipes below be your introduction to how just one ingredient can take your baking from ordinary to extraordinary.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Karl Klockars |Art Bukowski |Geri Dietze |Nora Rae Pearl
How one video turned Glendale Burger Shop into an online sensation By Karl Klockars | Feb. 15, 2025 “This is the Junction. Oh my god … this thing is phenomenal.”
Those are the words that plunged Glendale Burger Shop into weeks of frenzied burgermaking, thanks to the influencing powers of Seoung Lee and Chow Down Detroit.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Art Bukowski |Karl Klockars |Geri Dietze |Nora Rae Pearl
Feb. 15, 2025 According to Earth.org, an international environmental news website, 100 billion garments are produced each year…and 92 million tons of clothing waste ends up in landfills. This week, you can take a step toward sustainability—and have some fun shopping—with Blessed Be Tea and Apothecary’s Big Clothing Swap. Bring gently used, clean clothing (all sizes, all genders) to the downtown TC shop before Feb. 19 and receive one ticket per donated piece, good for any item at the swap.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Art Bukowski |Karl Klockars |Geri Dietze |Nora Rae Pearl
Tastemaker Feb. 15, 2025 Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but we’re still craving something sweet. Right now, the Lemon-Glazed Molasses cookie ($5) from JoJo’s Cookie Co is speaking our sugary language. Molasses cookies are such a treat in the winter—comforting, warming, and hitting all the cozy notes. The lemon glaze levels up the experience with a hint of brightness and a tart kick that brings something fresh to the cookie-eating experience.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Art Bukowski |Karl Klockars |Geri Dietze |Nora Rae Pearl
Stuff We Love Feb. 15, 2025 Wish you could fix that tear in your jacket, patch your jeans, or even create some of your own designs? Sewing has become something of a lost art, and Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey wants to bring it back. Whether you’re approaching sewing from a creative standpoint or just want to make your clothes last longer, their “Make It Sew (Machine)” program can help.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Art Bukowski |Karl Klockars |Geri Dietze |Nora Rae Pearl
Eight spots for cozy eats in northern Michigan By Northern Express Staff & Contributors | Feb. 15, 2025 A key part of any bear’s hibernation strategy is to fill up on plenty of food to last the winter. We writers take a similar approach, dining out whenever we can in the fall and winter months at new restaurants (seven of them on this list!) and old favorites (one with a history dating back more than 100 years).
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Art Bukowski |Karl Klockars |Geri Dietze |Nora Rae Pearl
Feb. 15, 2025 Well, it’s certainly been a cold winter, but the Cheboygan Opera House is ready to warm things up. For its second year, the Deep Freeze Winter Jam returns to the stage featuring local rock bands Alter Ego Rehab (pictured) and The Lonely Pines. This is more than a show; the concert is also a fundraiser for Cheboygan’s St. Thomas Food Pantry, which distributes food supplements every Monday to residents of Cheboygan County.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Nora Rae Pearl |Art Bukowski |Karl Klockars |Geri Dietze
Inside the Ingredients By Nora Rae Pearl | Feb. 15, 2025 Cold winter nights sometimes leave us with no other option than to seek comfort for our hearts and souls, and for me that comes in the form of food. We’ll take a look at two recipes we can make all year round, but this time with a few winter wonderland change-ups.
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2 months ago | 
northernexpress.com | Geri Dietze |Art Bukowski |Karl Klockars |Nora Rae Pearl
New Cadillac restaurant off to a soaring start By Geri Dietze | Feb. 15, 2025 What explains the popularity of Indian food? It’s simple, according to Sam Chugh, co-owner with nephew Paul Singh of Indian Spice, Cadillac’s newest eatery.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
northernexpress.com | Nora Rae Pearl |Ross Boissoneau |Ellen Miller |Rachel Pasche
Inside the Ingredients By Nora Rae Pearl | Jan. 18, 2025 One could make the argument, what’s more Michigan, cherries or maple? And by maple, of course we mean maple syrup. Tap into your Michigan roots with these recipes that honor the ingredients grown in the land we love and the trees that live on it.
Depending on the weather, we’re just a few months or even mere weeks out from maple syrup season.
