in the Great Falls Tribune LIFE section Wednesday, December 1, 2010 Finishing the last luscious bite of his pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, my dad set his dessert fork down, sighed and said, “Well, the season is upon us.” And so it is. Just as soon as the Thanksgiving leftovers are...
by Sydne George in the Great Falls Tribune, LIFE section November 17, 2010 Chances are good the customary cranberry will make an appearance on your Thanksgiving table in one of its many forms. As it turns out, the shiny red berry does a world of good for your...
Spicy Meatball Sliders with Sweet Marinara Sauce We’ve had a lot of laughs in the “SS Griz,” the motorhome-turned-Grizmobile we’ve been using for tailgating at the University of Montana football games for years now, and we’ve served up our fair share of game day fare. From stockpots...
Baker has a trick up her sleeve to deal with treats Peanut butter cookies are even better when topped with a Snickers slice By SYDNE GEORGE For the Tribune The post-trick-or-treating dumping of the Halloween loot out of the pillowcases and onto the living room floor begs the...
Perdita's Fruit de Mer at Carolina's South Carolina proves good, gracious by Sydne George Mark Twain once said, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do … Explore. Dream. Discover.” Seems like good advice to...
Homemade biscotti SYDNE GEORGE PHOTO Elizabeth Gilbert fans everywhere are pouring into theaters to eat, pray and love alongside Julia Roberts, in director Ryan Murphy’s movie adaptation of Gilbert’s best-selling book “Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia.” Gilbert’s memoir, which came...
Parents think outside the box when packing nutritious lunches By SYDNE GEORGE For the Tribune Reading, writing and arithmetic— the school year officially has arrived. And for parents of school-age children, back-toschool means back to the kitchen packing sack lunches. While breakfast is the most important meal...
by Sydne George for the Tribune It's not hard to put together this Supercharged Salad. Ah, the dog days of summer when sizzling temperatures can leave you in a slump. Astronomically speaking, these days are named for the time of year when Sirius, the Dog Star, rises and sets...
By SYDNE GEORGE For the Tribune Donut Bros owner Joe Ferda serving mini donuts at the fair Everyone has one— that once-a- year-I-probably-shouldn’t treat they look forward to every summer when fair time rolls around. For many, it’s the Viking, the Sons of Norway seasoned, battered and fried meatball...
By SYDNE GEORGE For the Tribune You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream, and legend has it, people have been screaming for it for centuries. As early as the 4th century B.C., the Roman emperor Nero is said to have sent runners into the mountains...