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Learn Culinary Techniques and Idaho Foods at a Hagerman Chef’s Free, Weekly Cooking Classes
HAGERMAN • Suzie Heller’s chicken cordon bleu rose to new heights after she watched chef Kirt Martin make the dish.

Chef Darrel
January 30, 2012 - 1:45 p.m. • By CHEF DARREL ANDERSON - Good Food & Good Health Some days we have a little more time to spend cooking dinner. When I feel that way, recipes such as this can take center stage.

Cook du Jour Christine Lapointe mixes flavors that give dishes pizzazz
As a youngster, Christine Lapointe exemplified everything culinary, cooking at an early age and professing a true love and talent for the art, thanks mainly to her grandfather, Emile Lapointe, who was always on hand to provide important cooking tips.

Must-try soups: 6 winter warm-ups we can't get enough of this season
There's a lot to love about fresh-made soups in wintertime: They're warming and healthy, made with good-for-you vegetables that you'd never eat as standalones. Even in a rush, soups make a terrific meal; they travel well - pack up a cup and take it on the go. Plus, what's more versatile than a cup of soup? Grab a spoon and indulge in a quick soup snack, or a meal starter.

KITCHEN CALL: Fish with a French accent
Last week’s freezing temperatures, unexpected and equally unwelcome, found me wrapped in a warm blanket watching old DVDs. One of my favorites, “Julie and Julia,” transported me to another place.

Making sausage: Local Italians gather to preserve meat as well as traditions from the Old Country
The mercury has dipped to 18 degrees when Leon Panella pads into his garage in Prospect, Butler County, at about 8 a.m. on a recent, snowy Saturday. Still, he smiles. In an hour or so, things will warm up.