Author: claire lardizabal moser

Sweet and Stout

With the recent microbrewery mania, beer experts have found ways to incorporate beer with almost anything — even dessert.

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, Bonnie Watson, Craft Beer Cellar’s director of education and certified cicerone — a sommelier of beers — paired classic desserts with craft beers. Chocolate chip cookies? A malty German doppelbock. Cheesecake? A carbonated sour cherry beer.

Watson said the three primary pairing goals are to complement, enhance or contrast. When tasting, first take a sip of beer. Then take a bite of dessert. Mid-bite, take another sip of beer and let the flavors unfold.

Source: Sweet and Stout: How to pair beer with desserts

March 8, 2016
Savvy Shopping

Source: Savvy Shopping: Parents outfit kids in gently used clothes

Children grow up in the blink of an eye. With rapid growth spurts, they outgrow clothes in a matter of months. Some local parents have found a budget-friendly way to keep them warm, cozy and well-outfitted. Instead of buying new, moms and dads shop consignment stores and swap shops.

February 26, 2016
From the South

When Aly Friend isn’t posting food photos on Instagram, planning events at the University of Missouri or keeping up with Food Network shows, she’s in the kitchen stirring up something that’s sure to be good and tasty.

Source: From the South: Aly Friend inherits love of cooking from southern Missouri upbringing

February 23, 2016
From Griddle to Campfire

Source: From Griddle to Campfire: Troop 707 celebrates 50th Shrove Tuesday pancake supper

Twenty-one Troop 707 Boy Scouts manned 21 tables as Columbians streamed into the warmth of Calvary Episcopal Church’s Parish Hall. The 27-degree weather did not deter them. Heaps of steaming pancakes and savory sausages cooked by troop parents waited to be served. The Boy Scouts, ages 11 to 17, greeted their guests, took their drink orders and delivered breakfast for dinner at the troop’s 50th Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Feb. 9.

February 16, 2016
Weight loss challenge creates sustainable eating habits

When it comes to losing weight, frustration is a given, but persistence makes the difference. Columbians Jeremy Morton and his partner, Nathan Fuchs, began the Whole 30 Challenge in September 2015. Fuchs’s CrossFit gym was participating in it, so Morton decided to try it as well.

Source: Weight loss challenge creates sustainable eating habits

February 2, 2016