June 2008
Ice Cream, Sorbets and Granitas

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  • Featured Ice Cream Products
  • Frozen Perfections - All About Frozen Desserts
  • The Science of Ice Cream
  • Making & Serving Ice Cream -
    Types of Ice Cream Makers
  • Kitchen Window's Ice Cream Tips
  • Vosges Exotic Ice Creams
  • Featured Book: A Passion for Ice Cream
    95 Recipes for Fabulous Desserts
  • Recipe: Gingersnap Lemon
    Ice Cream Sandwiches
  • Recipe: Mango Soup with Coconut Sherbet
    and Strawberry Sorbet
  • Recipe: Iced Bellinis
  • and more....

June 2008
Marinades & Rubs

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  • Featured Grilling Products
  • Marinade Magic - All About Marinades
  • Rub It In! - All About Rubs
  • Grilling Gear
  • Kitchen Window's Top Ten Grilling Tips
  • How To Use Smoking Chips
  • Featured Book: How To Grill, the Complete
    Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques
  • Recipe: Grillmaster's Pork Ribs with
    Drunken Lime BBQ Sauce
  • Recipe: Grilled Fig Pizza with Spanish Chorizo
  • Recipe: Mojo-Marinated Pork Tenderloin
  • Recipe: Java Rub
  • and more....

May 2008
Strawberries and Smoothies

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This Issue
  • Featured Strawberry Products
  • Strawberries: Choosing, Storing, Picking
    and Prepping
  • Local Strawberry Picking Locations
  • Quick Strawberry Serving Ideas
  • Smoothies
  • Blender Basics
  • Strawberry Cooking Tips
  • Featured Book: Super Smoothies
  • Recipe: Strawberry Topped Meringues
  • Recipe: Strawberry Drinks: Strawberry
    Smoothie, Strawberry Lassi Smoothie and
    Strawberry Frozen Virgin Daiquiri
  • and more....

August 2006
Summer's Bounty

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This Issue
- New Products
- Cool Summer Cooking Using a Pressure Cooker
- 10 Ways to Keep Cool
- Community Supported Agriculture
- The "Slow Food" Movement
- Featured Book: Cool Food
- Recipe: Watermelon Sorbet
- Recipe: Ginger Rum Punch
- Recipe: Arugula Salad with Baked Ricotta and Cherry Tomatoes
- Recipe: White Bean Salad with Tuna

July 2006
Summer Entertaining Ideas

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This Issue
- New Products
- Wisconsin Fish Boil Party
- Korean BBQ Party
- Tour de France Party
- Paella Party
- Bastille Day Party
- Backyard Wok Party
- Puerto Rican Beach Party
- Featured Book: Authentic Recipes from Korea
- Featured Book: Growing Up In a Korean Kitchen
- Featured Book: Bistro Cooking
- Featured Book: At Home in Provence
- Featured Book: Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking
- Featured Book: Bistro Chicken
- Recipe: Door County Fish Boil
- Recipe: Cherry Pie
- Recipe: Homemade Lemonade
- Recipe: Kalbi Gui, Grilled Beef Ribs
- Recipe: Ojingo Gui, Grilled Whole Squid
- Recipe: Kitchen Window's Paella
- Recipe: Clafoutis Au Poire
- Recipe: Pissaladiere
- Recipe: Sir-Fried Pork Riblets in Hoisin Black Bean Sauce
- Recipe: Wok Grilled Tex-Mex Fajitas
- Recipe: Ceviche del Mar

June 2006
Mother's Day & Breakfast/Brunch

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This Issue
- Cool New Products
- Ice Cream Makers
- The Mobile Kitchen
- Food on the Go
- Featured Book: Picnic
- Featured Book: Picnics
- Recipe: Roasted Pepper and Artichoke Heart Salad
- Recipe: Cold Soba Noodle and Snap Peas with Sesame
- Recipe: Kumamoto Oysters with Fresh Orange Juice and Rubbed Tarragon
- Recipe: Tuna Carpaccio and Caper Dressing
- Recipe: Twice-Cooked Crispy Chicken with Blanched Bok Choy and Udon Noodles

May 2006
Mother's Day & Breakfast/Brunch

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This Issue
- Hot New Gadgets
- Brunch Equipment
- Quiche
- Breakfast and Brunch Ideas
- Food Safety
- Featured Book: The Big Book of Breakfast
- Featured Book: Breakfasts
- Featured Book: The Egg Book
- Recipe: Thai Egg Strips
- Recipe: Creme Brulee French Toast with Berries & Cream

April 2006
Grilling & Outdoor Cooking

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This Issue
- Hot New Gadgets
- Viking Grills
- The Big Green Egg - a grill, smoker and oven
- Outdoor Kitchens
- Grilling Techniques - High heat and low heat grilling
- How to Grill Pizza
- Featured Book: Pizza
- Featured Book: The Asian Grill
- Recipe: BBQ Pork
- Recipe: Grilled Vegetable Pizza with Crunchy Cornmeal Crust

March 2006
Cutlery & Knife Sharpening

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This Issue
- Hot New Gadgets
- Knife Sharpeners
- Cutlery Anatomy - What Makes a Knife Sharp
- Whetstones and Steels
- The Lansky Professional Sharpening System
- Kitchen Window's Knife Sharpening Service
- Featured Book: Sharpening Made Easy
- Featured Book: A Professional Chef's Knife Kit
- Featured Book: Essentials of Cooking
- Recipe: Guisada & Sofrito

February 2006
Coffee & Espresso

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This Issue
- Hot New Gadgets
- Methods for Brewing Coffee
- Super Automatic Espresso Machines
- What is Espresso?
- Coffee Acidity
- Featured Book: Coffee and Espresso
- Featured Book: Home Coffee Roasting
- Recipe/Instructions: Roasting Coffee in a Gas Oven
- Recipe: Espresso Panna Cotta

Holiday 2005 Issue -
Holiday Entertaining

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- Hot New Gadgets
- Chocolate
- Raclette & Fondue
- Holiday Entertaining
- Holiday Gifts
– Shelf Life of Holiday Goodies
- Featured Book: Nibbled
- Featured Book: A Baker's Field Guide to Holiday Candy
- Featured Book: Truffles, Candies & Confections
- Featured Book: Fondue
- Featured Book: Rose's Christmas Cookies
- Recipe: Mashed Root Vegetables
- Recipe: Lefse

July 2005 Issue -
Food Preservation

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- New Products
- Blenders
- Methods of Food Preservation
- Vacuum Sealers and Food Dehydrators
- Featured Book: Preserves
- Featured Book: Gourmet Preserves
- Recipe: Carl's Crab Apple Jelly
- Recipe: Grannies Apple Chutney
- Recipe: Brandied Peaches

June 2005 Issue -
Father's Day and Kitchen Electrics

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This Issue
- Kitchen Electrics
- Toasters
- Father's Day Gifts
- Contact Grills
- Evolution of Smoking
- Amps, Volts & Watts
- Featured Book: Bruce Aidell's Complete Book of Pork
- Featured Book: Steven Raichlen's Indoor Grilling
- Featured Book: Rebecca Gray's Eat Like A Wild Man
- Featured Book: Grilled Cheese
- Recipe: Pannini Grilled Double Crust Vegetable Pizza

May 2005 Issue -
Grills & Grilling

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- Grills & Grilling Products
- Grilling with Smoke
- Smokin' Accessories
- Grilling Cookbooks
- Evolution of Smoking
- Pizza Making on the Grill
- Featured Book:Grilling
- Recipe: Chicken Kabobs with Limes
- Recipe: Pizza on the Grill

April 2005 Issue -
Non-Stick

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- Non-Stick Cookware Products
- Non-Stick Woks
- Types of Non-Stick Surfaces & Caring for Non-Stick Surfaces
- Berndes SignoCast
- Preventing Food from Sticking
- Featured Book: Wok - The Essential Kitchen
- Featured Book: The Essential Kitchen
- Featured Book: The Essentials of Cooking
- Recipe: Scallop & Shitake Stir-Fry
- Recipe: Cream Cheese Pound Cake

March 2005 Issue -
Cutlery & Knife Sharpening

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- Cutlery & Knife Sharpening Products
- Sharpening with a Whetstone
- The Chef's Knife
- Choosing the Right Knife for the Job
- Slicing with a Mandoline
- Featured Book: Jacques Pepin's Complete Techniques
- Recipe: Brown Stock, Half Glaze and Meat Glaze
- Recipe: Creamy Dilled Cucumbers
- Recipe: Red Onion Salad

February 2005 Issue -
Tea & Chocolate

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- Tea & Chocolate Products
- Tea Ceremonies
- Tea Basics
- Cocoa Powder
- Caffeine: The Healthy Drug
- Truffles
- Featured Book: The Way of Tea
- Featured Book: The Little Book of Coffee
- Featured Book: The Art of Chocolate
- Recipe: Ginger Spring Onion Tea
- Recipe: Mayan Chocolate Truffles

Holiday 2004 Issue -
Holiday Baking

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This Issue
- Holiday BakingProducts
- Christmas Pudding in the Pressure Cooker
- Heavenly Chocolates - Chocolate Céleste
- Leavening Agents
- The Proper Flour for Pie Crust
- Great Cookies
- Recipe: Christmas Pudding
- Recipe: Molasses Spice Cookies
- Recipe: World's Best Sugar Cookies

November 2004 Issue -
Thanksgiving & Comfort Foods

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This Issue
- Comfort Food Products
- Savory Pies
- The Technique of Roasting
- Turducken
- Pot Pies
- The Splendid Grain
- Comfort Food
- Recipe: Pie Pastry
- Recipe: Turkey Pie with a Corn Bread Crust
- Recipe: Tourtiére in Rye Crust
- Recipe: Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup
- Recipe: Herbed Chestnut and Sweet Onion Dressing

October 2004 Issue -
Italian Cuisine

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- Italian Cuisine Products
- Risotto in the Pressure Cooker
- Perfect Pasta
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Italian Cooking Classes
- Featured Book: Betty Crocker's Italian Cooking
- Featured Book: The Balsamic Vinegar Cookbook
- Recipe: Italian Tomato and Bread Salad
- Recipe: Pannettone

September 2004 Issue -
Stocks and Sauces

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- Products for Stocks & Sauces
- Espresso Machines
- Sauce Basics
- Asian Sauces
- Sauces
- Recipe: Bolognaise Sauce
- Recipe: Basic Teriyaki Sauce
- Recipe: Marinara Sauce

August 2004 Issue -
Summer's Harvest & Fair Food

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This Issue
- Fair Food Products
- LeCreuset's Garden Collection
- Perfect French Fries
- Market Strategies
- Minneapolis & St. Paul Farmers Markets
- Culinary Assistant - Lorraine Irmen
- Vital Vegetables
- Local Flavors
- Tomatoes
- Recipe: Mexican Grill/Roasted Corn on the Cob
- Recipe: Chickpea Salad with Coriander and Cumin
- Recipe: Classic Fried Green Tomatoes

July 2004 Issue -
Ice Cream

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- Desserts for Summer
- Ice Cream
- Choosing an Ice Cream Maker
- A Glossary of Frozen Desserts
- Planning a Party
- Kids Cooking Classes
- Alfresco Dining
- Sorbets and Ice Creams and Other Frozen Confections
- Recipe: Super Summer Mocha Panna Cotta
- Recipe: Gardener's Quiche

June 2004 Issue -
Cooking with Herbs & Spices

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This Issue
- Summer Cooking with Herbs & Spices
- Spice Primer
- Mapping Your Taste Buds
- Outdoor Cooking: Barbequing, Grilling & Smoking
- Premier of Healthy Lifestyles Cooking Classes
- Featured Book: Grilling - Where There's Smoke There's Flavor
- Recipe: Chargrilled Sirloin Steak with Garlic Parsley Butter
- Recipe: Grilled Vegetable Pizza Al Fresco

May 2004 Issue -
Incredible Edible Egg

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This Issue
- Egg Products
- Summer Cooking Classes
- Mother's Day Brunch
- Egg Whites
- Egg Proteins
- Meet Our New Assitant Culinary Dirctor
- Featured Book: The Essential Mediterranian Cookbook
- The New Cook
- Recipe: Fish en Papillote
- Recipe: Pound Cake
- Recipe: Modestly Coddled Eggs

April 2004 Issue -
French Finesse

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- French Products
- Bordeaux
- The French Paradox
- The art of cheese making
- Dishes of France
- Cheese - Discovering, Exploring, Enjoying
- Patricia Wells at Home in Provence
- Recipe: French Cafe Salad
- Recipe: Godiva Chocolate Mousse Filled Crepes

March 2004 Issue -
Taste of Japan

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- Japanese Products
- Traditions, food and presentation of a Japanese meal
- Sake
- Featured Book: The Japanese Kitchen
- Finding a fishmonger
- Culinary Assistant: Mike Bendickson
- Recipe: Moon Viewing Noodles

February 2004 Issue -
Bread Baking

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- Bread Baking Products
- Bread Baking Basics
- Sourdough
- Food History: Bread
- Equipping the Amateur Artisan Baker
- Mix and Proofing Flavored Breads
- Featured Book: Crust & Crumb
- Culinary Instructors: Sue Deal & Julie Rose
- Recipe: Honey Cinnamon Swirl Loaf
- Recipe: Breakfast in Bed Chocolate Bread Pudding

Holiday 2003 Issue -
Holiday Entertaining

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- Holiday Entertaining Products
- Entertaining 1 2 3
- Scaling Recipes
- Food History: Cocktail Parties
-Book Review: The Barefood Contessa Cookbook
- Culinary Instructor: David Fhima
- Culinary Assistant: Janeen Rosas
- Recipe: Chilled and Grilled Black Mission Figs with Mascarpone Foam and Prosciutto di Parma
- Recipe: Grandma Glawe's Deluxe Angelfood Cake
- Recipe: Espresso Chocolate Fondue
- Recipe: Curry Chicken Pot-Stickers
- Recipe: Holiday Cocktails

November 2003 Issue -
Holiday Baking

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- Holiday Baking Products
- Ethnic Holiday Baking
- Scharffen Berger Chocolate
- Food History: Holiday Traditions
- Sugars
-Book Review: Baking by Flavor
-Book Review: The Christmas Cookie Book
- Culinary Instructor: Clara Pivaral
- Culinary Assistant: Betsy Schneider
- The Best Bakeshops
- Recipe: Grama's Favorite Gingerbread-

October 2003 Issue -
Latin American Culture and Cooking

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- OktoberFiesta
- Latin American Cuisine and Cooking Products
- Chile Peppers
- Food History: The Legend of Maize
- Book Review: Mexico-One Plate at a Time
- Chocolate & Mexican Hot Chocolate
- Culinary Instructor: Todd Bolton
- Culinary Assistant: Janice Rideout
- Recipe: Rice with Roasted Poblano, Spinach and Fresh Cheese
- Recipe: Mexican Hot Chocolate
- Recipe: Pristinos - Pumpkin Fritters

September 2003 Issue -
Soups, Stocks & Stews

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- Savoring Soups Stocks & Stews
- Cooking with a Pressure Cooker
- Making Stock
- Food History: Soup
- Working with Onions
- Book Review: Splendid Soups
- Twin Cities Hidden Gems - Soups
- Culinary Instructor: Mary Evans
- Culinary Assistant: Karmen Mannella
- Recipe: Soupe a l'Oignon Gratinee
(Onion Soup)
- Recipe: Mixed Wild Mushroom Soup
- Recipe: Lump Crab Tortelloni in Ancho Chili Broth

August 2003 Issue -
Food Preservation and Summer Cooking

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-Food Preservation and Summer Food Products
-Summer Soups and Salads
-Canning
-Food History: Salads
-Book Review: Preserving the Harvest
-Culinary Instructor: Robin Asbell
-Culinary Assistant: Terri Aberg
-Recipe: Salad Filled Crepe Pouches

July 2003 Issue -
Smoking Foods & Fish

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June 2003 Issue -
Grilling & Sausage Making

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May 2003 Issue -
Cutlery & Knife Skills

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-Cutlery and Slicing Products
-Japanese Cutlery
-Wüsthof Trident Cutlery
-Knife Sharpening
-Food History: Mother's Day
-Twin Cities Mother's Day Brunch
-Book Review: How to Cook Everything
-Culinary Instructor: Joe Surisook
-Culinary Assistant: Mary Latta
-Recipe: Simnel Cake
-Recipe: Banana Bread
-Recipe: Chicken Galantine

April 2003 Issue -
Breakfast & Brunch

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-Breakfast and Brunch Products
-Juicers
-Cast Iron Cookware
-Twin Cities - Hidden Gems
-Food History: Eggs
-Book Review: Sunlight Cafe
-Abelskivers
-Culinary Instructor: Beth Fisher
-Culinary Assistant: Carlee Bendickson
-Recipe: Abelskivers
-Recipe: Grandma's Waffles

March 2003 Issue -
Savoring India

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