Chomp! Café Au Lait-ivator!

  November 6, 2015

By Ron Aiken   Café Au Lait-ivator! There is no doubt among any of us that “Café au lait” sounds much more awesome than “coffee with milk.” It’s not even a…

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Easy Broccoli Soup

  November 6, 2015

By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking   This is a family favorite.   Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 cup carrots, peeled and diced 1 large head…

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My 5 Favorite Fall Places in Columbia

  November 6, 2015

By Jillian Owens   Anyone who knows me at all knows I have a longstanding hatred of cold weather. I’ve tried various coping mechanisms over the years, but nothing has…

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Roasted Root Vegetables

  November 6, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   Remember, you don’t have to keep doing vegetables the way you always have. The roasting process enhances the sweet taste of vegetables while minimizing the slightly…

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Pumpkin Chili

  October 29, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   I love this time of the year because you can put pumpkin in everything: muffin, breads, cakes, pies, soups and stews, even hummus. Pumpkin adds fiber…

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The Great Pumpkin Patch Dip

  October 29, 2015

By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking   Want to know why Linus is still waiting for the Great Pumpkin? Because we turned him into a yummy, creamy, healthy, dip.   …

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Apple Crisp

  October 29, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   This recipe is one of the oldest in my collection, and I chose it after reflecting upon events of the last few weeks. I work with…

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The Cliffs expands team of wine experts

  October 29, 2015

Three more staff members pass Level 1 Sommelier Introductory Examination TRAVELERS REST, SC – The Cliffs is pleased to announce three team members have passed their Level 1 Sommelier Introductory…

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A Conversation with Vanessa Driscoll Bialobreski

  October 22, 2015

    Managing Partner, Farm to Table Event Company Vanessa Driscoll Bialobreski, the Managing Partner of the Farm to Table Event Company is so well-known in the Midlands that many…

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2-Ingredient Whole Roasted Chicken

  October 16, 2015

By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking   Just 2 ingredients make this dish easy, delicious, and nutritious!   Ingredients 1 – 3 ½ lb. organic whole chicken Lawry’s or McCormick…

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Chomp!

  October 16, 2015

By Ron Aiken   Floodwaters, Local Buzz and the Coffee Wars First, Chomp! was extremely blessed to be spared from the horrific, life-changing destruction of last week’s flooding. Having seen the…

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Southern Banana Pudding

  October 16, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   This is the dessert recipe that we used during our recent competition in Charleston. It is a healthier version of old-fashioned banana pudding. This is not…

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Homemade Chicken Soup (For the Soul)

  October 9, 2015

By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking   Homemade Chicken Soup – Simple ingredients, simple goodness Ingredients 1 chicken carcass (left from roasting a whole chicken) 12 cups of water 1…

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Chomp!

  October 8, 2015

By Ron Aiken     In our freezer was a turkey. Outside was rain, flooded roads and moisture beyond belief or recall. Dinner was due, rain or no, and it was…

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Firefly Hickory Tea Smoked Salmon

  October 8, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   Here is the entrée recipe from our recent adventure in Charleston. If you haven’t expanded your grains to include farro, I would encourage you to! I…

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Shrimp and Three Cheese Tortellini

  October 2, 2015

By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking   Here’s a quick and healthy meal in a skillet that will please even the pickiest eaters.  Ingredients 2 lbs. shrimp, cleaned and deveined…

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Chomp!

  October 2, 2015

    By Ron Aiken   Chomp! Vs. The Children! It was a classic scenario. Parent gets home (the parent is Chomp!), surveys available protein around which to build a dinner.…

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Chomp!

  September 25, 2015

By Ron Aiken   Mid-Week Dinner Surprise! The surprise to begin with is you’re getting a mid-week dinner cooked for you in the first place, you greedy soul, you. I mean,…

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Savory Pumpkin Delight

  September 25, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   Fall is here, which means pumpkin time! Pumpkin adds such great flavor to foods and is so easy to cook with. More importantly, pumpkin is a…

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Turkey Cranberry Pinwheels

  September 25, 2015

By Jan Pinnington   Turkey Cranberry Pinwheels have a touch of sweetness your kids will love. Ingredients 1 whole grain (or gluten-free) wrap – 7” to 8” 2 Tbsp. whipped…

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Carrot and Cauliflower Soup

  September 18, 2015

By Jan Pinnington   Enjoy this fall favorite soup bursting with nutrition and flavor.    Ingredients 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 1/2 onion, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 1…

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Greek Salad! Greek Festival! Grexit?

  September 17, 2015

  By Ron Aiken   Back in May, Chomp! got hitched. Following the wedding we honeymooned in Greece, a destination we pinched pennies for months on end to afford, visiting the…

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Broccoli Lemon Chicken

  September 17, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   This is one of those easy recipes that you keep in the front of your recipe file. There are a few recipes that are the standards…

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Wild Caught Baked Cod

  September 11, 2015

  By Jan Pinnington HealthyHandsCooking   Ingredients 4 to 6 Wild Caught Cod Fillets 1 – 2 tbsp. butter, melted Garlic Powder Dried Oregano Creole Seasoning (such as Tony Chachere’s)…

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The Cliffs advance to Competition Dining Series final

  September 7, 2015

Three battles of elimination down, one to go to win the Greenville Competition TRAVELERS REST, SC –  Tuesday evening, The Cliffs eagerly awaited to hear the final results of the…

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Chick-Fil-A breaks ground for NEW Midlands location

  September 4, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – Chick-fil-A broke ground for its newest location at Killian Crossing, located at the intersection of Killian and I-77. The Killian Crossing Chick-fil-A will open doors January 2016 and…

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Honey Is For Everything!!!

  September 3, 2015

By Ron Aiken   That headline deserves three exclamation points, I don’t care what you say. Probably deserves more, but you and I can talk about that later. Right now, we’re…

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Melon-Strawberry Salsa

  September 3, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   I love this recipe! It’s a great way to make good use of some of the watermelon that I always have left in the refrigerator. No…

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Classic Chicken Salad for One with Yogurt Dressing

  September 3, 2015

By Jan Pinnington   Ingredients 1/2 green bell pepper, washed, dried, and hollowed out 1/4 cup chicken breast, canned, no preservatives, made with sea salt, packed in water (such as…

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Join The Cliffs for IMBIBE: Wine + Food Festival

  August 26, 2015

WHAT: IMBIBE Wine + Food Festival is a ten day epicurean experience hosted by The Cliffs. All seven of The Cliffs’ communities will host events that incorporate wine dinners, live…

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The Cliffs go two for two in Competition Dining Series

  August 21, 2015

The Cliffs Executive Chefs progress to quarterfinals in S.C. v. N.C. cook-off GREENVILLE, SC – As of Monday evening, The Cliffs’ officially moved on to the next round of battles…

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Chocolate Zucchini Cake

  August 21, 2015

By Jan Pinnington   This Chocolate Zucchini Cake is moist and flavorful.   Nonstick spray 1 cup white flour + 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp.…

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Chocolate Zucchini Cake

  August 21, 2015

By Jan Pinnington   This Chocolate Zucchini Cake is moist and flavorful.   Nonstick spray 1 cup white flour + 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp.…

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Thai Chicken Salad

  August 21, 2015

By Kay MacInnis     This is another recipe from that same chicken we used last week. The idea, if you’ll recall, was to take one chicken and create several meals…

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Thai Chicken Salad

  August 21, 2015

By Kay MacInnis     This is another recipe from that same chicken we used last week. The idea, if you’ll recall, was to take one chicken and create several meals…

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Shelling Peas

  August 13, 2015

By Amy Coward   She laid the neatly folded newspaper clipping on my desk and said, “Look what I got in the mail today!” My co-worker was standing there smiling,…

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Shelling Peas

  August 13, 2015

By Amy Coward   She laid the neatly folded newspaper clipping on my desk and said, “Look what I got in the mail today!” My co-worker was standing there smiling,…

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Chocolate Chip Strawberries

  August 13, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking   Just two simple ingredients make this a yummy, sweet summer treat. 20 Strawberries 40-50 dark chocolate chips    Directions Wash and dry strawberries.…

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Chicken Salad with Pecans and Dried Craisins

  August 13, 2015

By Kay MacInnis     Here’s one of our recipes from this month’s Providence Cooks! class on Healthy Lunches. At our Aug. 4 class, we took one chicken and made…

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Chicken Salad with Pecans and Dried Craisins

  August 13, 2015

By Kay MacInnis     Here’s one of our recipes from this month’s Providence Cooks! class on Healthy Lunches. At our Aug. 4 class, we took one chicken and made…

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Rice, Quinoa and Edamame Salad

  August 6, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   Try this salad, which is a great way to get some edamame – tender, shelled soybeans – into your diet. I love to keep edamame in…

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