Small Plate Crawl Announces Columbia Dates September 22-24, 2015

  August 4, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – Carolina Epicurean Events announces the 2015 Columbia Small Plate Crawl presented by Six and Twenty Distillery (www.columbiasmallplatecrawl.com) scheduled for Tuesday, September 22 through Thursday, September 24, 2015. …

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Bill and Rachel Gause open GAUSE Catering & Events

  July 31, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – Bill and Rachel Gause announce the opening of their second full service catering business, GAUSE Catering & Events. Their new venture offers catering services for upscale events…

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Food Trucks To Rally At TD Saturday Market

  July 22, 2015

Two new events added to market season GREENVILLE, SC – The TD Saturday Market will offer market-goers the opportunity to sample lunch items from local food trucks at two food truck…

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Bastille Bash

  July 16, 2015

By Temple Ligon   This past Tuesday, July 14, two of us had our Bastille Day dinner, but we ate leftovers from Saturday night’s much bigger do. A group of 18…

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Bastille Bash

  July 16, 2015

By Temple Ligon   This past Tuesday, July 14, two of us had our Bastille Day dinner, but we ate leftovers from Saturday night’s much bigger do. A group of 18…

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Seafood Chowder

  July 16, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   This recipe is perfect for seafood lovers! This chowder includes both shrimp and scallops, which are high in vitamin B12 – and B12 supports metabolic functioning.…

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Seafood Chowder

  July 16, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   This recipe is perfect for seafood lovers! This chowder includes both shrimp and scallops, which are high in vitamin B12 – and B12 supports metabolic functioning.…

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Layered Veggie Bake

  July 8, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking     Ingredients: 4 zucchinis, washed and dried 8 oz. pre-sliced fresh mushrooms 8 Roma tomatoes, sliced 1 cup marinara sauce Salt and pepper…

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Layered Veggie Bake

  July 8, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking     Ingredients: 4 zucchinis, washed and dried 8 oz. pre-sliced fresh mushrooms 8 Roma tomatoes, sliced 1 cup marinara sauce Salt and pepper…

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Wordless News

  June 25, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio   The story here: Ugly Fruits (and Vegetables) Get a Makeover         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is a…

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Wordless News

  June 25, 2015

By Maria Fabrizio   The story here: Ugly Fruits (and Vegetables) Get a Makeover         Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is a…

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Sweet and Spicy Snakes in the Grass

  June 25, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking      Ingredients: 3 small organic chicken breasts 15-20 fresh asparagus spears 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil Sea salt and black pepper Garlic powder 1/4…

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Sweet and Spicy Snakes in the Grass

  June 25, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking      Ingredients: 3 small organic chicken breasts 15-20 fresh asparagus spears 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil Sea salt and black pepper Garlic powder 1/4…

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$25k Contribution from House of Raeford

  June 10, 2015

LEXINGTON, SC – House of Raeford Farms Inc., FLOCK program is making a $25,000 contribution to Lexington Interfaith Community Services (LICS) to provide funding for the purchase of a ‘mobile…

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Patriotic Fruit Skewers

  May 22, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking      Ingredients:  12 wooden skewers 12 strawberries, washed & dried, stems removed 12 large blackberries, washed and dried 1 large banana 6 oz.…

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Ranch Fettuccine

  May 22, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   This one is easy to prepare, and doesn’t require you to heat your kitchen up. It can be used as a main course – you might…

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Cranberry Broccoli Salad

  May 14, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking   8 cups of fresh broccoli florets (about 1 head) 1 bunch of chives thinly cut 1/2 cup dried cranberries 3 Tbsp. olive oil…

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Pan-Seared Halibut or Cod with Peach and Pepper Salsa

  May 14, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   It’s getting to be the time of the year when you would rather be outside than in your kitchen – hopefully, getting some exercise! Or maybe…

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No Bake Skillet Pizza

  May 8, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking   No oven is needed for this healthy stovetop Skillet Pizza!  Ingredients: Olive Oil 1 soft pita shell – whole grain or gluten-free ¼…

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Watermelon Salsa

  May 8, 2015

By Kay MacInnis     This is my new favorite recipe! It’s so easy, and great with baked tortilla chips as appetizer. It can also be part of a quick,…

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Honor Capital Opens its First Food Store in South Carolina

  May 4, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – Honor Capital, LLC will open its first Save-a-lot Food Store in South Carolina at 2016 Harden Street, an economic development property of the Columbia Housing Authority.  The ribbon-cutting…

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Firecracker Chicken Salad

  April 30, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   This is one of our best salads! I love it when our cafeteria has it in the line up! It has the right amount of heat…

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Veggie Quiche

  April 30, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking   Veggies, eggs, cheese, and few spices make this an easy go-to weeknight meal.   Ingredients 1 deep dish frozen pastry pie shell, whole-grain…

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Quinoa Tabbouleh

  April 17, 2015

By Kay MacInnis   Here is another favorite – a different take on regular tabbouleh. With this recipe we used quinoa in place of the bulgur wheat. It’s so easy,…

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Grilled Tri Tip Beef

  April 17, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking   Ingredients 2 lb. Tri Tip Beef Roast Olive Oil 1/2 Tsp. sea salt 1/2 Tsp. celery salt 1/2 Tsp. garlic powder 1/2 Tsp.…

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Pecan and Pistachio Crusted Chicken

  April 10, 2015

By Kay MacInnis     So you’ve decided to forgo the greasy goodness of traditional fried chicken for your health? Good for you! But you say you just can’t stop…

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Grilled Balsamic Spring Asparagus

  April 10, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking   This easy, light-tasting asparagus will even have your kids asking for more. 1 lb. of fresh spring asparagus spears Olive Oil Sea salt…

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Lemon Butter Herb Salmon

  April 2, 2015

By Jan Pinnington  Healthy Hands Cooking   You can use any type of fish to make this delicious baked dinner tonight.   4 pieces of salmon (or your favorite fish)…

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Lemon Yogurt Cake

  April 2, 2015

By Kay MacInnis     This is one of my favorite springtime recipes! Especially love to take it to family gatherings… it is so easy, and the ingredients are things…

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Funneldelicious celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

  March 4, 2015

GREENVILLE, SC – Downtown’s smallest restaurant is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in a big way for your sweet tooth this year. Funneldelicious, the Upstate’s only funnel cake specialty shop, has…

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Ambrosia offers authentic Greek cuisine

  February 25, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – When Carol Rogers Papaletsos returned to her hometown of Columbia, S.C., after 20 years in Greece and nearly three years studying at Columbia University in New York,…

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Gather in Our Carolina Kitchen

  February 25, 2015

 COLUMBIA, SC – Beginning Thursday, March 19th Charleston Cooks! Columbia introduces Carolina Kitchen, a regularly scheduled demonstration-style cooking class celebrating the classic Southern cuisine of the Midlands region. Guided by…

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