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When cocoa powder is produced, most of the butterfat is removed; therefore, when substituting cocoa for unsweetened chocolate in cake recipes, the amount of fat called for in the recipe will need to be increased.

Sinfully delicious: Devil’s Food Cake

Devil’s Food Cake, frosted with the requisite puffs of Seven-Minute Frosting, is sinfully good. Fluffy and somewhat airy, Devil’s Food Cake is sometimes called the… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2016
  • By Sue Ade
  • Food
When cocoa powder is produced, most of the butterfat is removed; therefore, when substituting cocoa for unsweetened chocolate in cake recipes, the amount of fat called for in the recipe will need to be increased.
This Jan. 25, 2016 photo shows carrot hummus with cumin lamb and goat cheese in Concord, NH. Try something creative and different, making hummus from carrots instead of chickpeas. Then top the hummus with seared lamb seasoned with cumin. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Mix up your hummus game with carrot puree topped with lamb

Entertaining should not be about fuss or pomp. I want my focus to be on my company. And on making sure the food packs tons… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2016
  • By J.M. HIRSCH
  • Food
This Jan. 25, 2016 photo shows carrot hummus with cumin lamb and goat cheese in Concord, NH. Try something creative and different, making hummus from carrots instead of chickpeas. Then top the hummus with seared lamb seasoned with cumin. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
This Feb. 15, 2016 photo shows stovetop roasted broccoli with nutritional yeast in Concord, NH. This recipe gives you both a new way to season and a speedy way to roast broccoli. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Double-duty take on broccoli – new technique, new ingredient

Of all the trendy/healthy/unusual ingredients I use regularly in my cooking, the one I get questions about most is nutritional yeast (which tastes way better… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2016
  • By MELISSA D'ARABIAN
  • Food
This Feb. 15, 2016 photo shows stovetop roasted broccoli with nutritional yeast in Concord, NH. This recipe gives you both a new way to season and a speedy way to roast broccoli. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Clara Cozzini sews a quilt for a doll with help from librarian Ryanna Thurman at a meeting of the "All Dolled Up" club on Saturday Feb. 20 at the Kenai Public Library. The free group meets monthly at the Kenai Community Library to craft doll accessories and play. On Saturday they sowed quilts and made lunchboxes from Altoid tins; in March they will sow scarves.

All dolled up

Clara Cozzini sews a quilt for a doll with help from librarian Ryanna Thurman at a meeting of the “All Dolled Up” club on Saturday… Continue reading

Clara Cozzini sews a quilt for a doll with help from librarian Ryanna Thurman at a meeting of the "All Dolled Up" club on Saturday Feb. 20 at the Kenai Public Library. The free group meets monthly at the Kenai Community Library to craft doll accessories and play. On Saturday they sowed quilts and made lunchboxes from Altoid tins; in March they will sow scarves.
Mason Jack Brewer

Community News and Notes

Births - Brewers welcome son Jim and Traci Brewer of Nikiski announce the birth of their son, Mason Jack Brewer, at 10:32 a.m. on May… Continue reading

Mason Jack Brewer

Sometimes you need a timeout

I’ve had better weeks. After letting stress take it’s course, what should I expect? Stress doesn’t own me. But every now and then when I’m… Continue reading

Members of the Key Coalition, an advocacy group for state healthcare waiver applicants, hold their annual rally beside the Sterling Highway on Friday, Feb. 19 near Soldotna Creek Park. The group has rallied yearly since 1988 to draw attention to those waiting for state waivers that would give them Medicaid-funded care outside of an institution, allowing the severely disabled to remain in their homes and communities.

Photo: Key support

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Members of the Key Coalition, an advocacy group for state healthcare waiver applicants, hold their annual rally beside the Sterling Highway on Friday, Feb. 19 near Soldotna Creek Park. The group has rallied yearly since 1988 to draw attention to those waiting for state waivers that would give them Medicaid-funded care outside of an institution, allowing the severely disabled to remain in their homes and communities.

Kenai Peninsula College posts academic honors

Kenai Peninsula College recently released the names of students who earned Chancellor’s List and Dean’s List honors for the Fall 2015 semester. To be eligible… Continue reading

An Outdoor View: Global warming

I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of hearing bad news about global warming. To hear it, you’d think everyone aboard Earth is heading… Continue reading

Church news

Our Lady of Perpetual Help sets A Place at the Table A Place at the Table, a new outreach ministry at Our Lady of Perpetual… Continue reading

The Rhyners visit the at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in March 2015. (Photo courtesy Tom and Mary Rhyner)

Trail magic: Kenai couple experiences Appalachian Trail

Tom and Mary Rhyner of Kenai have been on this earth long enough to know what is important and to appreciate the little things in… Continue reading

The Rhyners visit the at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in March 2015. (Photo courtesy Tom and Mary Rhyner)

Voices of Faith: How to be ‘strange’ and live like a ‘stranger’

According to an American survey in The Washington Post “the fear of strangers” made it into the top five fears people face. While there are… Continue reading

What’s Happening

Best Bet ■ The KPC Showcase presents “The Future of Conservation: Biomonitoring by Molecules.” Kenai National Wildlife Refuge scientist Matt Bowser will discuss the use… Continue reading

Jim Quinn enjoys an afternoon of ice fishing. (Photo courtesy Dave Atcheson)
Tight Lines

Tight Lines: A reassessment of ice fishing

Those who know me well know that hovering over a frozen hole has never really been my favorite pastime. Frankly, I need something a little… Continue reading

Jim Quinn enjoys an afternoon of ice fishing. (Photo courtesy Dave Atcheson)
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Amy Murrell, Kenai Community Library Aid, organized the Adult Coloring event Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, in Kenai, Alaska. Murrell has been coloring since she was a child, a hobby she continued on into adulthood, and secured support to turn into a regulary offered program.

Adult coloring comes to Kenai Peninsula

The central Kenai Peninsula has been hit by the adult-coloring craze. Programs and products are cropping up in community centers and stores throughout the area… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Amy Murrell, Kenai Community Library Aid, organized the Adult Coloring event Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, in Kenai, Alaska. Murrell has been coloring since she was a child, a hobby she continued on into adulthood, and secured support to turn into a regulary offered program.
Beating the bully in the work place

Beating the bully in the work place

Sometimes, you feel like you’re back in Sixth Grade.But you’re not – you’re at work, dealing with the same kind of bully you faced in… Continue reading

Beating the bully in the work place
This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Ryan Reyonlds in a scene from "Deadpool." (Joe Lederer/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. via AP)

Reeling it in: ‘Deadpool’ is funny, lowbrow – and a blast

“Deadpool”Twentieth Century Fox1 hour, 48 minutesThere are a lot of comic book fans out there either celebrating this week’s “Deadpool” as the ultimate comic book… Continue reading

This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Ryan Reyonlds in a scene from "Deadpool." (Joe Lederer/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. via AP)

Pioneer Potluck: About Dad, John M. McClure and his Dad, David Thomas McClure, part 2

Born North East of Westfall, Kansas February 15, 1914 Reminiscent from Cousin Jim Nelson, Salina, Kansas. Cousin Jim Nelson has spent his entire life devoted… Continue reading

  • Feb 16, 2016
  • By Grannie Annie
  • Food

Beefy, beany stew is warm, simple meal with slow cooker ease

There are two kinds of people — fans of slow-cookers and those who haven’t tried them. I’m definitely the former. I just love my slow-cooker.… Continue reading

  • Feb 17, 2016
  • By MELISSA D'ARABIAN
  • Food

chicken Marsala with mashed potatoes

Servings: 82 (2 ½- to 3-pound) whole chickens, giblets removedSalt and fresh ground pepper2 slices prosciutto, optional (see ingredient note following recipe)2 cloves minced garlic1… Continue reading