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MEDIA

VIDEO: INTERVIEW AT CSA TURNER FARM

January 19, 2011

We had the privilege of having niece Avery as an intern this past summer; she helped organize and schedule several video interviews we wanted to tell and we had the extra benefit of her writing talent. Avery is a freshman at Indiana University in Bloomington furthering her studies in the arts and writing. We know we’re [...]

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HOW TO MAKE PIE CRUST W/VIDEO

November 18, 2010

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OUR THANKSGIVING TABLE – VIDEO

November 16, 2010

This was one of the most fun things we did last year for our Thanksgiving meal but it took a bit of planning so that we had all the pieces ready when it was time to for the big day. Watch closely . . . it’s as if our table is set before your eyes [...]

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CHEF INTERVIEW WITH SKIRTZ & JOHNSTON

November 1, 2010

‘Skirtz and Johnston at 6 o’clock in the morning, set picturesquely in Cincinnati’s historic Findlay Market, is all gold and sweet scents. The pale peach walls resound with music as the bakers pull aromatic trays of pastries from racks, laying them out on white platters for displaying in the window. Some of them are sprinkled [...]

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SCONE THERAPY – WHEREIN AUDREY GETS A LESSON

August 30, 2010

Here’s my confession . . . I am not a baker. I do not have the patience to mess with all those fancy little embellishments on itty-bitty cookies, cupcakes or the like. Nor am I ever inclined to perfect my macaron (in fact, I’ve never even attempted to make one, let alone perfect my skill); [...]

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JOE’S BUTCHER SHOP INTERVIEW & FISH TACOS

July 26, 2010

I found Joe’s Butcher Shop and Fish Market about a year and a half ago and my menus have never been the same. Indianapolis Monthly published an entire issue for food lovers (that’s me) on where to find all the good stuff Indianapolis has to offer – and there on page 63, was Joe’s; I [...]

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DR. DOM CARISTI & AFFOGATO – NOT YOUR AVERAGE CUP OF JOE

July 19, 2010

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN – Smith Bites Interview with Dr. Dom Caristi I recently had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with Dr. Dom Caristi, one of The Professor’s colleagues at Ball State University; Dom and his wife, Kim are also good friends of ours and they fed us a wonderful dinner that [...]

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2010 . . . A MID-SUMMER GARDEN PIZZA VIDEO

July 14, 2010

I’m having one of those ‘Rip Van Winkle’ moments because I just cannot fathom that I’m actually using the words, ‘mid-summer.’ Then I look at the calendar and remember that the temperatures have been above 90 for the past couple of weeks and our gardens do indeed, remind me that it really is mid-summer – [...]

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DIM SUM . . . and then some . . .

June 24, 2010

Musical pairing – Waiting For The Sun by Future Loop Foundation No matter how well you plan something, “stuff” happens, and never is this more true than when traveling. When we made a quick 3-day trip to Salt Lake City back in May, our intentions were to see our granddaughter, meet Maria and Josh from [...]

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DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY

May 17, 2010

Musical pairing – Bright Summer Moon by Dave Pingel . Our recent trip to Salt Lake City may have been fast and furious but it was also A LOT of fun! Rather than stay at a hotel in the ‘burbs, we decided to rent a loft in the downtown area that was within walking distance [...]

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GARDENS – THE JOY OF SPRING

April 21, 2010

. Musical pairing – Happy by Secrets In Stereo Much needed rain is headed our way this weekend but I wanted to share a few of the pictures The Professor snapped as he walked around our gardens this evening. I’m thrilled we are documenting the process this year as it causes me to pause for [...]

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