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Party-worthy wine pairings perfect for easy entertaining

FAMILY FEATURES — Red or white, sweet or dry, wine lovers are often entertainers at heart. When inviting guests to share your personal favorites, nothing enhances a tasting get-together quite like complementary snack and wine pairings. The next time you find a wine party on your ...

‘Let’s Cook’ with Penn State Extension

Penn State Extension offers a hands-on cooking class, Let’s Cook: Weight Management. The in-person workshop will teach you how to use various ingredients to make healthy meals to help manage your weight. Learn how to eat fewer calories while still feeling satisfied and full. You will enjoy a generous taste of every dish we create! The class will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 11, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Penn State Extension Office at 542 County Farm Road, Suite 206, Montoursville, PA 17754 (Snow date Jan. 18). For more information or to register by Jan. 6, please call 877-345-0691 ...

Give quick and easy meals a fun spin for hectic weeknights

FAMILY FEATURES — Work, school, extracurricular activities, social events and more can make the winter months feel frantic and it can often seem like you’re running out of time. This seasonal time crunch makes it even more difficult to answer the age-old, mealtime question kids are ...

Cloud-like meringues offer simple path to French royalty

Light, crisp, cloud-like meringue cookies have long been associated with French royalty, a decadent treat that required skill and dedication to pull off. Perhaps once, but then the whisk attachment was invented. For those with a stand mixer, they’re surprisingly easy — and adaptable to whatever extra bits of chocolate, nuts or other flavorings may be left over after a holiday baking marathon. In this recipe from our book “Cook What You Have,” which draws on pantry staples to assemble easy, weeknight meals, we offer three variations on the cookie (which incidentally was not ...

Try tortelli filled with potatoes with a sauce for your next family dinner

Potato-filled tortelli in a sauce with herbs are perfect for your next family dinner. Potato-filled Tortelli Recipe courtesy of Sara Grueneberg, Monteverde Restaurant Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds Idaho Yukon Gold potatoes or (about 2 to 3 medium sized potatoes) Kosher salt 1 1/2 cup freshly grated aged Northern Italian cheese like Montasio, Piave, or Asiago 4 ounces fresh goat cheese 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/4 cup minced red onion 3 tablespoons sour cream Fresh cracked black pepper 1 pound Egg Pasta Dough 1/2 cup “00” flour mixed with ½ cup ...

The ‘other’ pasta Bolognese better suits weeknight cooking

Classic, slow-simmered ragù Bolognese isn’t a weeknight dinner option, but its tomato-free cousin, white Bolognese, certainly can be. This rustic sauce made from ground meat, white wine, aromatics and olive oil is no less traditional and gets on the table in under 45 minutes. In the ...