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Steeped in tradition

Above: Roasting beans at Habesha Writer: Mathany Ahmed Photos: Duane Tinkey A thousand-year-old traditional ...

What’s one of your favorite dishes for a holiday?

  Photo: Russ & Daughters My partner’s family’s Christmas Eve tradition involves homemade egg ...

Kringle all the way

  Kringle, the signature Danish pastries, are filled with almond paste or fruit, like ...

Día de los Muertos, a feast for the spirits and senses

Artist Miriam Alarcón Avila, left, decorated the Des Moines Art Center’s Day of the ...

Cake boss

When Wade Zimmerman isn’t figuring out IT solutions for LCS, which supports a network ...

Pauline Baxendale’s old-school recipe

Lunch ladies get a bad rap. On “Saturday Night Live,” Adam Sandler once sang ...

‘Badass’ on the back 40

“That’s farmin’, baby.” Those are words to live by for Mariah Romano (pictured above), ...

Chefs’ night off

Most barbers don’t cut their own hair. Dentists don’t pull their own teeth. And ...

Zivleji! Raise a glass to (and from) the Balkans

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, winemakers have been growing grapes since the 13th century. (Photo: ...

Abbie’s continues the La Pizza House legacy

The big boxy restaurant Russ Reel and Albert “Abbie” Polito opened on Southeast 14th ...