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Valerie Phillips

This Minted Marshmallow Popcorn Cake is festive and easy for kids to make.This Minted Marshmallow Popcorn Cake is festive and easy for kids to make.
Media & Books
Valerie Phillips: Cooking traditions can bring families together
Cooking together can be great bonding time for families, and the holidays offer so many fun opportunities. Chocolate-dipped pretzels, popcorn balls, decorated sugar cookies and gingerbread houses are just a few traditional kid-friendly projects.
By Valerie Phillips
Kelsey Nixon on the set of Cooking Channel's show "Kelsey's Essentials" and she recently presented at the Pillsbury Bake-Off in Orlando.
Arts & Entertainment
Valerie Phillips: Family mealtime can’t happen unless someone cooks dinner
Years ago, two-time Pillsbury Bake-Off finalist Janet Barton told me she became a good cook because it brought her kids home around the dinner table.
By Valerie Phillips
Christmas food gift ideas to give to friends and neighbors.
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Valerie Phillips: Need gift ideas for neighbors? Simply read on
Yes, it’s that Christmas neighbor gift time of the year. I’ve heard from some neighborhoods that they’ve abolished gift-giving in favor of donating to a charity. But others say they really enjoy that little expression of love from their friends and neighbors.
By Valerie Phillips
Porterhouse for Two is one of the steaks on the menu at Longhorn Steakhouse, which recently opened in November in Midvale. (Provided by Longhorn Steakhouse)
Utah
Utah welcomes new restaurant chain Longhorn Steakhouse
Whenever a well-known restaurant chain opens its first location in Utah, there’s usually some buzz. Remember those days when an opening of a McDonald’s was a small-town triumph? It was a statement that your town was finally “on the map.” And over the years, certain openings have generated chain-mania frenzy, such as In-N-Out Burger and Cheesecake Factory.
By Valerie Phillips
After making it all the way to the finals of the World Food Championships held Nov. 1-4 in Las Vegas, Carmell Childs of Ferron, Emery County, gave up a chance at the $50,000 grand champion title. Shown here, she won the Spreading Smucker's Traditions Reci
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Valerie Phillips: LDS chef Carmell Childs won’t compete for $50K on Sunday
After making it all the way to the finals of the World Food Championships held Nov. 1-4 in Las Vegas, Carmell Childs of Ferron, Emery County, gave up a chance at the $50,000 grand champion title.
By Valerie Phillips
Post-Thanksgiving Turkey Chili
Family
Turn Thanksgiving leftovers into 2 easy, yummy soups
Your kitchen gets a pretty good workout with Thanksgiving dinner, especially by the time you’ve stuffed and roasted a turkey, boiled and mashed potatoes, prepped veggies, and baked rolls and pies. It would be nice if everyone just forgot about eating for a couple of days afterward.
By Valerie Phillips
Tarts prepared in the Little America kitchen.kitchen.
Family
Turkey take-out: Restaurants talk turkey on Thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving Day, a growing number of Americans are thankful that someone else is doing the cooking. Although the majority of folks still make a traditional turkey dinner at home with friends and family, an estimated 14 million Americans visited a restaurant for Thanksgiving, and an additional 16 million used restaurant takeout to supplement their at-home dinner, according to the National Restaurant Association.
By Valerie Phillips
Leslie Fiet of Mini's Cupcakes waits for shooting to start on the Food Network's "Cupcake Wars." Leslie Fiet of Mini's Cupcakes waits for shooting to start on the Food Network's "Cupcake Wars."
Family
Valerie Phillips: Beehive State again making waves for food by winning national competitions
Utah is once again basking in the national food spotlight. Salt Lake City’s Lucky 13 Bar and Grill won the World Burger Championship, held in Las Vegas Nov. 1-4. Leslie Fiet of Mini’s Cupcakes won an episode of the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, which aired Sunday. And first-grader Chandler Wambach of St. George wrote an essay that bested more than 29,000 entries in Olive Garden’s Pasta Tales competition.
By Valerie Phillips
Many restaurants are offering discounts and free goods for either veterans or active military.Many restaurants are offering discounts and free goods for either veterans or active military.
Family
Valerie Phillips: Eateries are thanking those from the military
A lot of eateries are thanking veterans by offering free meals or discounts on Veterans Day, which is Sunday, Nov. 11, or the following day, Nov. 12.
By Valerie Phillips
Ruth Kendrick's award-winning Chocolot Artisan Toffee. Chocolot Artisan Toffee is one of the sponsors at the A Shot of Chocolate event.
Arts & Entertainment
Valerie Phillips: Come get your chocolate fix for a good cause
Chocolate fans can enjoy their favorite treat Friday night while raising money to help the world’s children. A Shot of Chocolate party will take place at Caputo’s Deli, 314 W. 300 South in Salt Lake City on Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m.
By Valerie Phillips
In 1920, UP&L's Lulu Bates showed homemakers how to use electric ranges, refrigerators and washing machines.
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Valerie Phillips: Delightful book is filled with historic recipes
Back when it was known as Utah Power & Light, Rocky Mountain Power had a group of home economists who taught cooking classes in the community.
By Valerie Phillips
Black bean and corn salad from "What are You Doing for Lunch? Not Just a Cookbook"
Media & Books
Julia Childs immortalized her 1st cat in a children’s book
Did you know that about Julia Child’s well-fed cat? Well, I didn’t; until now.
By Valerie Phillips
Cameron Bailey's Orange Stick Pot du Cremes won first in the Utah's Own Recipe Roundup at the 2012 Utah State Fair.
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Valerie Phillips: Dessert is crowned at Utah’s Own Recipe Roundup
Cameron Bailey’s back in the culinary spotlight, winning first place and $150 in the Utah’s Own Recipe Roundup at the Utah State Fair.
By Valerie Phillips
Chocolate Mousse made with healthy stealth ingredients such as dates and avocado, is served at the National Institute of Health and Fitness. The institute teaches people how to change their lives to become more health conscious.Chocolate Mousse made with
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New Heber Valley resort is headed up by former health gurus
The National Institute of Health and Fitness opened its doors in June as part of the Zermatt and The Homestead resorts in Midway.
By Valerie Phillips
Annie Broadbent's Fudgy Flourless Chocolate Cake With Raspberries won the Ghirardelli Chocolate Championship, held at the 2012 Utah State Fair.
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Valerie Phillips: Winners at Utah State Fair gave recipes their own twists and tastes
Laurie Willberg of Salt Lake City had never made funeral potatoes before, but she saw the Utah’s Own Funeral Potatoes Contest at the State Fair and thought she would give it a try.
By Valerie Phillips
Viet Pham, of Forage in Salt Lake City, is one of the chefs competing on ?Extreme Chef? airing Aug. 16, 2012. (Provided by the Food Network)
Arts & Entertainment
Utah culinary talents shine in national and local competitions
Utah’s culinary talents have gotten some national exposure the past week.
By Valerie Phillips
If you have too many tomatoes to use right now, try slow-roasting them and turning them into a thick, rich tomato sauce.
Family
Valerie Phillips: Slow-roast those ripe tomatoes to make delicious sauce
It’s tomato time again. We wait all year to have juicy, ripe-red tomatoes, free of that out-of-season tennis-ball texture.
By Valerie Phillips
Greek spanakopita hot dogs turn the American classic into a gyro-like treat complete with a pita and yogurt sauce.Greek spanakopita hot dogs turn the American classic into a gyro-like treat complete with a pita and yogurt sauce.
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Time to test your favorite family recipes
Got a great recipe for funeral potatoes?
By Valerie Phillips
FILE- This Nov. 24, 1970 file photo shows television cooking personality Julia Child preparing a French delicacy in her cooking studio. More so than the tools and techniques she popularized, Child's most lasting legacy may be her spirit and sense of humor
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Valerie Phillips: Where would we be without Julia Child?
Last week, on Aug. 15, Julia Child would have been 100 years old. The culinary queen passed away in 2004, before she (and Meryl Streep) captured yet another generation of fans through the film “Julie and Julia” in 2009.
By Valerie Phillips
Maple Bacon Ice Cream is a recipe in "101 Gourmet Ice Cream Creations" by Wendy Paul. Maple Bacon Ice Cream is a recipe in "101 Gourmet Ice Cream Creations" by Wendy Paul.
Family
Ice cream creations: Authors create funky flavors
Cool and creamy homemade ice cream is a summer tradition.
By Valerie Phillips
Viet Pham, co-owner of Forage, is on "Extreme Chef" airing Thursday. Viet Pham, co-owner of Forage, is on "Extreme Chef" airing Thursday.
Food
Valerie Phillips: S.L. chef goes to the extreme on food series
“Extreme Chef” is not for wimps, as Viet Pham of Salt Lake City can tell you.
By Valerie Phillips
Tender Pecan Pork is served over wild mushrooms and sauteed greens at Zy, a downtown Salt Lake City restaurant. Photo by Valerie Phillips
Family
Valerie Phillips: Local chef Matthew Lake spills secrets on his dishes
There’s an oft-quoted statistic that nine out of every 10 new restaurants fail in their first year. Having recently cleared that first-year hurdle with his downtown restaurant Zy Food Wine & Cheese, Chef Matthew Lake celebrated by sharing the secrets behind two of his signature dishes in a cooking class at the restaurant.
By Valerie Phillips
Alberto Diaz Labrada competing in ACF Pastry Chef of the Year contest in Orlando.
Media & Books
Harmon’s still thriving after 80 years in business
Brothers Bob and Randy Harmon have a lot to celebrate these days. Last year the Utah-based grocers successfully opened three new stores. And one of their executive chefs was recently named Pastry Chef of the Year by the American Culinary Federation.
By Valerie Phillips
Rachael Ray as she tapes an episode of one of her syndicated television shows in New York. Ray is always making improvements to an American classic, the hamburger.
Arts & Entertainment
Tips to learn from ‘Queen of Burgers’
Rachael Ray is a true Burger Queen. Her magazine has sponsored a Burger Bash contest (Utahn Erin Mylroie won it in 2007). The popular TV cook hosts annual Burger Bashes at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival and in New York City.
By Valerie Phillips
Herbed Gazpacho photo by Valerie Phillips
Arts & Entertainment
Herbal essences: Adding a hint of flavor to cool drinks
Looking for new ways to beat the heat and stay hydrated? Look to your herb garden to punch up the flavor in the usual lemonade and fruity spritzers.
By Valerie Phillips
A Krispy Kreme store is shown in Raleigh, N.C. The popular doughnut chain is celebrating its 75th anniversary this month.
Family
Valerie Phillips: Spice it up: Summertime food happenings around Utah
Summer is always full of food and fun. Here are some tidbits of food happenings to spice up your summer:
By Valerie Phillips
Double cherry chocolate cookies.
Arts & Entertainment
Valerie Phillips: Chef Marcus Samuelsson has interesting rise to fame
Because of TV food shows, we are often more familiar with celebrity chefs whose food we’ve never eaten than local chefs in the kitchens of our own favorite restaurants.
By Valerie Phillips
Author John T. Edge was in Salt Lake City last week promoting his "The Truck Food Cookbook" with a backdrop of local food trucks.
Food
Chow trucks peddle treats on the run
When John T. Edge roamed the country researching a cookbook on food trucks a few years ago, SuAn Chow hadn’t yet opened her Chow Truck in Salt Lake City.
By Valerie Phillips
Frank Whitby handles bees on the beehive on the roof of the Salt Lake City Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, Monday, Aug. 2, 2010.
Family
Oh, honey: Utahns helping bees survive by being backyard beekeepers
As the Beehive State, Utah has a historic connection with bees and honey. In the past few years, interest has also surged in beekeeping as a hobby. Perhaps it’s due to the tough economy and the natural foods movement, which have also spurred people to plant gardens, home-can and raise chickens. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that there are between 139,000 and 212,000 beekeepers in the United States. Most are hobbyists with less than 25 hives.
By Valerie Phillips
Readers offered some other suggestions to cleaning dishes that might be worth a try.
Food
Readers dish on keeping dishes clean
A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about the cloudy film caused by phosphate-free dishwasher soap (see “Are you blue over green detergent?). I listed some of the things I’ve tried, from vinegar to homemade detergent to various rinse aids.
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