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David Means, right, ringmaster and proprietor of Callaway Livestock Center, wrangles four head of feeder cattle at a weekly cattle auction in January in Callaway County, Miss.
ST. LOUIS -- For anyone who loves a good steak, a juicy burger or a nice Sunday roast, these are anxious times. Prices for beef, which have been climbing for months, hit a record high in December -- an average of $5 a pound -- and analysts predict they could climb 5 to 8 percent higher this year. (Today)
After spending time in Iraq during the war, Regina Koetters isn't about to lose sleep over her latest endeavor -- opening a new market in the Strip District. (Yesterday)
Bob Donaldson
The first Wigle whiskey will be "white" -- clear -- but the Strip District distillery also is putting some into charred oak barrels, which is what gives whiskey its dark color. You can even buy your own small oak barrels and age your Wigle whiskey at home.
Small-batch whiskey-making, like most creative and entrepreneurial endeavors, is all about heart. More specifically, it's all about "hearts" -- the product of the distillation recipe that emerges after the impure "foreshots" and "heads," and before the "tails." (02/02/2012)
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Romeo's Sighs and Juliet's Kisses cookies.
Some insist that chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven, but we Nutella lovers know better. To spy a jar of the tasty chocolate-hazelnut spread on my kitchen table drives me crazy with anticipation. Should I slather it on a piece of toast, or stir it into a bowl of oatmeal? Drizzle it on ice cream? Stuff it into a crepe? (02/02/2012)
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Asian-Style Chicken Wings.
Super Bowl XVLI is but three days away, and even though the Steelers won't be playing, we know that most of you still will be watching -- and eating while you do so. Seeing as this year's game is in Indianapolis, you might expect us to offer up a few regional Indiana recipes for your pre-game or halftime noshing. (02/02/2012)