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Grilled Balsamic Chicken

Grilled Balsamic Chicken turns out moist and flavorful. I love how it starts cooking in the oven but then finishes on the grill. It's a real crowd pleaser and can be served hot, warm or chilled. Plus – scroll down for a video showing how to cut up a chicken starring Vince Krekeler, a St. Louis butcher who's been cutting up chickens since he was eight years old. You won't believe how quick-quick he can cut up a chicken. Plus, Vince shares his family recipe, the simple Vince's Baked Chicken, a great family dish. ~ Skip Straight to the Recipes ~ ~ Grilled Balsamic Chicken ~ ~ Vince’s Baked Chicken ~ ~ Homemade Chicken Stock ~ ~ Video! How to Cut Up a Whole Chicken ~ Meet Your Butcher “All it takes is a sharp knife and a little experience.” That’s the advice of butcher Vince Krekeler, who began cutting up chickens at his dad’s grocery in Maplewood, Missouri at age eight and is now one of five meat cutters, the modern title, at Freddie’s Market in Web

Sauerkraut Salad

Is sauerkraut a dieter's friend? You bet. It's just cabbage with layers of flavor and virtually no calories. Enjoy it here in an old-fashioned salad updated to be lighter and brighter and more healthful and, naturally, more delicious too. LOL does that make it a "new" fashioned salad? Maybe! And hey, thrifty cooks. Come summer, turn that sauerkraut bought during the winter into a salad! Whole Food, Fresh & Fast & Flexible. Mere Minutes to the Table. An Easy, Healthy Side Dish and Refrigerator Salad. Hearty & Filling. Fun Picnic Food. Budget Friendly. Great for Meal Prep. Potluck & Party Friendly. Easy DIY. Low Carb. Low Fat. Weight Watchers Friendly. Not just vegan, Vegan Done Real . Naturally Gluten Free.

Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler

Strawberries and rhubarb are a classic spring pair, usually in pie, here in a rustic cobbler with a sweet and slightly crunchy topping where cornmeal adds texture and lemon zest contributes a pleasing brightness. Grown men have been known to groan over this addictive, easy dessert served warm from the oven. Just listen: it sings of spring! A Spring Fruit Cobbler, Made from Scratch, Fresh & Family-Approved. A Budget Friendly Homestyle Dessert on the Table in an Hour. Just One Bowl, No Mixer Required. Extra Welcome When "Supper's a Little Skimpy". Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Vegetarian, Easily Converted to Vegan. Rave Reviews.

Chocolate Malt Ice Cream

How about a sweet trip down memory lane to remember the thick chocolate malts once so famous at The Bay, Canada's department store? Then comes the fun part! We re-create that old-time fountain flavor right at home with homemade ice cream heady with malted milk powder. Ice Cream Made from Scratch with Just Six Ingredients. Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Potluck & Party Friendly. Easy DIY.

Milk-Braised Pork Roast

Today's column features milks sold here in suburban St. Louis, all from small-farm dairies. With increasing interest in local, organic and especially grass-fed dairy products, watch the dairy section in your own markets for special treats like these from your own area. First published in 2008, republished online in 2012, with recipe and photo updates. Enjoy! When I was a kid, the neighbors kept a cow. Her milk, still warm and thick from the udder, was, ewww, undrinkable. But since discovering new milks in our local stores, milk has become the ‘house drink’, in wine glasses no less. Straubs carries bottles from Heartland Creamery , a cow and goat farm in northeast Missouri. Many local stores carry Oberweis milk and home delivery, a convenience for 80 years, is available too. My favorite milk is found at Dierbergs. Kalona Supernatural (formerly Farmers’ All Natural Creamery) milk comes from grass-fed cows on Amish and Mennonite organic farms in central Iowa. The milk