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Wolfgang Puck’s Kitchen: A Pumpkin Recipe From My X-Files

Rina Risper15 years ago09 mins

Halloween is over and creatives all over the state were using their talent to impress the masses. Now it is time to eat. This Michigan pumpkin was displayed in the Romney Building in Lansing, MI and designed by Maranda Winchester.

Even ghosts and goblins will gobble up pumpkin desserts this fall. Isaac, Ben and Jacob Hammack roll out the pumpkins in preparation for a delicious pumpkin cheesecake and other goodies. Photo by Leah Rolinski

By Wolfgang Puck, Tribune Media Services

When you’re making dessert for a holiday season meal, it’s always so much fun to come up with something surprisingly different – a recipe that not only makes people take excited notice from the moment you serve it, but also continues to win happy “oohs” and “ahs” all the way to the last bite.

Fans Flock to Folly for Fantastic Finds

Rina Risper15 years ago09 mins

Tallulah’s Folly is an amazing place filled with flowers and special gifts. According owner David Gregware, it is an “Eccentric Retreat Filled With A Melange of Unique Offerings, Flora & Shenanigans”. TNCP Photo

Natural Savvy: Healthy Eating Guide to Cereal

Rina Risper15 years ago07 mins

By Lilian Presti, NaturallySavvy.com

Cereal is an American breakfast classic that many of us grew up on. Because it’s so easy to prepare and most kids love it, today’s parents continue to buy cereal week after week, hoping to keep breakfast time stress-free and to get some nourishment into their children. But depending upon which cereals you choose, you may not be getting exactly what you think you’re getting.

Your Other 8 Hours: 7 Tips to Master Every Meeting

Rina Risper15 years ago07 mins

By Robert Pagliarini,

Tribune Media Services

Would you like to nail job interviews, close new clients and maximize every meeting? It’s simple with a little preparation. “Can’t I just wing it?” I hear you asking. No. It’s easy to think you don’t need to prepare because you’ve been in 100 meetings/interviews/presentations just like it, but if you don’t spend some time planning, someone else will control it.

How do I wear that trend…velvet and velour

Rina Risper15 years ago04 mins

By Ashia Sims

Velvet is back! Well by back, I mean for the second fall season in a row. So if you took the challenge I presented last year and got yourself some velvet, rejoice because you made a sound style choice. Velvet and velour made appearances on the runways of Fall 2010 fashion weeks so it made my fall trend list as well.

Potter Park Zoo Receives Millage Renewal

Rina Risper15 years ago03 mins

Potter Park Zoo Red Panda

Voters in Ingham County showed their support for the Potter Park Zoo by voting for the Zoo’s millage renewal.

My Answer – 9-21

Rina Risper15 years ago03 mins

By Billy Graham

Tribune Media Services

Q: My husband and I just lost our home. We got talked into buying it with nothing down and low payments the first two years, and we just didn’t think about what would happen later. Now we’re back in a rented trailer. We’re so discouraged we don’t know what to do. Maybe you’ll have some encouraging words. – Mrs. N.H.

me2u- Cliche’- 9-21

Rina Risper15 years ago07 mins

By Melik

It was two and a half years ago and I was not in a good place mentally. My life seemed to be a perpetual pendulum of positive and negative. I was surrounded by negative people that made dealing with everyday life more difficult. I was surviving but I was suffering.

Excuse me, are you listening? – 9-21

Rina Risper15 years ago06 mins

Dear Readers,

Karma is something else!

Karma is a law in Hinduism, which says that every act you do, no matter how small, will eventually return to the doer with equal impact. Good will be returned with good and bad with bad.

Teen Talk: Teen Pregnancy

Rina Risper15 years ago03 mins

By Kasserine Tyler-Hicks

The other night I was watching a movie on Lifetime called The Pregnancy Pact. This movie was about a group of girls at a high school who made a pact to get pregnant. In one school, there were eighteen girls pregnant at the same time, all under the age of 18.