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Iconoclast Bakery: How about having "the world's best chicken" for dinner

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 14, 2016

The World's Best Chicken
From "Kitchen Classics Cookbook," Bluffton Child Development Center, 2013
Recipe provided by Kristen Howard, mother of Lily and William

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 c Dijon mustard
1/4 c maple syrup
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper
Rosemary

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a small bowl mix mustard, syrup and vinegar. Place chicken breast into 9 by 13 inch baking dish.

Season with salt and pepper. Pour mustard mixture over chicken, covering each piece. Bake for 30-40 minutes. Season with choppd rosemary.

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Bluffton's Mustard Seed Cafe has 5-course new year's eve offering

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 31, 2015

Mustard Seed Cafe, 562 N. Main St., Bluffton, has a new year's eve special dinner. RSVPS are suggested at 567-226-1120:

Mustard Seed is offering the following set five course menu from 5 p.m.-10 p.m.

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New definition for "First Night" includes the word "puppy"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 30, 2015

By Monty Siekerman
When you Google the words "First Night," you'll find several meanings, including one about New Year's Eve. That meaning is about a safe, affordable, fun time in many cities.

But I have another definition for "First Night," that of one with a new puppy.

The night you first bring a puppy home is anything but sane. Nope, not affordable, either. Breeders charge hundreds of dollars nowadays for a furry, four-legged critter.

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Here's Mustard Seed Cafe's special weekend events

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Join Mustard Seed Cafe, North Main Street, Bluffton, Friday, Dec. 18, from 9-11 p.m., for an “After Hours” holiday evening of half shells and hops.

Chesapeake oysters with craft beer pairings and craft flights are on the menu. Also featured are blue point oysters for the weekend.

"After Hours" takes place Saturday, Dec. 19, from 9-11 p.m. It features songs about wassail, wise men, and all the holy trees of the season.

Wendy Chappell-Dick will be joined by some of her friends: Wanda Stopher, Teri Sato on bowed psaltry, Steve Harnish on recorder, Sara Chappell-Dick on flute and Jan Wiebe on flute and vocal harmony. Wendy will also play cello and dulcimer.

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Iconic Bakery: No Christmas cookie plate is complete without these

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 8, 2015

For Icon viewers getting ready to bake for the holidays, you can't have a cookie plate without meringue kisses.

There's probably more recipes for this cookie than any other in Ohio. Here's one we picked from the Ada Sesquicentennial Cookbook, from 2002. This recipe is provided by Ruth Brown.

Ruth Brown's Meringue Kisses

4 egg whites
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
Vanilla
Nuts

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Observations, insights and sightings: Technology

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 18, 2015

By Monty Siekerman
Sometimes, this modern age (I'm talking technology here) gets the carriage before the horse.

First off, I want to thank the three ladies at Rite Aid in Ada for patiently helping me for 45 minutes try to print pictures of my recently deceased dog, Caesar.

We tried. We failed.

Remember not too many moons ago when you could buy roll of 400 ASA film, shoot 24 or so pictures, return to the store, drop off the film and, if you are lucky, get your prints back within 24 hours?

Not anymore.

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