MissoulaFoodie

Today we presented a recipe for Vancouver Island’s Nanaimo bars, a layered no-bake dessert from north of the border. A savvy co-worker mentioned that she thought they always had peppermint, which the Chicago Tribune recipe lacked. So, without further ado, here’s a mintier, greener variation from blog Treat a Week, which has  a thick archive [...]

Julie Powell, author of “Julie & Julia,” the blog-turned-book-turned-movie, discusses her project’s inspiration, her followup, “Cleaving,” with the Missoulian. Powell is scheduled to speak Saturday at the Missoula Businesswomen’s Network symposium (payment required in advance, info here).
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The votes are in, and Missoulians clearly love their restaurants locally owned, their coffee strong and their desserts out of the freezer (sometimes).
Except for the fast-food category, a national chain restaurant didn’t win No. 1 in a single contest in this year’s Missoula’s Choice awards. In the coffee and espresso showdowns, formerly dominating Starbucks surrendered [...]