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    Articles by Carolyn Ossorio
    Following the bird dance to Renton | PIPPIMAMMA
    Following the bird dance to Renton | PIPPIMAMMA
    By Carolyn Ossorio • June 29, 2017 1:33 pm

    Carolyn Ossiorio chats with Michael Christ, CEO of SECO Development.

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    Carolyn Ossorio got some'meaty' tips from Ted Coffman of Shawn and Ted's Quality Meat Market in the Highlands about summer grilling.
    Summer grillin’ couldn’t be easier with right cut...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • April 29, 2016 3:21 pm

    Carolyn Ossorio got some”meaty” tips from Ted Coffman of Shawn and Ted’s Quality Meat Market in the Highlands about summer grilling.

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    A screen shot from Pippi Mamma's Fish & Chips video recipe.
    Pippi Mamma’s Fish & Chips recipe | VIDEO
    By Carolyn Ossorio • February 26, 2016 5:44 pm

    Here’s how to make your own plate of Fish & Chips for St. Paddy’s Day.

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    Carolyn Ossorio and her son Patrick
    Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with homemade fish and...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • February 26, 2016 5:01 pm

    A bad night out reminds our columnist that’s she’s got a great recipe of her own.

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    Columnist Carolyn Ossorio and Peyrassol Head Chef Sacha Tinsley pose for a photo after making eggs Benedict.
    A Valentine’s Day brunch from Peyrassol you can...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • January 29, 2016 4:18 pm

    Just finding Peyrassol, wedged beneath the Bristol apartments along an inlet road, seems like a secret, unexpected port near the shores of Lake Washington.

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    Columnist Carolyn Ossorio poses with Steve McKenna and his New Year's Eve offerings.
    Fire up your New Year’s with Honey Bourbon...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • December 30, 2015 6:36 pm

    With New Year’s Eve on the horizon, I thought it would be fun to invite over a pro to learn how to cook a tasty New Year’s Eve finger food and an inspired cocktail with flare.

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    Columnist Carolyn Ossorio and Helga Jacques share a toast before rolling up Helga's Austrian Apple Strudel.
    A new recipe from the Old World for...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • November 24, 2015 6:21 pm

    When I had the opportunity to learn how to make Helga’s homemade, old-fashioned Apfelstrudel that’s rolled up and filled with tart Granny Smith apples, I was like, “Ja!”

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    Pippimama and her caramel apple pops.
    It’s not Halloween without homemade caramel apples (with...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • October 30, 2015 6:09 pm

    “For me, Halloween ain’t Halloween without that caramel apple, (not the weird looking bright red one, it’s all about the creamy, dreamy camel-brown soft one).”

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    Columnist Carolyn Ossorio poses with Chef Marcus Olson.
    There’s a burger for every addict at this...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • October 2, 2015 6:31 pm

    “I love a good hole-in-the-wall as much as the next person. Burger Addict, sandwiched between a biker bar and an old-school convenience store in a crusty corner off of Maple Valley Highway feels more like the punch line of a bad joke than the new “house” of a classically French- trained executive chef like Marcus Olson.”

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    Pippimamma’s Applesauce Recipe
    Pippimamma’s Applesauce Recipe
    By Carolyn Ossorio • August 30, 2015 10:00 am

    Want to make homemade apple sauce like columnist Carolyn Ossorio? Here ya go.

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    Colunist Carolyn Ossorio with some of her apple haul.
    Ditch the diet and focus on a ‘healthy...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • August 27, 2015 6:23 pm

    Diet to me usually means you have to give up eating the foods that made you squishy to begin with. Which is why I prefer to call what I’ve been doing for the past four months my “healthy eating life plan.”

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    RECIPE: Pippimamma’s Honeyed Raspberry Banana Jam
    RECIPE: Pippimamma’s Honeyed Raspberry Banana Jam
    By Carolyn Ossorio • July 12, 2015 10:00 am

    Did Carolyn’s recipe sound delicious? Try it out and tell us what you think!

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    Columnist Carolyn Ossorio displays some of her farmers market finds and future jam projects.
    We’re jammin’ and we hope like jammin’ too...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • July 10, 2015 4:16 pm

    For me, there is a deep sense of personal fulfillment in having access to a bountiful local harvest at the peak of its freshness and preserving it for another day.

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    Columnist Carolyn Ossorio
    A new summer option bubbles up for this...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • June 5, 2015 6:14 pm

    “It was a hot day and as I looked from my watery-looking iced Americano to Sophie’s beaming face, I realized I was in a bit of a rut when it came to summer drinks.”

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    Vino Chef Eli Edmundson and columnist Carolyn Ossorio.
    Old favorites done in a unique way at...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • May 1, 2015 7:27 pm

    Sharing a familiar moment with new friends at a new place: A favorite song rendered in a way that was both unique and deliciously sweet. Like the food.

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    Chef Jeremy Bryant and Carolyn Ossorio with a plate of 'Edgar's Famous Pepperoni Pasta.'
    Chef J goes from downtown Renton to the...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • March 31, 2015 4:02 pm

    In addition to being the official caterers of the Renton Pavilion Event Center, Rain City has catering jobs all over the Pacific Northwest. But perhaps most famously there is the Mariners. During the season, Chef Jeremy preps the food in Renton and then drives it all down to Safeco Field.

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    Carolyn Ossorio  and Berliner Pub co-owner Dennis Mascarinas make Weiner Schnitzel and Hot German Potato Salad.
    Sprechen Sie Deutsch? No? How about a snack...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • February 27, 2015 6:11 pm

    “On a recent morning I was tying one on at The Berliner Gastropub (my Pippimamma apron that is) and continuing a heated conversation with the husband and wife dynamic duo of Dennis and Lydia Mascarinas, proprietors of the Berliner Pub in Downtown Renton.”

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    Braised Oxtail.
    Cooking up life lessons with an Iron Chef...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • January 20, 2015 5:11 pm

    “The goal of this new column is to meet really cool people around Renton and share a story while sharing a meal.”

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    Carolyn Ossorio.
    Following her unconventional muse, ‘Pippimamma’ columnist says goodbye...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • May 30, 2014 4:52 pm

    “To adults, Pippimamma appears ill-mannered because she isn’t conventional and speaks her mind. But the truth is that Pippi Longstocking has a heart of gold on her quest for creative adventure.”

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    Amanda Liddle
    Virtual baby shower another example of community pulling...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • April 11, 2014 5:04 pm

    So this story, like my notes, turned out to be a collection of people doing good for others in our community.

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    Columnist Carolyn Ossorio
    Time to stop blaming the cat for gardening...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • March 7, 2014 6:56 pm

    I think I’m a lot like other people when it comes to gardening: I see beautiful gardens producing tons of organic food alongside flowers and trees that work together to support attracting birds and bees in a harmonious, non-toxic relationship, but I don’t know how to get there! I don’t have the experience.

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    Mayor Denis Law and columnist Carolyn Ossorio meet for coffee.
    No Ms. Pacman, but a discussion about downtown...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • January 31, 2014 7:43 pm

    “As a Renton resident who yearns for a cool downtown to take my family, I’m tired of what appears to be a disconnect between the City and residents about how to go about creating a vibrant and bustling downtown.”

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    KB Van Horn
    Club Teasdale helps make a ‘hyperlocal’ difference at...
    By Carolyn Ossorio • December 23, 2013 7:42 pm

    Columnist Carolyn Ossorio tours a new afterschool program in the Talbot Hill neighborhood.

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