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Following the bird dance to Renton | PIPPIMAMMA

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Following the bird dance to Renton | PIPPIMAMMA

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

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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Summer grillin’ couldn’t be easier with right cut of meat | HOT FROM THE OVEN!

Carolyn Ossorio got some"meaty" tips from Ted Coffman of Shawn and Ted's Quality Meat Market in the Highlands…

A screen shot from Pippi Mamma's Fish & Chips video recipe.

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Pippi Mamma’s Fish & Chips recipe | VIDEO

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

Carolyn Ossorio and her son Patrick

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Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with homemade fish and chips | HOT FROM THE OVEN!

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

Columnist Carolyn Ossorio and Peyrassol Head Chef Sacha Tinsley pose for a photo after making eggs Benedict.

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A Valentine’s Day brunch from Peyrassol you can make at home | HOT FROM THE OVEN!

Just finding Peyrassol, wedged beneath the Bristol apartments along an inlet road, seems like a secret, unexpected port…

Columnist Carolyn Ossorio poses with Steve McKenna and his New Year's Eve offerings.

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Fire up your New Year’s with Honey Bourbon Chicken | HOT FROM THE OVEN!

With New Year’s Eve on the horizon, I thought it would be fun to invite over a pro…

Columnist Carolyn Ossorio and Helga Jacques share a toast before rolling up Helga's Austrian Apple Strudel.

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A new recipe from the Old World for this holiday season | HOT FROM THE OVEN!

When I had the opportunity to learn how to make Helga’s homemade, old-fashioned Apfelstrudel that’s rolled up and…

Pippimama and her caramel apple pops.

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It’s not Halloween without homemade caramel apples (with recipe) | HOT FROM THE OVEN!

"For me, Halloween ain’t Halloween without that caramel apple, (not the weird looking bright red one, it’s all…

Columnist Carolyn Ossorio poses with Chef Marcus Olson.

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There’s a burger for every addict at this classically trained chef’s ‘house’ | HOT FROM THE OVEN!

"I love a good hole-in-the-wall as much as the next person. Burger Addict, sandwiched between a biker bar…

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Pippimamma’s Applesauce Recipe

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

Colunist Carolyn Ossorio with some of her apple haul.

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Ditch the diet and focus on a ‘healthy eating life plan’ this fall | HOT FROM THE OVEN!

Diet to me usually means you have to give up eating the foods that made you squishy to…

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RECIPE: Pippimamma’s Honeyed Raspberry Banana Jam

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

Columnist Carolyn Ossorio displays some of her farmers market finds and future jam projects.

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We’re jammin’ and we hope like jammin’ too | HOT FROM THE OVEN!

For me, there is a deep sense of personal fulfillment in having access to a bountiful local harvest…

Columnist Carolyn Ossorio

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A new summer option bubbles up for this coffee drinker | HOT FROM THE OVEN

"It was a hot day and as I looked from my watery-looking iced Americano to Sophie’s beaming face,…

Vino Chef Eli Edmundson and columnist Carolyn Ossorio.

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Old favorites done in a unique way at Vino | HOT FROM THE OVEN

Sharing a familiar moment with new friends at a new place: A favorite song rendered in a way…

Chef Jeremy Bryant and Carolyn Ossorio with a plate of 'Edgar's Famous Pepperoni Pasta.'

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Chef J goes from downtown Renton to the Big Leagues | HOT FROM THE OVEN!

In addition to being the official caterers of the Renton Pavilion Event Center, Rain City has catering jobs…

Carolyn Ossorio  and Berliner Pub co-owner Dennis Mascarinas make Weiner Schnitzel and Hot German Potato Salad.

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Sprechen Sie Deutsch? No? How about a snack anyway? | PIPPIMAMA: HOT FROM THE OVEN!

"On a recent morning I was tying one on at The Berliner Gastropub (my Pippimamma apron that is)…

Braised Oxtail.

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Cooking up life lessons with an Iron Chef | Pippimamma! Hot from the Oven!

"The goal of this new column is to meet really cool people around Renton and share a story…

Carolyn Ossorio.

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Following her unconventional muse, ‘Pippimamma’ columnist says goodbye | LIFE IN THE CITY

"To adults, Pippimamma appears ill-mannered because she isn’t conventional and speaks her mind. But the truth is that…

Amanda Liddle

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Virtual baby shower another example of community pulling together | LIFE IN THE CITY

So this story, like my notes, turned out to be a collection of people doing good for others…