Kitchen Witch | Thursday, July 7,2005

Elegant setting, splendid food

Until recently, only guests of the Oaks, a restored 19th-century Victorian mansion turned bed & breakfast, could enjoy lunch at this hidden jewel. The elegant building sits on a bluff

Kitchen Witch | Thursday, June 30,2005

appetite 6-30-05

By Penny Zimmerman-Wills

Walking into the Dublin Pub, I had a strong sense of déjà vu. Of course I noticed the hints that something had changed: a new sign out front, a fresh coat of green

Kitchen Witch | Thursday, June 23,2005

appetite 6-23-05

By Penny Zimmerman-Wills

June is Dairy Month, an annual tradition that promotes the dairy industry and its many contributions to society. OK, besides giving us ice cream, milkshakes, and assorted oth

Kitchen Witch | Thursday, June 9,2005

appetite 6-9-05

By Penny Zimmerman-Wills

The trend of all-you-can-eat dining in Springfield continues, now on an even bigger scale. The International Buffet is the latest restaurant in town to give peop

Kitchen Witch | Thursday, May 26,2005

appetite 5-26-05

By Penny Zimmerman-Wills

I just returned from a vacation to South Carolina, a lush land of beaches, antebellum homes, and Low Country cooking. The term “Low Country” refers

Kitchen Witch | Thursday, May 12,2005

appetite 5-12-05

By Penny Zimmerman-Wills

When August Jones moved back to Springfield from California three years ago, he immediately went to work farming his grandparents’ land. During that first summer, he

Kitchen Witch | Thursday, May 5,2005

appetite 5-5-05

By Penny Zimmerman-Wills

When Coz’s Pizza and Pub moved from Curran to Springfield nearly five years ago, it brought with it cold beer, sports memorabilia, and, most important, its thin-crust

Kitchen Witch | Thursday, April 28,2005

appetite 4-28-05

By Penny Zimmerman-Wills

Shanita Auxila and her two small children, Zaria and Darius, are sharing a plate of smoked ribs, which she describes as amazing. “You can tell they’re smoked

Kitchen Witch | Thursday, April 21,2005

appetite 4-21-05

By Penny Zimmerman-Wills

Spring means warmer weather and flowering trees. But for me, the harbinger of spring is asparagus, that delicious edible member of the lily family that usually bursts forth from the cool gro

Kitchen Witch | Thursday, April 21,2005

Chocolate Abe

By Cindy Ladage

Marla Brotherton already was well known for her specialty chocolates when she and her husband, Greg, opened In Good Taste, their candy shop in Taylorville. But the coupleR