Last week, I described how to make easy and cheap marinara sauce with ingredients you probably already have around the house. With that base, you can now combine it with chicken, cheese, and some other simple ingredients to make an economical meal for 4-6 in the form of chicken parmesan. Step one is to buy …
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Easy and cheap marinara sauce
When making food at home, you can often save money compared to the prepared products you get from the supermarket. Also, you can greatly improve the quality and tailor it to your own preferences. This recipe is for a simple and quick marinara sauce that is great with many Italian dishes, including spaghetti and pizza. …
Pho Cali steps up the competition for Vietnamese cuisine in Macon
Since we’ve always like to publicize local restaurants and thought we would stop into a new restaurant to us, Pho Cali, a Vietnamese restaurant at 3780 Northside Dr., Suite 100A in Macon, next to the OrthoGeorgia. R7 – Broken Rice with Grilled Pork Slices and Fried Egg. $12.00 from Pho Cali in Macon, Georgia. Photo …
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Cox Cafe cooks up comfort cuisine
By Doug Deal Macon Community News When we do a restaurant review at Macon Community News, we usually focus on full-service establishments. Occasionally, however, we like to share our experiences at quick-service comfort food restaurants. This month, we visited just such a place: Cox Cafe, a cafeteria-style restaurant located at 694 Lower Poplar Street near …
Cuban Island serves up all your Cuban favorites
By Doug Deal Macon Community News I am always on the lookout for something different when it comes to restaurants, and sometimes something new brings you back to an old favorite. Such is the case with Cuban Island Cafe. Years ago, the restaurant at 402 GA Route 247, Suite 300 in Bonaire, was home to …
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Kudzu Seafood Company will grow on you
By Doug DealMacon Community News While many of you may have been enjoying Macon Burger Week, a lesser-hyped but equally delicious story was breaking on the corner of Poplar and Third. After what has seemed like an eternity, Kudzu Seafood Company opened the doors to its new location at 512 Popular Street. Kudzu is a …
Strengthen your community to fortify your future
By Jim Beall Beall Financial Planning Social media is a useful tool to stay in touch with old friends and acquaintances. It can come in handy when the unexpected occurs. Recently, a friend’s family was traveling home to Georgia when their car broke down in North Carolina. After the call from his wife, my friend …
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Good food & brews at Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen
By Doug DealMacon Community News Until about a half of a year ago, I had not visited Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen since around the time they opened. Our first visit was on my birthday very shortly after they opened, and it was the one, and only, time that we had posted a review online that …
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Dental treatment for better sleep
By Dr. Shelia Shah Macon Smiles Snoring may seem like a harmless sleeping habit, but it may be having a more significant impact on your daily life than you think. Commonly referred to as “sleep apnea,” snoring is basically a condition where your airways collapse, shrink or are blocked, preventing you from getting enough air …
Japanese and Thai delights reign at Tokyo Alley
By Doug Deal Macon Community News Taking an evening stroll through an alley is something that sounds more like you are looking for trouble than a delicious meal. But, if you have spent enough time downtown, you know there are some excellent places to eat down Mulberry Street Lane. One such restaurant is Tokyo Alley, …
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Spud Dogs and Three Countries serve sensational Cubans
By Doug DealMacon Community News For anyone who has traveled to or lived in South Florida, the Cuban sandwich is probably something with which you are familiar. Others may have been lucky enough to stumble across it at a sandwich shop or perhaps at a place like the Publix Deli and take a chance on …
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Farm to table is a concept that will Grow on you
By Doug DealMacon Community News If you don’t know already know where it is, it can be challenging to spot this month’s featured local restaurant. Even if you have GPS running, you may easily overlook it. Since the restaurant is nestled between an electrical power sub-station and a chiropractor’s office, your first instinct might be …
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Macon Writers Group publishes anthology
By Alexandria BrooksMiddle Georgia State University In 2009, shortly after taking a faculty position in the English department of what is now Middle Georgia State University, Dr. Shane Trayers founded the Macon Writers Group to create a community for writers living in the region. “Before I moved here, I had a pretty supportive community of …