Bloom Archives
Category: Web Exclusives
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Weekly Exercise: Stretching the Hip with a Foam Roller
Allison Chopra, a personal trainer and owner of Urban Fitness Studio, showed us how to use a foam roller to stretch the IT band and the calves.…
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Knitting to Heal: Trees That Please Decorate Downtown (Photo Gallery)
Bloomington may well be the only place in America where the trees are wearing sweaters this winter—and beautifully knitted, themed sweaters at that. There…
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He’s Some Dancer! Still ‘Cutting the Rug’ at 90 (Video)
BY MANDY CLARKE Wearing a crisp white shirt, dress pants, suspenders, and a big smile, Richard Zimmerman shimmies across the dance floor at the…
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Holiday Recipes: Wild Rice with Almonds, Dried Cherries, and Mushrooms
Wild Rice with Almonds, Dried Cherries, and Mushrooms Chef Daniel Orr 6-8 servings 1/4 c butter or bacon fat 1 T garlic, minced 1/4…
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Holiday Recipes: Old-Fashioned Baked Apples with Sweet Season Spices
Old-Fashioned Baked Apples with Sweet Season Spices Chef Daniel Orr 6 servings 6 large (7 to 10 ounces each) baking apples (such as Braeburn, Empire,…
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Holiday Recipes: Christmas Tree Bread with Oats and Seeds
Christmas Tree Bread with Oats and Seeds Chef Daniel Orr 1 c water 1 c milk 1 T (1 package) active dry yeast 1…
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Holiday Recipes: Embellished Baked Brie
Embellished Baked Brie Chef Daniel Orr Ingredients, all to taste Dried cherries Hazelnuts Apricots Walnuts Pine nuts Salt and pepper Honey 1) Cut the…
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Holiday Recipes: Duck with Kumquat Rum Sauce
Duck with Kumquat Rum Sauce Chef Daniel Orr “This is a play on the old French canard à l’orange using my house-flavored kumquat rum,”…
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Holiday Recipes: Roasted Pumpkin with Cumin, Cardamom, and Citrus
Roasted Pumpkin with Cumin, Cardamom, and Citrus Chef Daniel Orr 2 pounds fresh (whole) pumpkin 2 T olive oil 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp…