2 cups frozen sour cherries
1 cup slivered almonds
1/3 cup white flour
½ cup white sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup half-and-half
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon almond extract
1 pie shell
On a recent Sunday afternoon we took a “Dense Cherry-Almond Coffeecake Pie” recipe from one of our favorite pie cookbooks and modified it to the Icon’s taste. That means we used lots less sugar, substituted half-and-half in place of full-fat sour cream and used only two eggs.
Here are March events from the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance calendar.
The Inn at ONU Open For Lunch
The Inn at ONU is currently offering "Fresh Selections", Monday through Friday from 11:30 AM. Enjoy a variety of appetizers, soups, sandwiches and more from our Pub menu or choose one of our delicious, daily specials. For your dining convenience, reservations are requested. Please visit www.innatonu.com and click on Fresh Selections to view our current specials.
Please call 419.772.2500 to make your reservation.
Steve Johnson of Ada is ready to make your St. Patrick’s Day celebration one to remember.
He is scheduling appearances for the St. Patrick’s weekend – this year’s St. P. Day falls on Monday, March 17 – and will perform on the bagpipes.
Johnson has been bagpipping for about four years.
“I started out as a drummer of the bagpipe band at the University of Notre Dame,” he told The Icon. “Then, later I became a piper for the band.”
He’ll perform in an authentic sold saffron color quilt. That’s because he’s of Irish descent and the traditional Irish kilt is actually a solid color rather than the tartan kilts of Scotland.
Who cares if March comes in like a lion or a lamb. It’s just great to say: “March!”
And, looking behind us, here is the February’s weather summary, provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
• Average February 2014 temperature: 18.5 degrees
• Normal average February temperature: 28.5 degrees
• Difference from 2014 February to normal February: 10 degrees colder
• Maximum February temperature: 50 degrees on Feb. 20
• Minimum February temperature: minus 19 degrees on Feb. 12
• Temperature range from maximum to minimum: 69 degrees
• February 2014 snowfall: 21.2 inches
