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Your favorite Montana-based author may be owed money as part of a $1.5 billion AI company settlement
Dozens of Montana-based authors have until March 23 to file a claim to receive a payout from one of the largest copyright settlements in United States history. Last fall, AI company Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to tens of thousands of U.S. copyright-holding writers and publishers for downloading their books from free copyright-infringing online…
Funeral potatoes gone fancy
I’ll bet many of you have been introduced to “funeral potatoes,” either at a potluck, a family dinner or an actual funeral. My remake of this communal classic is one you can prepare any time during these cold winter months. It will make lots of palates happy.
Meet your most useful condiment of 2026: onion gravy
It’s not every Wide Open Table column in which a condiment plays the star, but this onion gravy is primed to elevate a plate near you in 2026.
How to win the Butte ice-carving competition
On Dec. 14, 33 teams of people from Butte, Libby, Anaconda and Belgrade chipped, shaved and ultimately transformed melting rectangles of ice into glistening sculptures.
Homemade grissini, aka supper-club breadsticks
It’s hard to go to a party these days without finding a nicely plated platter full of cured meats, cheeses, nuts, fruits, dips, and more. Store-bought crackers are usually the carb of choice on these charcuterie boards, but they can’t compare to a beautiful bouquet of homemade breadsticks standing watch over the appetizers.
A citrusy cookie with candy for a heart
My love of old houses of worship led me to develop a recipe for cookies that look a little like church windows, with translucently colorful hard candy standing in for stained glass. You can make these cookies any time of year, but my family enjoys them especially around the holidays.
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