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What to Eat When the Power Goes Out
The conflagration in California offers a good reminder of the need for preparedness. How many of us are in good shape to endure an extended period of devastation in which our usual utility services are not available? The Los Angeles…
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The Classic Beauty of Greek Cuisine
If you were asked to name the most popular cuisine in the world, would you know that it’s Greek? Yet TasteAtlas, the online travel guide, used 477,287 ratings for more than 15,000-plus cuisines; Greek food edged out Italian, not to…
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Lighter Eating Post-Holidays
Now that the holidays are over, it’s time for a major reset. Cooks are burned out, and after all the rich meals and sweets, diners are looking for lighter, lower-fat, lower-calorie meals. The best route is simple, one-pot meals. To…
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Hogmanay: Celebrating the New Year with the Scots
For centuries, various cultures all over the world have celebrated New Year — the winter solstice, the time of year when the days (and the light) begin to return. Especially for agrarian cultures, it was a time for rejoicing. The…
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Those Tart Little Cranberries
One of the biggest crops produced in Massachusetts is cranberries, that little fruit that helps make the holiday season red. In fact, the Bay State is not only the second-largest producer of cranberries in the country, but it’s also home…
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A World of Dumplings
When I ask you about dumplings, what comes to mind? Your answer likely varies, depending on your ancestral food culture. These tasty morsels of cooked dough (made from a host of starchy – usually flour – sources) are often wrapped…
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Going Wild with Bison
I know that many of us are trying to cut back on our consumption of meat, especially red meat. But what if we could consume as a substitute a tender, lean protein, slightly lower in calories and higher in protein…
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Another Take on Thanksgiving Contributions
Are you, like me, celebrating your upcoming Thanksgiving feast as a guest? Are your hosts asking you for a dish to share? That’s a great deal! True, you won’t have those heavenly aromas in your kitchen, or leftover turkey and…
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Homemade Soup
Here we are in cool weather again, hungering for a big bowl of soul-satisfying soup. That got me thinking about the way the original human habitants of our region fortified themselves in the cold months. Native Americans had a dish…
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Celebrating Democracy with Election Cake
Activists these days have been busily encouraging voters to participate in the upcoming election. Forget the ads and mailers; these folks are using postcards, texts, e-mails, phone calls, social media, friends-and-family networks, and old-fashioned door knocking to get out the…
