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Find Your Thrill on Blueberry Hill
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. When I was growing up on the farm in Illinois, blueberries were more of an occasional treat. My grandmother and my mother would occasionally make…
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Ode to the Mighty Cod
To view the photos and comment online from your email, please click on the title. We owe a lot to the mighty cod. I just finished its biography: Cod by Mark Kurlansky. I found out a lot about the state…
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A New Take on “Sea” Food
To view the photos and comment online from your email, please click on the title. How would you like to discover something that’s a great source of vitamins and minerals, contains a variety of antioxidants, and provides fiber and polysaccharides…
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You Gotta Love Beer for Cooking
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. “Oh, it’s beer, beer, beer that makes you want to cheer” goes one stanza of the Quartermaster Corps song. Or maybe you’d prefer to sing…
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Cherries on Top
I have always loved cherries, and during cherry season, I’ve been hankering for a delicious homemade cherry pie. When I was growing up in Midwest pie country, my mother made a killer cherry pie, though often it was filled with…
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Spicy Birria Tacos for a Hot Summer Evening
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. We’re tempted by cold foods on these hot days, but that’s actually not the best idea. Not to be a spoilsport – and nobody loves…
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The Many Delights of Strawberry Season
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. The Wimbledon tennis championships conclude this weekend, and over the past two weeks, strawberries were a focus of fans who dined on dainty sandwiches and…
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The Wide World of BBQ
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. I’ve spent most of my summers cooking over fires of one kind or another, and this year, I am looking for some variety in my…
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Appreciating Our Modern Kitchens
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. Thank heavens for labor-saving devices. These days, it’s not just the coffee maker and the Instant Pot and the slow-cooker; let’s not forget the refrigerator…
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Treating Cheap Cuts with Tenderness on the Grill
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. The good news is that it’s grilling season. The less favorable news is that meat, especially beef, is getting expensive. Blame the drought, high feed…
