Food
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Home ec teachers have some advice on quarantine cooking, thrifty meals
Apr 21, 2020 12:00 pm - Everyone is cooking more at home these days. What choice do we have, really? And even for a cook who's confident in normal times, the task of producing every meal, every...
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This jewel-toned beet soup with herby pistachios will brighten any wintry evening
Apr 21, 2020 12:00 pm - Winter soups, for all their comfort and warmth, aren't known for their color. My greenmarket January haul tends to be root vegetables, alliums and tubers - and perhaps a...
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Their lIfe's work: Rondout bar and grill owner, 84, rides out stay-at-home orderApr 16, 2020 5:30 am - The 84-year old proprietor of a bar and grill frequented by an eclectic mix of construction workers, bikers and families with children is riding out the stay-at-home ord...
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How to cook a simple, flavorful pot of beans and use it throughout the week
Apr 15, 2020 6:02 am - I've said - or written - it so many times, I long ago lost count. But here goes again: The key to quick-but-interesting weeknight cooking is to get in the habit of makin...
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While we're comforting ourselves with food, try the wines of VenetoApr 15, 2020 6:00 am - Warming aromas of a meaty stew filling your kitchen, a gooey mouthful of cheese, carbs - maybe you feel better just thinking about them. While comfort food may not benef...
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Making yogurt at home is easier than you think
Apr 15, 2020 6:00 am - When I wonder about the discovery of certain foods - and I wonder about it a lot - I like to imagine the delight of the first person who popped it into their mouth. Take...
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Stir-crazy cooking: Spicy peanut noodles offer endless varietyApr 15, 2020 6:00 am - Back in the Before Days, when daily grocery runs for recipe supplies were commonplace, the spicy peanut noodles my wife would make were a winning recipe for the two of u...
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Go grocery shopping every two weeks? You can — and without hoarding
Apr 15, 2020 6:00 am - Among the essential activities allowed during mandatory stay-at-home orders caused by the coronavirus pandemic is grocery shopping, but most experts agree that residents...
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Tips for weeding out, cooking through that kitchen pantryApr 15, 2020 6:00 am - I've always had a love/hate relationship with my pantry. It's a virtual Rorschach test of my food psyche, a physical manifestation of my expired hopes and culinary dream...
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On the fridge: These black bean and corn taquitos are fun to make, fun to eat
Apr 15, 2020 6:00 am - I challenged myself this week to make a truly fast, easy, cheap dinner from what I had in my pantry and refrigerator, and I found myself falling back on an old standby f...