Food
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Bring leeks in from the sidelines for ThanksgivingNov 24, 2014 5:00 am - Leeks too often are a sideshow. They are given bit parts in other dishes, usually a soup or a saute. And in the process, all that is wonderful about leeks is lost. So th...
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Soupalooza: Garnishes push soup from simple dinner to spectacular mealNov 24, 2014 5:00 am - We have entered the fancy season. With the holidays approaching and guests arriving, everything needs a little extra joosh — and that includes something as simple as sou...
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Good wine: Bubbles not just for the holidaysNov 24, 2014 5:00 am - Common wisdom says that Americans drink sparkling wine only once each year. In fact, we drink bubbly with collective gusto (as do the Germans, French and Russians year-r...
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Great turkey stuffing starts with white sandwich bread, not with a boxNov 24, 2014 5:00 am - For many Americans, the true star of the Thanksgiving table is not the big bird, but the stuffing (usually moistened with gravy). Given that, I believe the stuffing meri...
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From the Food Editor: Spices, chocolate help make holidays bright for allNov 24, 2014 12:00 am - So this holiday season as you drop off canned goods the food drive at your office, church or gym, consider the advice of Reddit.com and grab items that don't usually top...
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'Booze Traveler' host explores how world drinksNov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - BOSTON - Jack Maxwell drinks for a living. From moss schnapps in Iceland to gut-busting raki in Turkey and home-brew in the Himalayas, he's learned the hard way that tip...
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Consider pumpkin spice - then skip itNov 22, 2014 4:30 am - WASHINGTON - With autumn upon us, some turn morbid in our thinking. Maybe it's that defiant blaze of leaf-color before the inevitable rot. Maybe it's the growing length ...
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Locavore movement takes to deer huntingNov 22, 2014 12:01 am - MONTPELIER, Vt. - A decades-long national decline in the number of hunters has prompted states to tap into a new group of hunters - people who demand locally produced fo...
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Kenya's celebrity chef bases fine dining on African cultureNov 21, 2014 5:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya - One delicious bite at a time, Kiran Jethwa is trying to show the world that there's more to Africa than poverty, war and safaris. Jethwa is what many in...
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National Geographic's 'EAT' offers a lot to digestNov 21, 2014 4:45 am - National Geographic Channel's miniseries “EAT: The Story of Food” was a topic so broad that executive producer Pam Caragol Wells quips, “it's almost like making a series...