Articles filed under Washington Post
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Mozzarella and marinara turn grilled chicken and vegetables into a summertime hitJul 15, 2020 6:00 am - Tossing some chicken and vegetables on the grill and calling it dinner is a perfectly fine summer meal strategy, but it doesn't exactly elicit oohs and ahhhs. This recip...
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Baked chicken nuggets, tahini potato salad scratch your summer picnic itchJul 15, 2020 6:00 am - Fried chicken and potato salad are a favorite summertime combo. Still, to enjoy it the old-fashioned way - the way my mother made it - with bone-in, battered deep-fried ...
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Proof is in the pancakes: Adding lemon juice or vinegar to milk is a bad buttermilk substituteJul 15, 2020 6:00 am - Regular readers in this space may have seen my consistent comments bemoaning what I think is one of the largest culinary myths perpetuated on unsuspecting home cooks: th...
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An Instant Pot and tiny lentils deliver big 'baked' bean flavor fastJul 15, 2020 6:00 am - Baked beans are a thing of beauty: A little sweet, a little tangy, and cooked so low and slow the flavors infuse every morsel. They're a traditional side to barbecue, es...
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Book review: Jim Carrey reveals himself in a novel in which he plays himselfJul 14, 2020 6:00 am - "Memoirs and Misinformation" by Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon (Knopf) Leave it to Jim Carrey to tell his truth best through fiction. Considering his flexibl...
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'MythBusters' host Grant Imahara, an influential popular science personality, dies at 49Jul 13, 2020 11:00 pm - Grant Imahara, the electrical engineer and roboticist who rose to fame as a host of the show "MythBusters," died Monday at the age of 49, according to Discovery Channel....
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'I sobbed and sobbed': For ballet companies, 'Nutcracker' loss is heartbreaking blowJul 12, 2020 7:29 am - Joffrey Ballet dancer Victoria Jaiani hadn't performed for three months as a result of pandemic shutdowns, and she was doubtful she'd dance this fall. But when her bosse...
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Some jobs are coming back, but economy will need years to healJul 12, 2020 6:25 am - Sales were stronger than expected when Macy's reopened its first stores in early May, after a nearly seven-week coronavirus shutdown. But that initial surge soon fizzled...
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Companies are hiring their own epidemiologists to help deal with the pandemicJul 12, 2020 6:18 am - GrubHub wasn't sure how to safely deliver meals during a pandemic. The familiar food safety rules of temperature and sanitation were not enough. Did drivers need masks? ...
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Analysis: Pandemic didn't create working moms' struggle, but it made it impossible to ignoreJul 12, 2020 6:16 am - An old cartoon from 1976 has been circulating on social media recently, titled "My Wife Doesn't Work." In 20 panels, it follows the daily routine of a stay-at-home mom: ...