Tea makes a lovely poaching liquid for fresh or dried fruit. It provides a potpourri of flavor options, including the warm, aromatic spiciness of chai, the heady floral essence of jasmine and the smoky intensity of Lapsang souchong, to name a few. The tannic acidity of tea – be it black, white or green – […]
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Shopping? Appy days are here.
More and more shoppers are phoning it in, using apps to pre-order, get discounts, earn freebies and skip the lines. Picture this: You need coffee. But there’s a line at the counter and you need to get to work. Then someone saunters in, brushes past you and grabs their own coffee, ready and waiting, from […]
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The future of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
The procession during last week’s Red Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is a blur in this time exposure. The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul serves in the heart of the city. If you had visited the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in the early 1990s, you would have been […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: Farewell, Drapeau's
If you ever needed to dress like Big Bird — for whatever reason — chances are you went to Drapeau’s Costumes. Same for Santa suits and period theater costumes. That Star Trek convention you don’t talk about. And Halloween. Oh, so many Halloweens. Alas, soon no more. After more than 60 years of pantaloons […]
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Sorting out the many yogurt options
It all started with Greek yogurt. Once available only in specialty stores, in the past decade it has come to dominate the yogurt aisle in just about every grocery store. Its success has opened our minds and taste buds to yogurt’s world of possibilities, clearing the path for other traditional takes on the beloved food. […]
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Dogs are not wolves, so pet food makers put the veggies back
Tell your dog to get ready for quinoa kibble. Pet food trends are following their owners’ tastes. Even the meat-loving brands are marketing plants, the very ingredients they once sidelined-just not the plants the industry has historically relied on, like the high-protein soybean and corn-gluten meals. Instead, Blue Buffalo Co. Ltd. offers a Chicken & […]
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Pet rescue pipeline saves hundreds of animals from communities hit by hurricanes
Lizzie’s hurricane finally ended on a bright September day in a Washington townhouse, four weeks and 1,400 miles from the floodwaters that overwhelmed her Houston neighborhood in August. “Welcome home, Lizzie-poo,” whispered Kayla Robinson, 26, as she carried the still-quivering Chihuahua mix across the threshold to a new life of plentiful food, squeaky toys and […]
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Welcome to my Nightmare on the Ridge
Jeff Strout seems like a very nice man. He’s got those kind eyes, that fuzzy mustache and a generally mild way about him. Nice fellow, Strout. And then autumn rolls around and a kind of madness overtakes him; a madness he is happy to share with the rest of us. He can’t help it. Maybe […]
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Eats: Add love and lusciousness to those lunchboxes
It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago when I was a working mom with four kids to feed. Believe me when I say I know how to pack a lunchbox, but more importantly, I taught those kids, at a very early age, to pack their own lunches. Filling up the lunchboxes was an […]
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The unusual, amazing and often overlooked
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul In August 2001, the Historic Preservation Review Board of the city of Lewiston published a pamphlet. It was a self-guided tour of the history, architecture and culture of the city. More than 100 sites were identified, including the Basilica. The pamphlet could have been called “Look Up!” […]