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The stuffed-pumpkin dish that will make vegetarians (and everyone else) happy this Thanksgiving

If you’re cooking for vegetarians at Thanksgiving, it’s hard to resist the stuffed-pumpkin idea. The vegetarians have their main dish, everyone else has another side, and all is right with t...

DATE: Nov 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Organic-food purists assail the designation for hydroponics

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Can a tomato grown in a nutrient solution instead of dirt be called “organic”? Some purists don’t think so. The National Organic Standards Board, which advises t...

DATE: Nov 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

To make an excellent Cosmo, don’t mess up the key ingredient

For years, the cranberry was one of my favorite fruits, based entirely on my experiences with it this time of year, slathering its saucified form onto everything on my Thanksgiving plate, be...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

The ultimate guide to your first stress-free Thanksgiving

Maybe it’s your first time cooking for Thanksgiving. Or maybe you’re hoping this is the first time you’ll prepare it without inviting stress into the kitchen, too. Whatever the case, I have ...

DATE: Nov 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Communities to gather for Thanksgiving feasts

Pine River Shares potluck The fifth annual Pine River Shares Thanksgiving turkey dinner-potluck will be Friday, Nov. 17, at the old community gym on South Street in Bayfield. Serving will st...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

In Ecuadorean cave, meals offered in darkness by the blind

QUITO, Ecuador – On the outskirts of Ecuador’s capital, young couples and families venture into a pitch-black cave in search of an unlikely experience: a meal in the dark. Blind w...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Starbucks’ next move: Italian restaurants

After years of trying to win over lunch and dinner crowds, Starbucks is preparing to open its first stand-alone Italian restaurant. The company is teaming up with Princi, a small ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Eating bugs can help the environment. So how do we get past the ick factor?

Will people eat insects? They’re not exactly the new kale, but insects are definitely having a moment aboveground. Insect protein is catching the attention of environme...

DATE: Nov 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Give Brussels sprouts the sweet-and-sour treatment

When it comes to food, here are three of my favorite words, especially when they’re together: sweet and sour. What is it about this combination that is so appealing once it hits the palate? ...

DATE: Nov 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Sherry and vermouth, now starring in fall cocktails

In my version of the 1993 film “Groundhog Day” – in which Bill Murray gets stuck living the same winter day over and over, waking time after time to his alarm clock blasting lines from “I Go...

DATE: Nov 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

This one-pot meal marries risotto magic with a good-for-you grain

A warm and slithery slurp of minestrone is all well and good, but I’m even more partial to the next-day thickening that occurs when the soup’s pasta or grains have been refrigerated in tomat...

DATE: Nov 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food