Finally today was not a snow day! The kids are back to school and this is going to be a very hectic week of catch up and activities. How will I pull off making Rachael Ray meals all week? What have I gotten myself into?
What I have learned about myself is that I thrive on being really busy.
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Restaurant owners introduce customers to cuisine of Thailand
Aithit Worrathong says the great thing about Thai food is the cuisine offers a little something for everyone.
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Cheryle Finley: Love slow cooker for Valentine’s dinner
Where is this year going? In less than a week, it’s already Valentine’s Day. My husband, Chris, and I will be at Granny Shafer’s enjoying the food and the Duke Mason Band.
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Wine producers campaign for truth in labeling
Napa Valley wine producers will go a long way to protect their good name, all the way to Thailand if necessary.
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Cheryle Finley: Super party calls for super plan
It’s just a few days until the Super Bowl, which means football and, most importantly to me, lots of grazing at the food tables. I would be hard pressed to tell you which teams are playing for the Super Bowl title, but it’s easy to tell you some great cooking and eating ideas for game day or any day when you are entertaining a group of family and friends.
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Dave Woods: Sam Adams founder talks passion, pride and football
Jim, founder of the Boston Beer Company, is the brewer behind Sam Adams stable of craft ales and lagers. I hooked up with Jim by phone recently after touring his Jamaica Plain, Mass., brewery. The crew at the brewery was super friendly and offered great insight into Sam Adams beers. All of Sam’s beer recipes are developed inside the small brewery in JP.
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Top football cities and the beers their fans love
Many of America’s great football cities are great beer cities, too. Even if your team didn’t make the final game this season, you can enjoy a taste of your favorite home team with these locally available brews.
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Head to head: Football, beer aficionados offer best bets for Super Bowl, super party
On Sunday, millions of football fanatics across the country will huddle together around big screen TVs, pass the chips and dips and kick up their heels as the New England Patriots and New York Giants face off in Super Bowl XLVI.
“It’s a natural relationship,” Walkenhorst said. “Beer is the ultimate social beverage. The Super Bowl is the ultimate social event, so they just go hand in hand.” -
Jam, chicken mesh in delicious Super Bowl dish
When it comes to making pulled chicken, it’s hard to beat the two-ingredient simplicity of simmering chicken breasts in a bottle of barbecue sauce.
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Cheryle Finley: End results vary depending on cook
When we were novice cooks, how many of us wondered if we could get away with substituting baking soda for baking powder? Probably most of us. So what happens when we don’t follow the recipe, especially the first time we are trying a new dish?
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Chinese secret: Broth is key to hot and sour soup
To see what Kham Luong says is the essence of traditional Chinese hot and sour soup, all you have to do is dip your spoon into a bowl of the soup served at the Lotus Garden Restaurant, 1818 W. Seventh St., and look at the broth.
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