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Food Notes: Tasty recipes for meatless meals during Lenten season

By Amanda M. Rye 2 days ago

The annual wassailing of the apple trees at Terhune Orchards is one more event that could have been a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. But you don’t have to miss out on the festivities thanks to the inventive ideas of the owners who have made it possible to celebrate virtually or in person at the farm in Lawrence.

The orchard traditionally stages the wassail event amid its oldest apple trees each winter, with dancing, music and cider-soaked bits of bread to thank the trees for the last harvest and bless them for the next one. Based on an ancient British custom that is designed to help keep them safe from evil spirits, it’s a bright spot during the cold winter months.

For a virtual celebration visit the website youtube.com/watch?v=lTjyw_vEnlo&feature=youtu.be, to watch a celebratory video with Terhune staffer Elaine Madigan. Alternatively, visitors can come to the farm in person during

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Dining’s new pandemic reality: shorter menus, quicker meals, and ugly-delicious dishes

By Amanda M. Rye 3 days ago

Every departure from his original dream was made to keep his staff employed, he says. “No one is going to order a $68 steak to go,” he thought when the pandemic emptied his dining room last year. Beran replaced eight ounces of dry-aged rib-eye with the same amount of hanger steak for $30. “Fancy food doesn’t travel well,” the chef says. So his dishes became more rustic (cassoulet was a recent possibility), and portions grew, giving customers the option of leftovers.

“We’ve gone from pressed duck served tableside to a glorified cheese sandwich,” he says — and from a menu with 32 dishes to a dozen.

Almost a year into what insiders liken to an extinction event for the industry, with 110,000 restaurants closed during the pandemic, diners are adjusting to the reality of fewer menu choices, briefer dining times, online ordering and dishes whose looks take a back seat

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Easy Home made Meals Presents Kids Can Make

By Amanda M. Rye 2 weeks ago

Our probiotic Kefir Cream Frosting is the one frosting recipe you’ll ever want! Severability. If any a part of this settlement to arbitrate is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, the court will reform the agreement to the extent essential to cure the unenforceable half(s), and the parties will arbitrate their Dispute(s) regardless of or reliance upon the unenforceable part(s). Nonetheless, if for any reason the Class Action Waiver set forth under in subsection 14.2.c cannot be enforced as to some or all the Dispute, then the agreement to arbitrate will not apply to that Dispute or portion thereof. Any Disputes lined by any deemed unenforceable Class Action Waiver provision may solely be litigated in a courtroom of competent jurisdiction, but the the rest of the agreement to arbitrate might be binding and enforceable. To avoid any doubt or uncertainty, the parties don’t conform to class … Read More

3 best vegetarian dinner recipes for healthy, cozy meals

By Amanda M. Rye 2 weeks ago

As someone who loves vegetables, low-maintenance cooking and pasta, I’m always trying to combine these three things in new, unfussy ways. For example, while I love eggplant, I am not a fan of the salting step, though it is usually necessary, so I sometimes find myself skipping eggplant dishes out of laziness — until now. Enter my new favorite broiler method that leaves out that salting step. As you’ll see below, each dish has its own little spin to keep things easy, a tad healthier and, most importantly, delicious. Here, you’ll find three vegetarian recipes that hit the cozy, comforting mark — without a ton of effort.

Baked Lemony Broccoli and Mushroom Pasta

Courtesy Adam Friedlander

This deeply flavorful, silky pasta studded with broccoli, mushrooms and garlic is finished off with some breadcrumbs for crunch, soft dollops of creamy ricotta and quick-pickled peppers for a tiny bit of heat to balance it out. For a lighter

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