By Christine Condon From The Baltimore Sun Baltimore—Though New Englanders will be missing out on a total solar eclipse passing over Western Australia in 2023, and a “ring of fire” eclipse crossing the Western United States, there’s still plenty to look for in the skies in the coming year. Eastern observers will be able to…
The Wine Options Game
Once you really delve deeply into wine, the passion to buy fine wine while it’s still available and its price hasn’t leaped into the stratosphere can become an obsession. The feeling is both heady and worrisome. On the one hand, we love having great wines in the cellar, improving, but soon we realize we have…
Creamy Hungarian Mushroom Soup Is a One-Pot Winner
Soups are the original one-pot comfort food. In this hearty and rich Hungarian mushroom soup, fresh mushrooms are sautéed, releasing moisture and concentrating their umami flavor. The soup is seasoned with Hungarian paprika, fresh dill, and thyme, and finished with tangy sour cream. It’s a soup that deserves a place at the table all winter…
Answers to Your Questions on Credit Unions, Banks and Deadbeat Parents
Credit Unions Versus Banks Dear Mary: What is the difference between a bank and a credit union? —Justina Dear Justina: Great question! A bank is a for-profit financial business run by paid board members that’s primary purpose is to make profits for the shareholders. A credit union is a nonprofit financial business that’s owned by…
Three Ways to Make a Home Video Tour
Dear Monty: We will sell our home on our own in the spring. We want a video so people can preview the house first to see if it will work for them. It saves us from showing the house to someone that walks away because they didn’t like the floor plan. We save time getting…
Pantry Noodles Could Offer a Surprise Every Time You Make Them
Choose your own adventure with these noodles! They’re delicious with peanut butter and tahini alike. Plus, you can use whatever frozen vegetables you have on hand and finish the dish off with any herbs still hanging out in your crisper. Pantry Peanut Noodles Serves 4 Active Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes 8 ounces…
January Is for Slow-Cooking
It’s a slow-cooking time of year, which calls for a meal like this: an aromatic pot of braised short ribs, blanketed in a richly fortified sauce, exuding warmth and comfort. This stew will satisfy any cravings for cozy, wintry food and focus your attention solely on the task of digging into this fragrant pot, one…
Banana Cream Pie Is Sunshine in a Pie Dish
In a lineup of classic Southern pies, banana cream pie wins first place for being literal sunshine in a pie dish. Cold pastry cream filling, fresh bananas, a flaky pie crust, all topped with dollops of fluffy whipped cream? It’s a recipe for smiles. But the best part about cold pies, like this banana cream…
White Chicken Chili
View the print-ready version of this article on Once Upon A Chef. When chili is made with chicken or turkey, white beans, and broth (rather than tomatoes), it is called “white chili” because it appears light in color rather than a deep red. It’s a bit lighter and brothier than ground beef chili or Texas-style chili, but it’s…
Eagle Watching Season Takes Flight With Events Through February
By Valerie Schremp Hahn From St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis—It’s time for the eagles, like any migrating birds, to follow the Mississippi Flyway south and grab a few snacks along the way. It’s also time for crowds of humans to grab their binoculars and watch. The Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau based in Alton,…
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