I have loved our new tradition of sharing holiday recipes from readers in our annual guide that inserted into our newspapers last week. It’s so interesting to see what dishes everyone makes for their own friends and families this time of year. One dish that really intrigued me came from Rachel Hindle of Yoder. It …
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One of the iconic quotes in the movie “Jurassic Park” comes from Jeff Goldblum’s character, Dr. Ian Malcolm. “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could,” he says, “they didn’t stop to think if they should.” That seemed to be the collective sentiment from family and friends this week when I told them what …
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I’ve read that one of the reasons podcast advertising tends to work well is because listeners grow to really trust hosts of those shows over time. I have several shows I listen to regularly, and I refer to the hosts as “my friends I’ve never met.” Having someone’s voice in your ear on a regular …
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I am always amazed at how many different kinds of pumpkins and gourds you can find this time of year. In my mind, a lot of the stranger ones are merely for decoration, but after some recent research, I discovered that many of them are actually supposed to be pretty tasty. It was that research …
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While watching random cooking shows over the years, I picked up the advice from several chefs that if you’re cooking with wine, you should choose a bottle you would actually want to drink, or it isn’t worth using in your recipe. I have never heard the same advice for beer. I have used some of …
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A few months ago, I did something I do all the time: make a recipe for this column. Unfortunately, I forgot a crucial step: taking a photo of the end product. We hosted a stop on a wine walk in Newton, and after looking up good pairings for wine, I landed on homemade cheese straws. …
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One of my duties as a speech and debate coach over the years was hosting weekend tournaments. And part of that duty was organizing a concession stand to feed all of the students who came. That meant buying what felt like a heinous amount of hot dogs, chips and candy, along with tons of pop …
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I first met Joey when I was 19 years old, and even then, he was forced into being my recipe guinea pig. I decided that I wanted to make a fancy meal for him one weekend, so I hunted for some ideas and came up with a brisket dish for two, and I decided to …
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In 2024, the Joetta Di Bella and Fred C. Sautter III Center for Strategic Communication in the School of Communication and Media at Montclair State University released a study about the ongoing popularity of pumpkin spice lattes. Apparently, according to their study, apple spice was starting to edge out pumpkin on the popularity scale last …
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One of the best parts of hosting events in our office is that I can make food I know Joey will hate and share it with everyone who comes. Last week, when we hosted a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the newly finished windows on our Newton building, I pulled out one such recipe, which featured green …
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