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Goodbye books, hello health

With summer on the way, you  don’t want to fall in a rut, so think of a nice easy routine for the following weeks. Something to start your morning with, get excited to do during the day, and something relaxing to cap off your night.  I love getting up and working out in the ...

How to make chocolate from beans

When my sister and I were teenagers, we went through a candy-making phase, making many flavors of chocolate truffles, lemon drops, taffy, fondants, peppermint patties and more.  In the many years since, I’ve continued making candies for special occasions.  Truffles are my ...

Restaurants' Survival

MORE COVERAGE Area businesses, agencies and municipalities fought through COVID-19 to continue growing, working and helping others. This article looks at how restaurants faced the pandemic.See Sunday’s Progress 2021 special section to learn about how others fared. Local restaurant owners ...

Brain food for finals

When seasons change, so do our pallets. The days are filled with sunny skies and longer nights, as we approach summer. With more daylight, it leaves more options to space out your time and start new hobbies or get back to old ones. A great way to stay motivated for healthy habits is to keep ...

Quarantine Kitchen: Shrimp Cocktail

By Kate KraderAssociated Press  This looks like a good year for fans of Cinco de Mayo. The May 5 holiday has traditionally been a profitable one for bars and restaurants, ranking even higher than Mother’s Day. Even in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, Mexican restaurants saw a ...