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Cooking by the book

Anyone who does any amount of cooking likely has at least a few cookbooks. If you’re my mother, you might have a few hundred. There are some you keep only for one recipe and some that you use on a weekly basis. Many are divided by theme — appetizers and desserts, meat or vegan, Italian [...]

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Do you watch Diners, Drive-ins and Dives?

If you’re a fan of the Food Network, you’ll want to catch Guy Fieri as he comes to Lowell later this month. The Guy Fieri Roadshow starts its monthlong tour with a stop at Lowell Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $39.50, $49.50, $150, and $250. The auditorium is located at 50 [...]

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Pumpkin chili is a great seasonal meal

Halloween has passed and your jack-o-lantern’s night in the spotlight is over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy the seasonal taste of pumpkin.
We celebrated Halloween in the newsroom and I found this great pumpkin chili recipe to give a favorite dish a different twist. I was asked how many alarms this chili had [...]

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Bacon Maple Pancakes make a great brunch

Sometimes the easiest recipes are also the best. That proved to be the case with the Bacon Maple Pancakes I made as the Saturday night newsroom honored our neighbors to the north, Canada.
This simple recipe put a new spin on a breakfast favorite, combining pancakes and bacon in one dish. I can easily imagine enjoying [...]

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It’s not easy being a green tomato

If there was any doubt that garden season was over, snow over the last few days sealed it. Thanks to a poor growing season, blight and worms, I only got a handful of red plum tomatoes this year, and none of the bigger ‘big boy’ hybrids.
Instead, I ended up with several plants falling over from [...]

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Get a taste of Andover Oct. 28

The Taste of Andover, highlighting the restaurants of Andover and North Andover, returns on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
The event, running from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Wyndham Andover Hotel on Old River Road in Andover, will feature appetizers, desserts and a variety of menu items from approximately 25 restaurants and food establishments in Andover and [...]

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Are you a fan of Iron Chef?

It’s a Sunday night TV staple for me. A new Iron Chef will be added soon, with competition for the coveted spot to start this Sunday night. Tell me who you’re rooting for and if there’s a test you’d like to see!

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Cake in the usual spot

If you work in the Eagle-Tribune newsroom, chances are you get an email with that message at least once a month, sometimes a few times a week, as we celebrate birthdays, departures or other big days. As soon as we see any food on that table in the back of the room, we flock to [...]

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Raytheon growth leads to expansion, new jobs

ANDOVER - Raytheon, which has an enormous facility on Lowell Street, has been making a lot of news lately.
Take, for example, the Patriot missile systems. The guidance systems for the popular weapon are built in Andover by the company’s Integrated Defense Systems, which is headquartered in Tewksbury. The Patriot is designed to intercept incoming [...]

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Celebrate culture, food in Lawrence

Labor Day weekend in Lawrence means a weekend of celebrations, from the Lebanese celebration at Mahrajan to the Bread & Roses Festival to the Feast of the Three Saints. This is my fourth Labor Day in the Merrimack Valley, and every year around this time the newsroom talk turns to rice balls, crispellis and all [...]

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