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Thanksgiving classic: Bok Choy Salad

Catherine Stollak — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:39:13 +0000

I think salad has its place, but it’s not my favorite part of the meal. It often seems just too predictable. This one isn’t. It goes beyond lettuce and vegetables to add both a slight sweetness and a little tang.
My aunt made this more than a decade ago and it’s been a family favorite ever since.
Bok [...]

Lawrence’s Calzetta to pitch at UMass Lowell

Hector Longo — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:41:46 +0000

Eagle-Tribune Baseball MVP Mike Calzetta has signed to play baseball for Ken Harring at UMass Lowell on a partial baseball scholarship.
“It seems like a good group, been there in the summer program as a kid, and I feel that they can get me ready for the next level,” said Calzetta.
The 6-foot-5 right-hander possibly left a [...]

New Methuen city councilor hits the airwaves

J.J. Huggins — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:37:48 +0000

METHUEN - Newly elected West District City Councilor Jim Hajjar, who takes office in January, has years of business experience and campaigned on the plan “to transform Methuen from a government of personal and political agendas, to one of sound business principles and practices.”
He will be the guest on Tuesday’s edition of the “Politically Active” [...]

Pagliuca heading into the ET newsroom

Noah R. Bombard — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:50:43 +0000

U.S. Senate hopeful Stephen Pagliuca will be stopping by The Eagle-Tribune newsroom today to talk about his campaign to fill the seat of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.
Pagliuca is the third of several candidates for the seat to stop by the newsroom on the campaign trail. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is scheduled to come [...]

Thanksgiving classics: Sweet potatoes with marshmallows

Catherine Stollak — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:10:13 +0000

Food is popular for any holiday, but there’s no food holiday quite like Thanksgiving. Nationwide cooks are pulling out family recipes, or looking for ways to supplement the classics with something new. So I’m kicking off these two weeks of cooking with some of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes and stories.
To start things off easy, it’s [...]

Wow, the ‘Where is Hector?’ comments surface

Hector Longo — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:10:12 +0000

OK, sorry about all the delays.
Took Saturday, my 44th birthday, away from the blog and took the the wife and Ollie to Star Wars in Concert at the Garden.
Wow. i thought Nick laSpada’s Friday night show was spectacular. You should have seen Star Wars, and the music was stupendous.
Back to the gridiron.
My thoughts on the [...]

Vegas says: Saints-Colts Super Bowl

Bill Burt — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:23:55 +0000

Las Vegas oddsmakers opened the season with the Patriots as the favorites to win the Super Bowl.
Well, the Patriots have something to prove this weekend if they want to get back in good stead with the gamblers of the free world.
The New Orleans Saints are listed as the favorites to win the Super Bowl. If [...]

Here today, gone tomorrow — Fresh City shutters doors

Noah R. Bombard — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:49:48 +0000

Talk about fast food. It was business as usual at Fresh City on Turnpike Street in North Andover yesterday. Customers dined on the franchise’s signature sandwiches, wraps, burritos, salads and stir fry. Today, however, the Fresh City sign that adorned the building is down and by 3 p.m. crews had moved most of the restaurant’s [...]

My Week 10 NFL picks … Pats in squeaker

Bill Burt — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:03:24 +0000

Sunday’s games
New England 24, INDIANAPOLIS 23 … Pats officially contenders
TENNESSEE 27, Buffalo 20 … Titans playing like decent team
New Orleans 31, ST. LOUIS 24 … Probably tougher than expected
MIAMI 31, Tampa Bay 17 … A must-win for Dolphins
MINNESOTA 38, Detroit 13… Rested Vikings romp
N.Y. JETS 24, Jacksonville 13 … Big deal
PITTSBURGH 24, [...]

Pinkerton-Salem football Friday video for your viewing pleasure…

Hector Longo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:05:37 +0000