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The sweet (and bittersweet) taste of summer

Summer drinks should be like summer evenings: long, light and cool. Guest writer A.D. introduces some less common ones to enliven our senses during these wonderful long hot days.

Strawberry Fields Forever

Food traditions bind my family; I'm reminded of that every year when I drive to north-central Massachusetts to pick strawberries with my grandparents.

Comparing Frozen Fish to Fresh

My mother swears by frozen fish. I was unconvinced, and decided to put her statements to the test: could flash-frozen fish taste as good as fresh local fish from the Greenmarket or even fresh fish from a local supermarket?

around April 24, 2006...

I was also writing about:
Still going with the eggs
Today is answer the reader's question day
Brown eggs promote genetic diversity
Global warming and wine production
Go wine tasting in the Hudson River Valley
Creating giant sized snacks
Making your own McDonald's
Brown eggs vs white eggs
I'm not the only ramp fan
Ramp country festival this weekend