Employers filled almost 4.15 million jobs in November, a 3 percent increase over the previous month.
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Winter winds call for the warm comfort of mac and cheese
In this grown up version of macaroni and cheese we take a trip to Italy. Sort of. Inspired by the Italian sub popular in the Northeast, we sauteed up salami, garlic peppers, sun-dried tomatoes and onion. Our cheese sauce is creamy and sharp with a mixture of fontina and picante provolone. If you can’t find […]
Warm up inside with spiced hot drinks
With a long winter ahead of us, these drinks may help you cure a cold or at least cheer yourself up.
Appel on Wine: Start your own Languedoc adventures
There’s a lot to say about Languedoc-Roussillon, much of it unkind. Nicknamed the “wine lake” of Europe for its primary role in (over)producing wine in bulk to be sold cheaply, the region encompasses the most square mileage of any wine region in the world. It recedes from the western edge of France’s southeastern corner along […]
Natural Foodie: Give your body what it wants with Real Food Challenge
Don’t obsess. Don’t over-think. And, above all, don’t judge yourself. This is just some of the advice Susan Lebel Young is passing on to the participants in her 30 Day Real Food Challenge. “I wanted to do something that was different than just the next diet,” said Young, a retired psychotherapist who teaches mindfulness and […]
Cookbook Corner: “A Dash and a Dollop”
Senior living centers are not the first sources you think of when searching for new recipes. But where else can you find dishes like Iguana Stew, the creation of Chuck Ohler, who fought in the Philippines in World War II and was held in a Japanese prison camp for more than a year? Atria Senior […]
Soup to Nuts: app happy for Maine restaurants
Smart phone downloadables are all the rage, nowhere more so than in the foodie world.
The Maine Ingredient: A new and healthier meaning for ‘happy meal’
My little one asked me yesterday what a chicken nugget was, and in one of those parenting moments when you realize so many things all at once, I thought about how sheltered she is, how lucky she is, how proud I was of the choices we are able to make and also, how sad that […]
Dive teams to search Kennebec River in Waterville for Ayla Reynolds
A ‘process of elimination’ has led to the call-in of divers, not new evidence or a tip from the public, police say.
Romney romps in New Hampshire
The clear front-runner celebrated his second straight win Wednesday, while Ron Paul finished second. Next up, South Carolina, where Newt Gingrich is polling well.