Tea makes a lovely poaching liquid for fresh or dried fruit. It provides a potpourri of flavor options, including the warm, aromatic spiciness of chai, the heady floral essence of jasmine and the smoky intensity of Lapsang souchong, to name a few. The tannic acidity of tea – be it black, white or green – […]
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Shopping? Appy days are here.
More and more shoppers are phoning it in, using apps to pre-order, get discounts, earn freebies and skip the lines. Picture this: You need coffee. But there’s a line at the counter and you need to get to work. Then someone saunters in, brushes past you and grabs their own coffee, ready and waiting, from […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: Farewell, Drapeau's
If you ever needed to dress like Big Bird — for whatever reason — chances are you went to Drapeau’s Costumes. Same for Santa suits and period theater costumes. That Star Trek convention you don’t talk about. And Halloween. Oh, so many Halloweens. Alas, soon no more. After more than 60 years of pantaloons […]
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Eats: Add love and lusciousness to those lunchboxes
It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago when I was a working mom with four kids to feed. Believe me when I say I know how to pack a lunchbox, but more importantly, I taught those kids, at a very early age, to pack their own lunches. Filling up the lunchboxes was an […]
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The unusual, amazing and often overlooked
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul In August 2001, the Historic Preservation Review Board of the city of Lewiston published a pamphlet. It was a self-guided tour of the history, architecture and culture of the city. More than 100 sites were identified, including the Basilica. The pamphlet could have been called “Look Up!” […]
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Mystery Photo for October 15
Mystery Photo for October 15, 2017 If you can identify where this photo was taken, contact us at [email protected] or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voice mail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be eligible for a drawing for a $20 Hannaford Supermarkets gift card. Find the Mystery Photo […]
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Pet rescue pipeline saves hundreds of animals from communities hit by hurricanes
Lizzie’s hurricane finally ended on a bright September day in a Washington townhouse, four weeks and 1,400 miles from the floodwaters that overwhelmed her Houston neighborhood in August. “Welcome home, Lizzie-poo,” whispered Kayla Robinson, 26, as she carried the still-quivering Chihuahua mix across the threshold to a new life of plentiful food, squeaky toys and […]
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To make this frittata, use your noodles
Just when you think you’ve had every kind of frittata in the egg playbook, along comes yet another good one to tackle. This noodle version has ingredients that are standard issue at the supermarket these days, yet I had never had them combined in quite this way. The pasta invoked is a Chinese egg noodle, […]
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Why parents who pay their kids for chores are getting it wrong
Eighty-three percent of parents who give their kids an allowance believe they should earn it by doing chores, according to an annual T. Rowe Price survey. Those parents are getting it wrong, if you believe a pile of parenting books going back a couple of decades that say an allowance should be for learning — […]
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Sorting out the many yogurt options
It all started with Greek yogurt. Once available only in specialty stores, in the past decade it has come to dominate the yogurt aisle in just about every grocery store. Its success has opened our minds and taste buds to yogurt’s world of possibilities, clearing the path for other traditional takes on the beloved food. […]