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DECORATE YOUR SUMMER PIZZA WITH SQUASH BLOSSOMS

<span class="print_trim">S</span>quash blossoms might make this pizza sound pretty fancy, but it really isn’t. Delicate squash blossoms are everywhere at the farmers market at this time of year. I’ve been eyeing them and contemplating ways to easily incorporate ...

Locally Carei: National Road recipes keep you moving

I have a great interest in the 200 Anniversary of the National Road. I have lived on or within walking distance of the National Road for over half my life. I have been within 5 miles of it, for nearly all of my life, in two different states. I have made close to a million meals in my ...

The Family Table: Swiss chard overload

Last year, we grew enough dinosaur kale and zucchini to feed the entire neighborhood.People who stopped by to see us (or walked by, for that matter) probably felt like they were reverse Halloween’d — tricked instead of treated — because I couldn’t give it away quickly enough.While both ...

THERE’S MORE TO WATERMELON THAN A SUMMER SEED FIGHT

How do you like to eat watermelon? Undoubtedly, itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ a summer treat. I remember hot New England summers when the air was so humid you could slice it with knife. My brothers and I would eat thick watermelon-smiles, as wide as our faces, leaning over the grass, while the juices dribbled down ...

Locally Carei: Any time is a good time for a picnic

Growing up, we were patriotic but usually succumbed to procrastination. So maybe a flag was out, sometimes bunting and other times we would go all out. Some years, my dad would bring home fireworks, such as bottle rockets and firecrackers, but mostly it would be sparklers.Mostly, though, we ...

Locally Carei: Watermelon is a versatile berry — that’s right — berry

This time of year, our thoughts are with the watermelon. My kids are constantly asking for that luscious fruit. Although not available from local producers yet, the southern crop is ready and willing.Originating in Africa, it has been a part of civilization for a while. There were pictures of ...