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Patch's House & Home
Recipe: Mediterranean Inspired Rice
This side dish was made up when I bought fresh feta last week and wanted to find new ways to use it. After combining the few ingredients I had at home, this side dish was born and it is s...
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Patch's House & Home
Recipe: Homemade Chicken Soup
Even though the winter has been relatively mild, there are still those days when you crave a bowl of homemade chicken soup, especially if you are getting sick. My mom's chicken soup has a...
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Opinion
Sunday Night Supper: Apple Cake and Magic Bars
I love to cook, but I love to bake even more, and what I love the most is when someone shares a recipe that she (or he) really loves and this new dish turns out to be shockingly spectac...
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The Neighborhood Files
Raices to Hold Gardening Workshop Tonight
Raíces Cultural Center will hold an Eco-Culture Sustainability Study and Skillsharing Group from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at their location at 100 Jersey Ave., C-108. The group will discus...
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Patch's House & Home
A Healthy Recipe for the New Year
We knew it would happen. It started with feasting at Thanksgiving followed by a month of eating and more eating as we toasted our way through Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year...
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Patch's House & Home
12 Simple Steps for Going Green in 2012
As we close the door on 2011, many of us are wondering what we can do in the New Year to live a little bit better. If you've got a resolution to make the world a greener place, here'...
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Opinion
2011 Bucket List: Nine Things to Do Before This Old Year is History
Next year is almost here. In 2012, we’re all going to eat better, exercise more, quit those nasty habits, crack down on our children and whip our household into shape, right? Yawn....
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Patch's House & Home
Feel Better with this Holiday Meat Sauce
Why is that mothers can’t stay in bed and be sick? I felt ill one afternoon and went to lie down. There it was. The saddest scene of all. Mom. Lying down. During the day. When other...