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Not too late to cook vegetarian chili for Super Bowl Sunday

1:26 PM Sun, Feb 07, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Still making your plans for viewing tonight's epic battle between Peyton Manning and his Indy Colts and Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints? How about something fresh and easy from Muir Glen Organics which has some of the......

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Second-biggest eating day of the year? Super Sunday

manning_biopod.jpg 12:02 PM Fri, Feb 05, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Gatorade scientist Melissa Tippet helps New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning into a BodPod for a body composition analysis at the Gatorade Performance Lab set up on the Super Bowl site in Miami. If you're a football fan, you......

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Learn about chocolate history in R.I. tonight! For free.

11:29 AM Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Just a decade before Rhode Island became a state and Samuel Slater began textile manufacturing, the Blackstone River Valley was thriving as a manufacturer of chocolate. Find out about the legacy of chocolate making with a free event tonight,......

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Food stamp sales way up at R.I. farmers' markets

6:12 PM Tue, Feb 02, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Farm Fresh RI has posted the latest numbers for sales using food stamps at their many farmers' markets, and the numbers are dramatic in their increase. Back in 2007, when food stamps were first accepted at the markets, only......

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Seared Sea Scallops and Pomegranate Juice Reduction

9:52 PM Thu, Jan 28, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Here's a lovely recipe for a light, antioxidant-rich dinner. I found it in "Light & Healthy 2010" from America's Test Kitchen. And it made my always hungry husband very happy. Before you start, remove the muscle on the scallops.......

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Local 121 wins the 1st ever national award given on behalf of nation's mayors et al

2:00 PM Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | | Comments (3)
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Providence's Local 121 is the first restaurant nationwide to receive a new award to be given annually which recognizes restaurants for contributions to their communities by supporting mayoral sustainable initiatives. The U.S. Conference of Mayors, National Restaurant Association and......

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Cuban Revolution to bring in live music; expands to N.C.

6:14 PM Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Gail Ciampa    Email

Call it the marriage of Providence food and entertainment scene. That's the way Cuban Revolution and Providence's Black Repertory Company are describing the addition of live music into the restaurant's three locations. That's the other bit of news. Who knew......

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