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If anybody was meant to be an actress it was Carolyn Hennesy. Before she cut her first tooth she was hanging out on sound stages with her late father, Academy Award-winning production designer Dale Hennesy.
The father of one of the southern Minnesota teenagers charged with sexually humiliating and abusing numerous vulnerable nursing home residents said in a nationally televised statement Thursday that some of the allegations against his daughter are not "as they appear" and "have been distorted" in news accounts.
Seven Western states will face more water shortages in the years ahead as climate change exacerbates the strains drought and a growing population have put on the Colorado River, scientists say.
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Try it: This multi-tasking Chinese blend combines a quintet of spices to potent and aromatic effect. "The ancient Chinese believed the number five had curative powers, and ... (five-spice powder) probably began as an herbal medicine," Martin Yan writes in his "Culinary Journeys Through China."
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-- Lobster and crab meats can lend a luxurious touch tso a meal, and they have the price tag to prove it.
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By Suzanne Boyle -- If you know someone who loves to cook, then delivering a kitchen- or food-related gift for the holidays is bound to earn you at least one homemade cookie!
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Chiles and chilis Believe it or not, America in general still doesn't know the difference between a chile with an "e" and chili, with an "i." A fresh or dried pepper is a chile.
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If you're thinking ahead about how to keep the kids busy this winter, consider what a group of area youngsters did recently. Five students at Young Chefs Academy in O'Fallon won Third Place in the Group Category of the 19th Annual Gingerbread Walk in Belleville. During two baking sessions, Morgan Barnum, Anna Flath, Alex Mueth, Neal Shekar and Tiffani Volkman created -- with direction from instructor Dina Volkman -- "Young Chefs Express," a train made entirely of edible ingredients.-
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Q. I have tried to grow pumpkins for the last three years and I have never grown a pumpkin yet. Something happens to the stem somewhere along the line and the vine suddenly wilts or the leaves get some kind of disease. Also are there different kinds of pumpkins such as for use in pies and making jack-o-lanterns? How much space does it require for those mini-pumpkins? Is it the same as regular pumpkins?
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Q. We told my brother earlier this summer that we would come to his house for Christmas. He and his wife have been asking us to come for the last two years. It's a long driving trip, though, and we just received a puppy from one of my other brothers for our youngest daughter. What a predicament we have with what to do about taking this puppy with us.
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Whover said "Life is a game" never played Monopoly with my sister.
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As Thanksgiving week begins, let me pause and say "thank you" for:
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Q. My father passed away last month. He was taking a wide assortment of medications, and now we have a cupboard full of them. Are there any groups that accept them? It seems a shame to throw them all away, considering how much they cost and all the people who could benefit.
