Peter Kelsch, a third-generation farmer in southeastern Idaho, kills Kelsch Farms’ russet Burbank potato plants three weeks before harvest. Once the plants are dead, the potatoes’ skins harden and cure over time, leading to less starchy potatoes and, ultimately, better mashed potatoes. “If you dig a green potato, it won’t mash as well,” Mr. Kelsch…
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If you’re cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the first time, there’s no need to panic. Plan ahead, keep it simple and delegate when necessary. Below are 18 foolproof recipes to guarantee a memorable meal for you and your guests. Melissa Clark’s recipe for simple roast turkey will not steer you wrong. So many readers say this…
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Thanksgiving isn’t exactly a colorful vegetable-forward occasion. The holiday’ palette is rather somber: There’s a lot of brown, beige, camel and dull green, and a few nice autumnal colors thanks to cranberry sauce and candied yams. Don’t get me wrong — I have no quarrel with brussels sprouts, bread stuffing and mashed potatoes on my…
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Egad, it’s November — let the countdown to Thanksgiving begin! The first item on your to-do list should be to order the turkey if you haven’t already done so. Remember that if you are getting a frozen turkey, you’ll need a day for every four pounds to defrost it safely in the fridge. That 16-pounder…
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“That makes me feel old as mold,” she said. “I remember being 21 and thinking, ‘My God, one day they’ll redo and remake them. But I’ll be so old by then! I’ll be dead!’” You get the sense Lawrence is eager to fast-forward past her ingénue period. “Let’s be real, I’m only getting closer to…
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Our son and his fiancée, both 24, are getting married next summer. The bride’s mother has commandeered the planning. When the kids express an opinion, she gets huffy and overrules them. Early on, she asked my son, “Are your parents splitting the cost of the wedding with us?” Flustered, he said yes. But no one…
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Today’s wildly ornamented creations veer even further from tradition and toward self-expression. In Berlin, Hana Betakova, 29, sells surreal tiered cakes through her bakery, Růstcakes, that are edible studies in opposition. She likes to work with aquafaba meringue, which is easily shaped into peaked dollops, obscuring the fluffy crumb within. Her signature style pairs frosting…
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Shortly after Santina Rizzi graduated from Florida State University in spring 2021 with a degree in political science, she started working as a paralegal at a Miami law firm where the office dress code was business casual: button-up shirts, long skirts (or short skirts with tights) and closed-toe shoes. Ms. Rizzi frequently opted for crop…
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WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans, eyeing a midterm election victory that could hand them control of the House and the Senate, have embraced plans to reduce federal spending on Social Security and Medicare, including cutting benefits for some retirees and raising the retirement age for both safety net programs. The Republican Party is billing the moves…
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Lawmakers are seeking to make online assistance of suicide a federal crime, pushing to hold accountable both individual users and the tech companies and websites that allow such content on their platforms. A bipartisan bill introduced in the House of Representatives on Monday, the Stop Online Suicide Assistance Forums Act, comes amid rising concern over…
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