Recipes

The Best Pumpkins For Pie

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Beginning in early fall, pumpkins begin to arrive at farmer’s markets, supermarkets, nurseries, and fall harvest festivals. Pumpkins are versatile in that they make colorful fall home decorations, but also can be utilized in all sorts of recipes. In fact, pumpkins are a type of winter squash.
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Eat Your Fill Of Apple Treats

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Come October, everything is awash in orange — including food. Pumpkin products are ubiquitous this time of year, and everything from muffins to cookies to coffees are given pumpkin-infused spins. Although it may seem like there is no room on the menu for anything other than pumpkin right now, fans of another fall favorite can […]
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Hearty Chili For Autumn Days

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People choose to adhere to a vegetarian or vegan diet for various reasons. Some people avoid animal products because of ethics, while others want to control their weight with low-calorie foods. Still others may have food allergies or intolerances that make a vegetable-based diet their best option. Cooking vegetarian or vegan can introduce a person […]
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A Tasty Take On Pasta

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The Italian name for toasted bread crumbs cooked in oil and garlic, pangritata adds a crispy crunch to pasta sauce and is often served with an oil-based pepper sauce instead of parmesan. Recipes that include pangritata, such as the following for “Pasta with Anchovies, Bell Peppers and Pangritata” from Sophie Braimbridge’s “Stylish Mediterranean in Minutes” […]
Community News

A Read-Aloud With Officers

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Photo courtesy of the South Country School District Bellport Middle School ENL students were treated to a special Spanish Read Aloud program as part of a partnership with the Suffolk County Police Department of Hispanic Outreach. During the event, Officer Yasmin Gallant read the book “Mis Zapatos y Yo (My Shoes and I)” by Rene […]
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Commended Student Named In North Babylon

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Photo courtesy of North Babylon School District North Babylon High School student Kathryn Iudica has been named a Commended Student in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. About 34,000 Commended students throughout the national were recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although she will not continue in the 2024 competition for a National Merit
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Three Village Students Selected As All-County Musicians

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Pictured: All-County musicians from Ward Melville High School will perform at the NYSCAME Suffolk festival on Nov. 17. Photo courtesy of the Three Village Central School District Thirty-three Ward Melville High School students were selected to perform in the NYSCAME All-County festival later this fall. These students participate in school ensembles and were selected based