Boxwood hedges are a classic design element of both formal and informal or cottage-style gardens. They function as the structure or “bones” of a garden. Learn how to design, plant and care for boxwood hedges of your own.
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I was 6 or 7 the first time I ate Chinese food. It was the sort of Chinese-Canadian restaurant found in any small Canadian town. Décor reminiscent of a hotel conference room mixed with accent pieces that signal Western notions of “the orient” - paint
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These ginger molasses cookies are the latest success in my ongoing efforts to master cookie baking. So far, I’ve found recipes I love for chocolate chip, shortbread and now these ginger cookies. Not an extensive or impressive list, admittedly, but, t
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The pictures for this sandwich post and its recipe have been sitting on my computer for weeks, waiting for words to accompany them. But every time I tried to write, my heart sank. The ambivalence I felt about food media in the wake of the election
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I doubt I am alone in my feelings of ambivalence over writing about food given the current cultural and political climate. The disheartening results of last month’s American election* came, for me, in the midst of a particularly trying fall term as a
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