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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Can we all just agree that candy corn is the worst of the classic candies?
And with Turkey Dinner Candy Corn, Brach’s has miraculously found a way to make this cavity-inducing nub of wax even more unappealing.

Chapter 1: The exquisite normalcy of chopping an onion

Welcome to the apocalypse. It’s going to be delicious.

Chapter 2: Soooo. I hear you bought some beans.

Beans have always been a punch line, an insult, unfairly maligned. The musical fruit. Something you’re full of. A whole hill of them? Not worth much.

Chapter 3: Herbs might save us

Don’t forget to celebrate spring.

Chapter 4: Let a nation of bread bakers arise

Often seen as the final, intimidating frontier of baking, bread is now becoming our national project.

Chapter 5: The freezer is a time capsule

Today I took out a tub of soup from the freezer. Turkey barley. My mother brought it the last time she visited. Once it’s gone, I don’t know when I’ll taste my mother’s cooking again.

Chapter 6: Cabbage, a love story

During the Great Potato Famine, cabbage was there for Ireland. And during the Great Sequestration of 2020, cabbage is here for you. For an uncannily long time.

Chapter 7: The Ghosts of Quarantine Future

Weeks ahead of us, what have the people in Italy learned about life in quarantine that we, now, might learn from them?

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DEVRA FIRST

For local restaurants, Thanksgiving isn’t canceled. It’s pared down and available to go

This holiday season, change is on the menu.

These spoons are designed to make your measuring more precise

When you squeeze the stainless steel handles, a scraper sweeps across the spoon, shoving off the excess flour, baking soda or powder, or other ingredient.

‘The New Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia’ hits the market this week

The latest edition is the first update of the comprehensive guide since 2011 and is published by National Geographic, another first.

GETTING SALTY

For this new candy shop owner, life is still sweet (just don’t feed her Snickers)

Greer Missouri runs sukker & sweet with her husband, Michael, but switched away from penny candy due to the pandemic.

WHAT SHE'S HAVING

Lightly charred, tender roasted vegetables celebrate roots; please don’t serve them crunchy

Give everything in the pan enough time to caramelize and soften.

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Can we all just agree that candy corn is the worst of the classic candies?

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Recipes: Three hearty Mexican soups

Bumbleberry Farms turns honey into creamy spreads, and crafts flavors based on what plants bees feast on

Sweet Orange Blossom comes from Florida beekeepers, and Blueberry Blossom Honey from bees feasting on the blooms of Maine blueberry bushes.

I vote to keep the First Lady Cookie Contest alive. Here’s why.

For one thing, everything else is hard to digest. We could use a sweet spot this election cycle.

FOOD

Krasi Greek’s food is as good at home as it is in-house

A month after the Back Bay restaurant opened, it had to close down. It’s back with COVID regulations in place and another outstanding menu.

TABLES

Tim and Bronwyn Wiechmann plan a virtual Somerville café, plus a new spot for seafood and the return of a steak house favorite

Restaurant news you can use.

DEVRA FIRST

First came the beans. Then came the bánh mì.

A couple wanted to share Vietnamese coffee culture with Boston. At Bánh Mì Oi in West Roxbury, the menu expanded.

6 local pop-ups worth seeking out

Track them down and try them for yourself.

DEVRA FIRST

The pandemic’s pop-up explosion

On the dining scene, novelty now comes in the form of happenings rather than openings.

WHAT SHE'S HAVING

Earnest Drinks makes an earnest go of it in Kendall Square

Cheese dogs, Kool-Aid pickles, and idiosyncratic humor are on the menu.