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One-pan wonder; Cider-braised chicken with apples and Brussels sprouts Fall ushers in a different kind of cooking for many home cooks. When the weather gets cooler, we're happy to trade cooking outside on the grill for baking, roasting or sauteing dinner on the stovetop. by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 8:45pm

Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Let's make a deal: No more dry, tough, bland chicken breasts for dinner. Instead, it's time to embrace moist, flavorful dark meat chicken thighs. by The Daily Meal Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 8:44pm

This lemony marinade does double duty In the market squares of Sicily and Calabria, street vendors baste thick swordfish chops with a bright blend of lemon juice and olive oil, grilling them over smoldering coals and filling the air with an alluring mix of char and sweet. The simple, ancient combination is called salmoriglio, and it's the primary way fish is served in southern Italy. by Milk Street Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 8:41pm

Sambal skewers spicy, sour, sweet and salty, all at once "The first time I watched the sky bleed tones of orange and red as the sun set over the sea in my father's hometown of Kupang, Timor, it struck me as a moment of coming home — but to a place I had never been before," writes Australia-based chef and author Lara Lee in her cookbook, "Coconut *amp; Sambal: Recipes from My Indonesian Kitchen." by The Washington Post Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 8:38pm

Plant-based foods expand, with consumers hungry for more In the fall of 2018, Jenny Goldfarb suddenly had a craving for a corned beef and pastrami sandwich. by NYTimes News Service Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 8:28pm

What's with all the salmonella alerts for people and dog food? It seems like every week, the Food and Drug Administration issues an alert about salmonella contamination in the food supply. You're told to avoid eating prosciutto and salami (we say they're always to be avoided anyway) or to ditch your dog's fancy food. Recent outbreaks of salmonella illness have been linked to contaminated fruit and vegetables, eggs, raw chicken, cooked shrimp and ground turkey. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates salmonella causes 1.2 million foodborne illnesses and 450 deaths annually in the U.S. Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 8:25pm

Pasta pointers from a chef Dear Heloise: As a chef in a well-know restaurant, I learned a lot about how to work with pasta, and I'd like to pass on some of those hints. Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 8:24pm

Heartbroken wife ready to end long marriage Dear Abby: When I found out a few months ago that my husband of 24 years had been having affairs with several men, it devastated me. I have gone to counseling to try to deal with the pain and depression I now suffer from. He's in counseling for himself as well, and we are also in couple's counseling to see if our marriage is salvageable. He tells me it has nothing to do with me but more about his need for attention, and that he didn't feel it was cheating because it wasn't with another woman. The problem is, he did this for SIX YEARS. Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 8:22pm

Who Gets Sick in Space? Orbital Tourists May Offer Better Clues Doctors have poked and prodded NASA astronauts for years, and the astronauts, as government employees, have largely acceded to their roles as test animals in studying how an alien environment — outer space — affects the human body. by NYTimes News Service Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 8:19pm

Genetic research may reveal how humans lost their tails For half a billion years or so, our ancestors sprouted tails. As fish, they used their tails to swim through the Cambrian seas. Much later, when they evolved into primates, their tails helped them stay balanced as they raced from branch to branch through Eocene jungles. But then, roughly 25 million years ago, the tails disappeared. by NYTimes News Service Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 8:17pm

People A videographer who accuses Marilyn Manson of spitting and blowing his nose on her during a concert in New Hampshire consented to being exposed to bodily fluids, according to an attorney for the musical artist. by Associated Press Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 8:10pm

Community Activities Activities Published Sep. 21 2021 @ 8:09pm

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 21, the 264th day of 2021. There are 101 days left in the year. by Associated Press Published Sep. 20 2021 @ 7:20pm

Sentence strains friendship Dear Abby: I have a former high school classmate who, over the years, I've gotten pretty close to. He has been there for me when I was at my lowest, and I have been there for him as well. He lives several hours away, but we talked almost daily in addition to being on social media. Published Sep. 20 2021 @ 5:28pm

Another reason to control cholesterol We'll start with the good and tasty news: Pecans (as in a pecan-pomegranate salad or the newly available pecan milk, not the sugar-disaster that's pecan pie) can help you stay healthy in important ways. And since 80% of the world's supply is grown in the U.S., pecans are never in short supply. Published Sep. 20 2021 @ 5:25pm

How to approach making a complaint Dear Heloise: Speaking as someone whose been in business for over 57 years, I have a suggestion if you have a problem with the product or service you received from a small business. Published Sep. 20 2021 @ 5:24pm

Expert witness says R. Kelly behavior mirrors abuse tactics Prosecutors inched closer on Friday to concluding their case at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial, calling two final witnesses to try to further cement allegations he groomed young victims for unwanted sex in episodes dating to the 1990s. by Associated Press Published Sep. 18 2021 @ 9:20pm

Today in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 19, the 262nd day of 2021. There are 103 days left in the year. by Associated Press Published Sep. 18 2021 @ 8:14pm

Nature meets nostalgia: treehouses are in style Anthropologists believe our ancient human ancestors spent their time in trees, so it should be no surprise we love treehouses today. by Associated Press Published Sep. 18 2021 @ 6:10pm

Downtown property turns a new page for local couple The husband and wife team of Don and Lisa Slayter have pursued a few business ventures over two-and-a-half decades in Texarkana, and they are ready to turn the page on a new one. by Aaron Brand Published Sep. 18 2021 @ 6:08pm

BOOKS | REVIEWS: Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night At one point in Icelandic author Jon Kalman Stefnsson's wistful and whimsical novel "Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night," a character named Matthias tries to explain why he has returned home to his seaside village in the western fjords, "such a tiny and ridiculously insignificant place," after six years traveling the world. "It's difficult to control your feelings," he says, "sometimes just impossible; I came back because nothing else was possible." Published Sep. 18 2021 @ 6:02pm

BOOKS | REVIEWS: Harrow It's a good thing this is a short book, because if there were much more of its crazy brilliance, a reader's head might well explode. In "Harrow," Joy Williams, who has the sad distinction of being a writer's writer, but one of the best, has created a future world slouching toward apocalypse with a young heroine, Khristen, poised to straddle the end of one reality and — let's hope — the beginning of another. Published Sep. 18 2021 @ 5:59pm

BOOKS | REVIEWS: Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead is perhaps our most protean novelist, shape-shifting with each book, a jack of all trades and master of all. His enthralling, cinematic new work, "Harlem Shuffle," capers away from the weightiness of "The Underground Railroad" and "The Nickel Boys," both winners of the Pulitzer Prize; here he tweaks a simple heist story to limn enduring conflicts of race and class. Published Sep. 18 2021 @ 5:57pm