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The perfect savory muffin – Salon.com

Earlier this fall, I decided to learn to crochet in earnest. I say “learn” as if I were starting from scratch, but I have faint, fuzzy memories of both grandmothers leaning over my shoulder, guiding my hand as we built…
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What’s on the table at Downton Abbey?

Formal dinners are constantly dying off and roaring back into fashion, and predicting their rise and fall is as simple as watching Wall Street’s stock tickers. When we’re feeling flush, a sensation most of us haven’t enjoyed in quite some…
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A week of worth-it bites in New York City

Every visit to New York City feels electric: the taxi horns, the aroma of fresh bagels and grilled kebabs, the excited chatter spilling from every corner. Having lived in Brooklyn on-and-off, I’ve wandered these streets for years, yet every trip…
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How to celebrate Halloween, Martha Stewart style

In the inaugural Halloween episode of “Martha Stewart Living,” Martha Stewart attends a lavish Halloween costume party, dressed as a many-plumed bird, at an equally lavish, albeit eerie, castle in the Hudson River Valley. As clips of Stewart getting ready…
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Why “Snickers or soup” is the new “trick or treat”

With SNAP funds set to lapse on November 1 — and more federal cuts looming — some people are calling for changes to Halloween traditions. Infographics like one from the United Way Family Resource Network suggest offering shelf-stable foods alongside…
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Days before Halloween, Candy Warehouse files for bankruptcy

A national online candy supplier has hit a financial sour patch, filing for bankruptcy shortly before the biggest day for candy sales: Halloween. Candy Warehouse, located in Sugar Land, Texas, voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Oct. 24 in the…
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How to host a scary movie night like Elvira

Cassandra Peterson understands the power of a movie night — or more specifically, the kind of movie night that wobbles between horror and hilarity, where the fake blood maybe gleams brighter than the budget. Long before “so bad it’s good”…
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