Cream-less Mushroom Soup is a scrumptious choice when cooking for diners with varied dietary needs. The brothy mix with its deep, appealing earthiness, can be a vegan or vegetarian entrée or first course with attention to ingredients. Make it vegan by using olive oil to cook the vegetables, use vegetable broth, and garnish the soup…
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To Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, being pushed around in the playoffs is a foul experience, having attempted to set a tone by addressing his issues with the officiating. For Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro, it was the expectation going into this best-of-seven opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series that moved to Friday’s Game 3 at…
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The farmhouse kitchen. (Photo by Lux Creative Media Group) The farmhouse dining room. (Photo by Lux Creative Media Group) The farmhouse wine room. (Photo by Lux Creative Media Group) The saltwater pool. (Photo by Millennial Media Group) The Tuscan-inspired vineyard estate spans nearly four acres. (Photo by Millennial Media Group) The tasting room. (Photo by…
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After taking his popular Chicken Fire eatery from a food trailer to a brick-and-mortar restaurant near downtown Orlando, Kwame Boakye is expanding again with a new wing restaurant opening Friday. That Wing Spot is opening at 4777 S. Orange Ave. south of downtown Orlando and will offer takeout and delivery only. Hours will be 11…
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Next Sunday, French voters will decide on their next president. While most of the country and the rest of the world are united, for valid reasons, against populist Marine Le Pen, the truth of the matter is that voters have a choice between two shades of illiberalism: the aggressively populist one of Le Front National…
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A woman who accidentally dropped her phone into the hole of a vault toilet fell in while trying to retrieve it and was trapped for more than an hour. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon near the parking lot at the summit of Mount Walker, a 2,800-foot mountain at the east edge of Washington’s Olympic National…
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For generations, California’s community colleges have been a huge part of the legacy of higher education success that has helped define our state. Conveniently located, affordable to all, providing technical and continuing education courses as well as pure academics, they also have long been a go-between venue for those who want or need to…
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“Payment Pulse” deals with the hearth-wrenching reality of Southern California homebuying finances — it’s really about the size of the monthly check to the lender, not the enormity of price tag. Buzz: A typical Southern California homebuyer in March landed a house payment almost one-third higher than a year ago. Source: My trusty spreadsheet looked…
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This column is the second in a two-part series on selecting HOA management. The previous column discussed the different types of association management services. After selecting the management service type and candidate firm, carefully consider the proposed management contract. Price is NOT everything: Hiring a management firm solely on price is a mistake. Associations may…
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Erik Spoelstra had to move on with his rotation, because the Miami Heat coach was left with no choice, no option. But even with the decision to move past Markieff Morris in his initial playoff mix, Spoelstra acknowledges the inequity of it all when it comes to the veteran power forward. Although it is rare…
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