Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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IN THE KITCHEN: Organizing recipes can challenge cooks
By Faith Bahadurian Special Writer When it comes to my recipe clippings, I am organizationally challenged. I use my oversize collection as a source of inspiration on putting together ingredients or flavor combinations, so I clip just about anything that sounds interesting, even if I may not plan to make that specific dish. When I…
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REFLECTIONS ON THE WATER: By kayak on the D&R Canal
‘I dip both hands into the brassy water, cool and warm at once. Now the paddle slips and slides in my grasp, so that I laugh out loud.’ By Carolyn Foote Edelmann Special Writer As I begin to kayak from Princeton Turning Basin Park, traffic along the Alexander Road Bridge thunders above my head.…
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BOOK NOTES: Mark Haddon’s brilliant ‘Spot of Bother’
As the groom observes to the bride in Mark Haddon’s darkly comic ‘A Spot of Bother,’ ‘We’re just the little people on top of the cake. Weddings are about families.’ By Joan Ruddiman Special Writer Mark Haddon’s debut novel — after 20 years of illustrating and writing children’s books — swept the literary world.…
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Princeton Borough Council needs Sipprelle
Nicholas R. Karp of Princeton The upcoming election gives the voters of Princeton Borough a choice – between a manifestly incompetent local government and the promise of capable governance and accountability. Linda Sipprelle, who is standing for the Princeton Borough Council, offers that promise. She has had a long and successful career in government…
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NJ doesn’t need to fund stem cell research
Cheryl Bass of Princeton New Jersey already has many scientific, pharmaceutical, and biomedical companies, all in the business of looking to come up with the next medical breaththrough that will save lives. In the capitalist economy in which we live, companies strive to make new, successful products that consumers demand and need. In doing…
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ON THE ROAD: A world of imagination in a trunk comes free from the Cotsen Children’s Library
Striking a Renaissance pose, Dana Sheridan of the Cotsen Children’s Library at Princeton University finds herself ‘always astounded by how sophisticated kids are’ as she brings the library’s trunk shows to schools in the Princeton area. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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IN THE KITCHEN: ‘How to Boil Water’ and other adventures
"How to Boil Water" is chatty but surprisingly comprehensive, with bright graphics and photos that should entice all but the most disinterested to try a recipe or two By Faith Bahadurian Special Writer Do you remember how you learned to cook? I started by watching my mother and grandmothers in their kitchens, and was…
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HEALTH MATTERS: Weigh the benefits of eating organic fare
When buying organic products, learn how to read labeling to make sure you are eating what you think you are By Sabina Beesley Special to The Packet It used to be that you had to go to specialty stores to find organic foods. Today, you can find organic food in the aisles of almost every…
