One of the most popular of vegetable, potatoes can handle just about any cooking technique, from boiling to baking, frying or steaming, with or without their peels. While they are often loaded up with butter and sour cream, on their own tubers are low in calories and rich in nutrients. Here are your favorite ways to use one of nature's most versatile vegetables:
Carpinello, who lived in Rensselaer, started carving ice at the family business, Carpinello Ice Co. He began creating ice sculptures for customers, using a chain saw to fashion forms such as gargoyles and other fanciful creatures. The fourth conductor and music director of the Albany Symphony Orchestra died Oct. 23 in Fall River, Mass. A classical music reviewer for the Times Union and longtime advocate for local arts, Emery died July 5 in a nursing home in Oriskany, Oneida County. A native of... Читать дальше...
The death of North Korean dictator Kim Jung Il increases the likelihood that the stress on the multiple fault lines in Korean society will reach the point of breaking. Secret talks with China to plan for contingencies may be needed now more than ever.
The legendary singer stopped by the Wall Street Journal to sing 'Body and Soul' from his new box set 'The Complete Collection.'
The Mountain Goats—a.k.a. John Darnielle and band—visited the round room earlier this year for one of the more memorable Undercover sessions yet, covering Jawbreaker's sneering classic "Boxcar." When we found out that John was returning to Chicago for a charity gig at Second City, we figured he would be perfect for a…
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What led to four major sponsors dropping one of the world's most decorated Olympic swimmers?
