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Kids in the Kitchen

Squish Squash Lasagna Ingredients: ¼ tsp canola oil ¾ cup fresh onions, peeled, diced 2 tsp fresh garlic, minced 1 ½ cups canned low-sodium diced tomatoes ¼ tsp dried oregano ¼ tsp dried thyme ¼ tsp dried basil 8 whole-wheat lasagna sheets, no-boil, 3 ½” x 7” sheets 1 ¼ cups fresh spinach, julienne cut […]

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Kids’ History

When thinking about an old-fashioned stagecoach, people around here likely imagine a dusty town out west with cowboys, outlaws, and six-shooters. They probably don’t think of a stagecoach in their hometown, but they should. Stagecoaches were once a common form of transportation between towns in the Oxford Hills and nearby areas, especially those without direct […]

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Book Review/’This Very Tree’

This Very Tree By Sean Rubin This very special book comes to us from the tree’s perspective. It’s a Callery Pear tree that is planted in the World Trade Center’s Plaza. It was there on September 11, 2001, too, and it was damaged but survived. This Very Tree gives us a way to open up […]

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Kids in the Kitchen

Roasted Fish Crispy Slaw Wrap Ingredients: 2 ½ cups fresh red cabbage, shredded 2 cups fresh white cabbage, shredded 1 ½ cups fresh carrots, peeled, shredded 1 cup fresh bok choy, julienne cut “shoestring strips” 1/8″ 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped ¾ cup low-fat balsamic vinaigrette dressing 1 Tbsp salt-free chili-lime seasoning blend 1 Tbsp […]

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Kids’ History

Did you know that Norway once appeared on a U.S. postage stamp? That fact is both true and not true at the same time. The 1969 U.S. Christmas stamp was based on a painting named “Winter Sunday in Norway, Maine,” picturing a snowy scene of people on their way to church. The artist is unknown, […]

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Kids in the Kitchen

Stir-Fried Rice, Eggs, and Ham Ingredients: 1 ¾ cups brown rice, long-grain, regular, dry 1/3 tsp salt ¾ cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained 6 large whole eggs, beaten 1 Tbsp vegetable oil ½ cup extra-lean turkey ham, diced ¼” (2 oz) ¼ cup fresh green onions, diced 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp low-sodium […]

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Book Review: ‘This Time it’s Real’

This Time it’s Real By Ann Liang The plot is one often used…Fake boyfriend/girlfriend, coupled with a secret driving at least one of the participants. This time both have motivation, but readers don’t know that at the beginning. The unraveling/revealing is done smoothly, although there are times when I (and many readers, I suspect) will […]

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Word of the Week

Amateur(AM-uh-tour)Someone who is not a professional, but does something – like a sport or an art – not for money, but just for the love of it. (The am in amateur means love.)Jimmy was an amateur golfer who played every weekend in the summer.