September 12, 2022

By Maureen Lee Lenker August 30, 2022 at 03:00 PM EDT Summer 2022 brought a veritable smorgasbord of scintillating romance choices, from unique historicals to engrossing contemporary rom-coms. [check your library first!] For the Love of the Bard, by Jessica Martin Always Be My Duchess, by Amalie Howard The Accidental Pinup, by Danielle Jackson The Hookup Plan,…

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By Mark Bittman Ingredients For the Doughnuts1¼ cups milk2¼ teaspoons (one package) active dry yeast2 eggs8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted and cooled¼ cup granulated sugar1 teaspoon salt4¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling out the dough2 quarts neutral oil, for frying, plus more for the bowl For the Glaze1¾ cups powdered sugar¼ cup unsweetened…

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“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” — The Tokens (1961) “Monster Mash” — Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers (1962) “But It’s Alright” — J.J. Jackson (1966) “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” — Steam (1969) “Me and Mrs. Jones” — Billy Paul (1972) “Play That Funky Music” — Wild Cherry (1976) “Afternoon Delight” — Starland…

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Congress.gov Congress.gov – the source for U.S. Legislative Information Videos on the Legislative Process Get to Know the New Congress … Right from the Source Free Constitution Ebook for Teachers and Students The Constitution: Student Discovery Set ExternalThis interactive ebook for iPads lets students zoom in on and annotate primary source documents from the drafts and debates…

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On September 4, 1781, the eleven men, eleven women, and twenty-two children recruited by Alta California Governor Felipe de Neve founded El Pueblo de la Reyna de Los Angeles (The Town of the Queen of the Angels). They had gathered in August at the Mission San Gabriel in New Spain (present-day Mexico) and traveled together to arrive at…

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Jubilee by Toni Tipton-Martin Brown Sugar Kitchen by Tanya Holland Son of a Southern Chef by Lazarus Lynch Black Girl Baking by Jerrelle Guy Grandbaby Cakes by Jocelyn Delk Adams The Dooky Chase Cookbook by Leah Chase Black Food by Bryant Terry Princess Pamela’s Soul Food Cookbook by Pamela Strobel (a favorite) The Taste of…

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