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Easy pantry meal puts creamy beans and pasta front and center

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:16 GMT

Whenever I decide to cook straight from the pantry, one of two things usually results: pasta or beans.No matter how fetchingly the other long-term tenants of the larder beckon (I see you, tinned fish! Hiya, eggs!), I lean on pasta and beans most for last-minute meals.They are the two ingredients that everyone in my house almost always feels like eating. They both are also incredibly versatile shape-shifters that play nicely with whatever other staples I have on hand: typically some combination of lemon, garlic, olive oil and chile flakes. Easygoing pros, pasta and beans never cause a fuss.This time, though, instead of limiting myself to one starring ingredient, I opted to mix them, letting them share the pan to create a dinner as memorable as it is convenient.Of course, pasta and beans have already co-starred in many classic dishes. There’s pasta e fagioli and pasta e ceci, both of which can be as soupy or stewlike as you prefer. And then there’s minestrone, which falls squarely int...

Updated comfort food: Lamb tagine with dates and shallots

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:16 GMT

Most would agree one of the best parts of being on vacation is getting to try unfamiliar foods and cuisines and realizing, with the right recipes, you can re-create those tastes at home.While my husband and I weren’t too crazy about the skewered sardines and fried cuttlefish found in seafood restaurants and in the beach bars on a recent trip to southern Spain, we couldn’t get enough of tagine, the traditional Moroccan dish we ate several times after taking the ferry from Tarifa in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, to Tangier, Morocco, to celebrate a pretty big anniversary this fall.Tagine refers to two things in this city famous for its mosques and medinas: a slow-cooked North African stew of spiced meat and vegetables that’s communally eaten with bread to soak up the fragrant sauce, and the namesake earthenware vessel with a conical lid it’s cooked in.The perfect balance of sweet and savory, tagine is typically made on the stovetop with warm and aromatic spi...

Quilts of Valor: Retired VA nurses make quilts for veterans

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:16 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A group of retired VA nurses are using their skills to provide comfort to the brave men and women who served our country. The six volunteer to make patriotic quilts and present them to deserving veterans. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Since 2019, this local chapter of the National Quilts of Valor organization has been making quilts for veterans. In total, they've made about 80 quilts.Since 2019, this local chapter of the National Quilts of Valor organization has been making quilts for veterans. “Awarding the quilt, that’s the best. I get emotional every time. I feel so honored to be able to do this,” said Darci Jean Sprague. A look inside the new Albany time capsule exhibit Quilts of Valor Foundation began in 2003 and is celebrating its 20th anniversary. To learn more about the history of the national program, visit their website.The local group is always looking for more volunteers, including a Lon...

A look inside the new Albany time capsule exhibit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:16 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A new exhibit at the Albany Institute of History & Art opens to the public Wednesday, featuring the items that were inside the time capsule found underneath the statue of Philip Schuyler when it was removed from in front of Albany City Hall earlier this year. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! In 1925, a copper box was laid into the foundation of the statue of Major General Philip Schuyler. The statue was a gift to Albany from George C. Hawley in memory of his wife, Theodora Amsdell Hawley. It was said at the time that George filled the box with things he felt would be interesting to people in Albany when it was opened.Curator Diane Shewchuk explains the significance of the postcards from the time capsule: The time capsule was sitting in the ground for almost a century before a Department of General Services crew found the box containing items that offer a glimpse into Al...

Forest Rangers host wildfire suppression training

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:16 GMT

HYDE PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers held wildfire suppression training on Monday, November 27, and again on Saturday. Mock fire scenarios were set up for volunteers to dig a fire line using several tools in the field. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Image Via DECImage via DECRoughly 25 members of the Roosevelt Fire Department were in attendance.

Teenagers rescued on McKenzie Mountain Trail

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:16 GMT

NORTH ELBA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 16-year-old and 13-year-old were rescued by Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers after setting off on a run on the McKenzie Mountain Trail in North Elba in Essex County on Saturday. The DEC says dispatch received a call from the mother of the two who needed help getting out of the woods. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to the DEC, the teens lost track of time running on the flatter stretch of the McKenzie Mountain Trail. The only lights they had were their cell phones, which were running low on battery. After receiving the call at 6 p.m., a Forest Ranger met the two roughly two miles from the trailhead and gave them headlamps. They were both helped back to their mother's vehicle and all resources were cleared at 8:32 p.m.

2nd suspect in Clayton murder charged, remains at large

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A second suspect is charged Wednesday morning in connection with the shocking murder of a Clayton resident last month. Wednesday morning, that second suspect is still on the loose.Officials with the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office issued the additional charges against that second suspect. The first suspect already charged in the case, Trenell Johnson, remains behind bars. The second suspect, still at large, is 18-year-old Darrion Johnson. He is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action.A $500,000 cash-only bond has been set for him. Clayton police told FOX 2 that so far there have been no sightings of Johnson. We're told he should be considered armed and dangerous. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News SIGN UP NOW ...

St. Louis County Council proposing budget cuts today

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - St. Louis County has been dealing with a major budget deficit that's been eroding the reserve funds for quite some time.St. Louis County Council members have unveiled a proposal to tackle the county's projected $27 million budget deficit. The council has put forth a plan to cut $14 million, targeting various county offices and departments.Let's take a closer look at the specifics:The legislation would cut the budgets of five key offices by 10%. Reductions from the County Executive's Office, the County Counselor's Office, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Administration, and the Public Administrator's Office would save nearly $4 million. There would be a 5% reduction in the prosecuting attorney's office and public works department budgets.The council is also proposing a restriction on the purchase of new vehicles for the office. The health department would face the most substantial cut of $8.2 million.No cuts are on the horizon for the police depart...

Kiener Plaza Hanukah Menorah lighting taking place Thursday night

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS - One of the tallest menorahs in the country will be lit in downtown St. Louis Thursday night. It was installed on Tuesday.The 29-foot menorah is the tallest menorah west of the Mississippi. It will be lit on Thursday night, the first night of Hanukah, at 6:00 p.m. in Kiener Plaza. Woman struck by car outside Ted Drewes and hospitalized The Chabad of Greater St. Louis is responsible for organizing the Kiener Plaza Hanukah Menorah. Regional Director Rabbi Yosef Landa says this year's celebration is the best antidote for the Jewish community during this tough time.

GOP Sen. Denny Hoskins wants to require all ballots to be hand counted

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:28:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A candidate for the top election official position in Missouri wants to mandate hand-counted ballots.FOX 2's partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that State Senator Denny Hoskins of Warrensburg filed a bill for the 2024 legislative session to do so.A 2022 law made paper ballots the official ballots of the state but still allowed them to be fed into a machine to be counted. The Hoskins proposal would repeal that law, which could result in an election taking weeks or months to determine. Man makes dash for it as city tries towing car with expired tags He says, "As long as we have the manpower to do it, there will not be issues."Hoskins is one of six GOP candidates running for Missouri Secretary of State. One of his competitors, State Representative Adam Schwadron of St. Charles, says there are concerns about election security, but hand-counting ballots would be problematic in larger counties