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I marvel at Joan Livingston. Four years ago, this resident of Shelburne Falls left her job as editor-in-chief of the Valley, overseeing the Daily Hampshire Gazette, the Greenfield Recorder and the Athol Daily News. Since then, she has written five books and recorded an audiobook. She is currently working on two screenplay projects with a writing […]

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I marvel at Joan Livingston. Four years ago, this resident of Shelburne Falls left her job as editor-in-chief of the Valley, overseeing the Daily Hampshire Gazette, the Greenfield Recorder and the Athol Daily News. Since then, she has written five books and recorded an audiobook.

I may have mentioned once or twice before that I love rhubarb. It is the focus of my only single-subject book. “Love, Laughter, and Rhubarb” doesn’t sell a lot of copies except in the spring (now!), at holidays and at the occasional food festival. Even so, it is probably my favorite among my cookbooks. I […]

Politics isn’t always an easy topic, particularly in these divided times. Nevertheless, a recent crowd at Mohawk Trail Regional School in Buckland managed to have a lot of fun discussing political affairs … and consuming politically themed beverages. The setting was Civics Trivia Night, an annual event hosted by the League of Women Voters of […]

I have a confession to make. I have always had a weakness for dip made with packaged onion-soup mix. When I was little and my mother made it — very occasionally, I must add — it seemed like a miracle that all that flavor could come out of one small package stirred into some sour cream.

Before my rhubarb patch goes by — it really doesn't like warm weather, and ours has been on the warm side lately — I wanted to publish one more rhubarb recipe.

When I was in graduate school, one of my film classes read an essay by a sociologist named Tony Bennett — who was no relation I know of to the singer — that talked about “encrustation.”

I have been a food writer now for decades, and I still manage to miss food trends. I would have missed the one I'm writing today if the Tinkymobile hadn't decided that it needed professional help a couple of weeks ago.