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‘Kitchen Diva’ encourages healthier eating
Angela Shelf Medearis has seen big changes in African-American cuisine over the past decade or so.
Wild rice helps adds nutty taste to back-of-the-fridge leftovers
These days frugal cooks are "upcycling” those odd, edible bits lurking in the corners of their refrigerator or pantry.
Horse sense prevails
Miserable Sunday morning was perfect for curling up with hot chocolate and a TV show. So, we jumped up, threw on long johns, four layers of shirts plus a hoodie, knitted caps and ski masks, and headed outside.
Many health clubs cutting fees to strengthen January revenue
NEW YORK — January is for fitness centers what December is for retailers: a bad month makes for a bad year.
Resolved: Simplify now
The holidays are over, and now comes the task of cleaning up the clutter. For some, the new-year clean-up is a spiritual practice to make room for new adventures and opportunities. Ask yourself which of your possessions support your life and which do not.
Interior design shop shows eclectic taste of TV actor
Mix-and-match is the name of the game for Hazlenut’s inventory, from ceramic animals to eclectic vases to oyster-theme dinnerware.
Couple’s Philadelphia condo is like ‘living in the clouds’
Sometimes, when Randee Spelkoman Ryan looks around her condominium at the Ayer, nine floors above Philadelphia’s Washington Square, she thinks, "I’m living in the clouds.”
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Many health clubs cutting fees to strengthen January revenue
NEW YORK — January is for fitness centers what December is for retailers: a bad month makes for a bad year.
- Privacy concerns enter teens’ site
- Cancer, hormone imbalance won't slow down Apple CEO Steve Jobs
- New teaching aid might be calling
- Spike in divorce typical after holidays
- Strike yoga pose, reduce stress
- FIT FOR YOU: Effort promotes cervical health
- Many health clubs cutting fees to strengthen January revenue
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Getting organized isn’t difficult, guru says
Not being organized can cost you big bucks. Trying to get organized can set you back a few dollars, too, but it’s better to be organized.
- Touring this mall takes time
- DATEBOOK: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
- Getting organized isn’t difficult, guru Deniece Schofield says
- Give yourself a late gift by updating wardrobe
- Quick fixes: Five easy updates
- Wardrobe basics: Essential fashion items listed
- Outstanding Norman student gets makeover for achievement
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Parties Etc.: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
Noble hosts: 2008 Beaux Arts Ball King Morton Payne and his wife, Libby Payne.
- DATEBOOK: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
- Parties Etc.: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
- The Social Scene: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
- Engagement: Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008
- Parties Etc.: Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008
- Datebook: Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008
- The Social Scene: Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008
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Sooner Stew scores!
Forget the Gatorade. It’s time for Sooner Stew. Sooner Stew Cowboy Oven Stew Video
- Sandwiches play a role in every life
- Sooner Stew
- Egg white piecrust has its fans
- Oklahoma dining
- Cowboy Oven Stew
- Burgundy Beef Stew keeps flavor with fewer calories
- Oklahoma cooking classes: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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Resolved: Simplify now
The holidays are over, and now comes the task of cleaning up the clutter. For some, the new-year clean-up is a spiritual practice to make room for...
- Acanthus family honored for 2008
- Dreaming about year’s garden
- Garden briefs
- Hardscape is key part of yard’s design
- Joey should be showy new plant for 2009
- Expect bountiful begonias
- Tasty memories created by ‘Gingerbread Architect’
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Oklahoma travel guide can help with ’09 goals
New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep. We have the best intentions when we pledge to drop the extra weight, exercise more and kick our bad...
- Top 10 ski resorts
- Route 66 lures foreign tourists to Oklahoma
- N.Y. hot spot falls victim to economy, lease woes
- Weak dollar, Route 66 lure foreign tourists to Oklahoma
- Las Vegas endures mirage of tourists
- Alaskan trip offers Northern Lights, more
- Oklahoma travel guide can help with ’09 goals
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Church’s operating model keeps giving through year
The members of Waterfront Community Church attend weekly services in a high school auditorium. Their contemporary Christian music rock band...
- Billy Graham: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009
- Library to collect sermons for event
- Billy Graham: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
- Inaugural decision draws ire from Oklahomans
- Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City receives exceptional rating
- New Congress reflects overall U.S. religious landscape
- BIBLE LESSON: Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009
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Carla Hinton
Inaugural decision draws ire from Oklahomans
Carla Hinton | Add a commentRick Warren apparently blames the media and bloggers for fueling the controversy brewing over his selection to recite the...
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Sherrel Jones
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Sherrel Jones | Add a commentForget the Gatorade. It’s time for Sooner Stew.A great stew is the perfect way to settle in for game-watching, with...
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Linda Miller
Touring this mall takes time
Linda Miller | Add a commentI’m at the mall a lot. It’s my job.I shop without looking at prices and, when time permits, stroll from one end to...
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Heather Warlick
Cagey dog inspires resolution
Heather Warlick | Add a commentWe’ve renamed my dog. Buddy is now David Blaine. No, he hasn’t attempted any death-defying acts involving ice,...
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Helen Ford Wallace
Parties Etc.: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
Helen Ford Wallace | Add a commentROYAL TREATMENT→Noble hosts: 2008 Beaux Arts Ball King Morton Payne and his wife, Libby Payne.→Elegant party:...
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Peggy Gandy
The Social Scene: Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009
Peggy Gandy | Add a commentMAGICAL EVENING→Special event: Bachelors Club of Oklahoma City’s 63rd annual Christmas Ball at Oklahoma City Golf...
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David Zizzo
Annual changing of calendars brings lots of...
David Zizzo | Add a commentToday is a new beginning, a time to look back at the past year, forward to opportunities and left and right before entering...
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Charlotte Lankard
How the world shares its New Year’s...
Charlotte Lankard | Add a commentChristmas observances typically center on time with the family because we "should.” For some it is fun, comfortable...
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