Food and Cooking
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Saint-Martin food festival brings chefs and coconut flavours to Marigot this weekend
By Tito Baron Media News DeskSource-based reporting | November 13, 2026 Saint-Martin’s Marigot waterfront becomes a gathering point for the island’s food scene this weekend as the Festival de la Gastronomie brings its village, cooking sessions and chef demonstrations to the capital. The sixth edition runs from November 11 to 22, with coconut providing the…
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Open Table plans 600 Thanksgiving meals and 400 grocery kits in Massachusetts
The Maynard food charity scheduled meal preparation for November 11, ahead of frozen-dinner distribution during the week of November 16.
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Dubai challenge sets out to rethink familiar foods
Illustrative photograph: luqaimat, one of the foods named by the organisers. This is not a competition entry. Photo: Pshahma / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Original image, resized for display. Can familiar foods keep their appeal with less salt, sugar or fat? A Dubai competition is putting that question to chefs, food creators and scientists,…
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Local Recipes – Trinidad and Tobago: simple channa and aloo for rice or roti
Can AI get channa and aloo right? We invite Trinidad and Tobago chefs to critique this untested AI-generated recipe and suggest improvements.
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Wild-rice stuffed squash offers a flexible holiday side
JeanMarie Brownson’s seasonal dish brings rice, cranberries and herbs into roasted squash, with an important detail for vegetarian adaptations.
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Bryan Calvert’s squash soup puts Hubbard’s orange flesh in focus
A seasonal feature pairs Hubbard squash with blue cheese and pears, with a practical reminder that storage needs differ between squash varieties.
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Banana and coconut oat pancakes put ripe fruit to work at breakfast
Small pancakes are easier to turn and cook through, while a short rest gives the oats time to absorb the milk. Ripe bananas bring sweetness and moisture, while desiccated coconut adds texture. Keep the pancakes small and use medium-low heat: banana can brown before the centre cooks. Ingredients 100g rolled oats and 100g plain flour…
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Ginger and lime chicken turns sweet potatoes into a full oven dinner
Start the sweet potatoes first, then add seasoned chicken and vegetables for a meal that needs little attention once it is roasting. Sweet potatoes need a head start, while boneless chicken thighs join them later with onion and sweet pepper. Use a large shallow roasting tin so the ingredients are spread out rather than piled…
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Pumpkin and channa coconut stew makes a practical one-pot supper
A gentle simmer softens pumpkin into a rich sauce, while lime and fresh herbs brighten a meal that can be served with rice or roti. Pumpkin, channa and coconut milk make a useful combination when dinner needs to come together in one pot. The pumpkin supplies sweetness and softens enough to thicken the sauce; the…
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USDA announces $50 million in school-meal equipment grants
USDA is making $50 million available to states for school kitchen equipment intended to expand healthier meal preparation and storage capacity.