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Winter soups for the soul

BY CHRISTELLE TEMPLE It’s about this time of year when I am dying for some sunshine — 70-degree weather with a light breeze, the ability to walk out with a light coat, and to see the flowers come in bloom. But, to cherish the present is more important than waiting for the future. There is about one more month of winter and what better way is there to spend your time than making a warm meal to eat with some fuzzy socks on and your favorite reality TV show. Here are a few soups and stews for the soul to end your winter on a delicious note. Beef stew! A classic. The perfect beef ...

Pack big flavor into a convenient one-pan meal

BY CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL It’s been a bit since the traybake crossed the Atlantic from Britain, where a host of cooking personalities popularized a technique that combines big flavor and weeknight convenience onto one pan. But for the uninitiated, meat and vegetables are placed on a ...

Making the best of a not-the-best year

I saw a meme the other day with a woman ugly crying and the words, “The moment you realize 2022 is pronounced 2020, too” written above it. A pretty horrible thought, given that 2021 already felt like an extension-slash-bad sequel to that terrible enough year. Here we are with this pandemic still clouding our collective conscience, keeping us mired in disconnection and uncertainty. So much for all that optimism we felt last New Year’s, amirite? But you know, when I sit back and think about everything that did happen this year, it’s a lot, at least in my little ...

Behind every window is a story: Just imagine

A handful of mornings ago, during my workout walk, I saw a man step outside a house, onto the porch, and bend down to embrace the woman sitting there.  I’ve thought about it ever since. Did they argue, and he was apologizing? Had she experienced a loss, and he was trying to ...

The DP earns 14 WVPA awards

Newsroom@DominionPost.com The Dominion Post newspaper took 14 editorial awards in the West Virginia Press Association 2021 Newspaper Contest. Morgantown’s newspaper, competing in Division 1,  took four first-place awards, including one for Best COVID-19 coverage. “This award ...

The Marvelous Mr. Moo: His guide to the good life

I am in awe of my dog. I simply find him fascinating — the way he walks through the world. As though it’s Mr. Moo’s Universe and we’re all along for the ride. And not just because he has 0% body fat, either. Every time I watch him, I marvel at what it must be like to live without a shred of self-consciousness the way he does. He doesn’t care if people look at him — actually, I imagine he assumes they will and figures it’s his due. “He’s so cute,” a woman told me the other day. “Yeah, he thinks so, too,” I answered. And while I understand ...