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Mary Ann Esposito’s Caprese Grilled Cheese

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:49 GMT

When it comes to sandwiches, nothing tops the all-American grilled cheese. Give it an Italian taste boost with fresh slices of mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes and pesto sauce.TAG GOES HERECaprese Grilled Cheese SandwichINGREDIENTS4 slices whole grain bread or bread of your choice2 tablespoons pesto sauce1 ball mozzarella cheese, well drained and cut into 4 slices1 large salad tomato cut into thin roundsMelted butterDIRECTIONSSpread 1 tablespoon pesto sauce over each of 2 bread slices.Place two slices cheese over each. Top each with 2 or 3 slices of tomato. Place remaining bread slices over the tomatoes.Heat a panini maker on the grill settling. Brush the outside of each sandwich with melted butter and place on the grill. Close grill top and cook until cheese begins to melt. Turn and brush the other side. Close top and cook a minute or two longer.To make in a skillet, heat a non-stick frying pan over medium high heat. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in the pan and add one sandwich. Pr...

Chicago White Sox win consecutive games for the 1st time this year on Andrew Benintendi’s hit in the 10th

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:49 GMT

Andrew Benintendi was the difference maker with the glove and bat Tuesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.The Chicago White Sox left fielder robbed Carlos Correa of a home run in the first inning.And Benintendi came through at the plate in the 10th, driving in Hanser Alberto with a single to left to give the Sox a 3-2 victory against the Minnesota Twins in front of 13,094.“We’re not going to really appreciate everything he can do until Game 162, and then everyone’s going to see how much he really brings to the table,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “Among all the baseball things he did (Tuesday), he played hurt. He got hit by a pitch (Friday) and his (right) arm, he’s still not 100%. He’s not even close.“He goes out to make that play in left field and that’s the arm that he got hit on, so right away that sent a jolt through that arm. I’ve been around him. I know him. He’s a gamer, he’s a winner. I wouldn’t expect...

Lowry: SAT measures academic excellence, so it must go

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:49 GMT

The long era of the dominance of the SAT in college admissions is coming to an end.The test is increasingly being shelved not because it failed but because it succeeded in all the wrong ways.According to a survey from an anti-testing outfit, more than 80% of four-year colleges won’t require standardized tests for admissions this coming fall. Many have made the tests optional, and some won’t consider them at all. In a swath of academia, the pandemic expedient of dropping the tests has seamlessly transitioned to a permanent change.If this isn’t a leap forward for fairness or rationality, it is another ringing victory for the equity of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” fame. With homework now on the chopping block for not being equitable enough — kids with involved parents tend to actually do their homework — it shouldn’t be a surprise that the SAT is being shown the door.The SAT, with its signature four-option multiple-choice answers, i...

Editorial: Biden copies Trump, sending troops to border

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:49 GMT

Joe Biden is fond of blaming the border crisis on Donald Trump.“The president inherited a mess because of what the last administration did. We inherited a mess. And, you know, Republicans in Congress made it worse by blocking comprehensive immigration reform,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in the runup to Biden’s controlled photo op visit to Texas in January.That isn’t stopping him from taking a page from Trump’s border security playbook for himself.According to Politico, the Biden administration is planning to send 1,500 more active-duty troops temporarily to the southern border to assist agents ahead of an expected influx of migrants seeking asylum, three U.S. officials said Tuesday.The move comes as Title 42, the public health law that permits the U.S. to deny asylum and migrations claims for public health reasons, is set to expire on May 11. This is expected to produce a surge of immigrants to the border.There’s no sign o...

Pappardelle with artichoke hearts & mushrooms quick, delicious veggie meal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:49 GMT

Enjoy a little taste of Italy with this quick vegetarian dinner. It’s made with pappardelle. These are large, very broad, flat pasta noodles, similar to wide fettuccine. They originated from the region of Tuscany.Marinated artichoke hearts, meaty mushrooms and fresh tomatoes create a rich sauce that is perfect with the wide pasta. It’s topped off with some freshly grated Parmesan cheese.Helpful Hints:You can use large or wide fettucine noodles instead of pappardelle.You can use any type of mushroom.You can use 4 crushed garlic cloves instead of minced garlic.TAG GOES HEREPappardelle with Artichoke Hearts and MushroomsINGREDIENTS1/4 pound pappardelle pastaOlive oil spray1 cup sliced onion2 cups jar or can marinated artichoke hearts, drained and cut in half2 teaspoons minced garlic2 cups diced tomatoes2 cups sliced portobello mushrooms1 tablespoon olive oil1/4 cup broken walnuts1 cup fresh basil leaves torn into small pieces1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheeseSalt and freshly ground black p...

Burton: Minority, women-owned construction firms get support SRGE

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:49 GMT

Across the nation disparity reports reveal that companies with leadership that is Black, brown, indigenous and/or female are under-represented among large construction companies. Right now, as the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan promotes increasing activity in commercial construction across multiple sectors, there are unprecedented prospects for minority and women-owned firms to close a longtime opportunity gap.How can generally small and often under-resourced construction firms headed by people of color and women achieve equity, opportunity and access to these mushrooming business opportunities in a field dominated by traditional, long-established builders? These diverse business leaders are resilient, often wearing both administrative and operational hats, weathering slow payment cycles and nominal purchasing power while pushing through compliance paperwork and delivering a level of excellence to sophisticated clients. They deserve a support system that backs up their t...

Crispy pork chops with arugula salad elevate dinner

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:49 GMT

How did you eat pork chops growing up? If you’re of a certain age, I’ll bet it was with a side of applesauce or maybe homemade mashed potatoes.Both pair perfectly with pork, so I’m not throwing shade on mom or grandma. But since it’s spring, when fresh greens such as arugula and baby spinach are widely available, why not substitute a simple salad dressed in a zesty, lemony vinaigrette?Sheela Prakash’s latest cookbook, “Salad Seasons: Vegetable-Forward Dishes All Year,” has one such recipe. Only instead of making it with lemon juice, vinegar and mustard, Kitchn’s senior contributing editor uses the entire lemon — rind, pulp, juice and all.“Might sound nothing short of crazy,” she writes in the headnotes, “but it’s no-waste brilliance at its best.”When mixed with honey, toasted almonds and a generous glug of olive oil, lemon’s vibrant peel, bitter pith and lip-puckering flesh “make for a complex ...

Girls swimming All-Scholastics and league All-Stars

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:49 GMT

GIRLS SWIMMINGAddison Abreu (Seekonk) 200-IMClara Bodnar (Hingham) 200-IMCara Dominici (Westford Academy)100-breaststrokeZuri Ferguson (Attleboro) 50-freestyle, 100-backstrokeJessie McNeil (Bridgewater-Raynham) 200-IMJulia Pelchat (Bishop Feehan) 100-freestyleClementine Robins (Marblehead) 200-freestyle, 500-freestyleOlivia Templeton (Duxbury) divingAbby Toepfer (Cardinal Spellman) 200-freestyleHope Xayaveth (Franklin) 100-butterflyCara Hill, Sophia Oppenheim, Deirdre Brown, Arpi Abrahamian (Wayland) 200-freestyle relayHarikalal Birali, Christine Tang, Hope Xayaveth, Emma Ferreira (Franklin) 200-medley relayBridget Hogan, Tamara Papovsky, McKenna Murray, Joslin Halsey (Lincoln-Sudbury) 400-freestyle relay ADDISON ABREUSEEKONKThe junior co-captain won the Div. 2 state titles in the 100-yard butterfly (57.01) as well as the 200-yard IM (2:06.24). She also won the South Sectional in the 200 freestyle (1:54.54) and the 100 freestyle (53.33). Abreu went undefeated in dual meets, bre...

Boston’s Grammy-nominated Debo Ray takes audiences on magical music tour

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:49 GMT

Over a pulsing-but-breezy beat, Debo Ray sings about diving “down into the rabbit hole.” The lyric, from her dreamy, addictive modern soul single “Cope,” inspired a minor masterpiece of a video.“When I wrote the song I used a prompt of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ to get that ‘what is reality, what is not’ aesthetic,” Ray told the Herald. “[For the video] we tried to get a lot of those elements of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ without being too on the nose.”Mission accomplished: the clip is a psychedelic rush of bright colors, dance sequences and subtle nods to the Lewis Carroll classic.But more can be read into the lyric. More than any Boston (or maybe national) artist, Ray has followed music in strange, magic directions: rock, soul, jazz, opera, heavy metal, and all sorts of experimental stuff between genre borders.“I admit I am still trying to find the balance point,” she said ahead of her May 12 Stevie Wonder tribute show at Arlington’s Regent Theater – one of five different concerts she’ll pr...

Dear Abby: Couple thinks son’s wife is swiping meds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:49 GMT

Dear Abby: Our daughter-in-law has stolen Adderall from our house on three separate occasions. My husband and I reluctantly suspected her after the second occurrence. Last weekend she was here again, and the pill bottle with eight pills in it was on my bathroom counter. When she left, four of them were missing.What do I do with this information? I’m afraid if I confront her, she will alienate our son and grandkids from us. Do we talk to our son? We’re afraid he will be angry with us for blaming her. Or should I say nothing and buy a small safe for medications? I feel like it’s a no-win situation, but at the end of the day, I’m concerned she has a substance abuse problem. I don’t think she would normally steal things. — Taken From in TexasDear Taken From: Talk to your son in as non-accusatory a manner as you can manage. He should know that his wife may have a prescription drug problem and MAY be in need of help. You may also need to keep your eyes ...