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Saying goodbye to New England’s prime growing season doesn’t mean farewell to fresh, delicious fare. Delicious vegetarian dishes in Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Burlington; Cambridge; Watertown; Somerville; and Framingham....

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s name is synonymous with Indian American fiction. An award-winning writer, activist, and teacher, she is the author of 21 books such as “Mistress of Spices,” “Sister of My Heart,” “Before We Visit the Goddess,” “Palace of Illusions,” “The Forest of Enchantments,” and “The Last Queen.” Her latest novel, “Independence,” depicts the experiences of three sisters in strife-torn Calcutta as India frees itself from the British yoke.
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As a kid, when someone would bring home a box of mithai when they visited, my sweet tooth would be in bliss. My curious mind would be eager to open it and relish, would it be a colorful box of mixed mithai, what flavors would they be, would I like it or not… Life is like a box of chocolates just like Forest Gump said… or mithai in my case. One never knows what one is going to get. 2023 has been a year like that, quite like a box of mixed mithai… Some good, some not so much #IMHO
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BOSTON — For more than 18 years, hundreds of writers and agents have gathered in Boston to attend the Muse and the Marketplace, one of the premier writing and publishing conferences in the U.S. Not too far away is Grubstreet, the writing organization that created the conference and has been home to many Boston-area writers. Grubstreet founder Eve Bridburg says she believes that writing is part of Boston's DNA, and it's only fitting that Beantown is home to the first literary cultural district...

When I’m in need of a summertime “grab and run” meal that has extreme flavor and crunch, chopped salads are my answer. The five I turn to most are easy to pack and don’t require cooking.

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We call it synthetic biomarkers. Instead of looking at your normal biomarkers in the blood like PSA, prostate-specific antigen, this is just like an artificial one. The way it works is you would get a shot and wait an hour — the shot contains little tiny probes that are sensitive to enzymes...