Safe Haven law note and Dear Abby columns
A mixed excerpt including guidance on baby safe havens and eight states with laws plus pending bills, then Dear Abby advice on shy students public speaking fear and a romance concern. The column advises writing legislators, explains grace periods, and offers coping tips for anxiety and trust in relationships.
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California
Bill Lockyer
Hawaii
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Virginia
Wyoming
Alaska
Nebraska
Date Plate Love and Food Network Style Showdown
The Date Plate competition on the Food Network follows bachelors Joshua Davis and John Drury as they woo Hallie Sherard through cooking segments in Nevla and Negla restaurants. Chefs guide their menus within a $50 budget, culminating in Sherard tasting both dishes before choosing a date while cameras capture reactions and banter. The episode blends romance with practical recipes and kitchen theater.
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Food Network
Joshua Davis
John Drury
Hallie Sherard
Sherard
Negla Restaurant
Washington
Davis
Drury
Nevla
Deadman
Healy
Ile
TV Food Network
Organizing the family recipe stash finds a system
Gwen Schoen notes chaos in saving recipes while Cathy Washington hopes for a searchable database. Readers share methods from folders and binders to collages and recipe boxes, with organizers urging categorization, plastic sleeves, and yearly purges to keep keepers.
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Cathy Washington
Washington
Carmichael
Calif
Lorie Rodgers
Sacramento
Renee West
Elk Grove
Eden Nishimura
Nishimura
Prince
Wilda Abdallah
Nike
Abdallah
Slow cookers enhance flavors and ease meal prep
A reader praises the slow cooker for developing deeper flavors in stews chilis and braised dishes. It makes stock without salting, highlights favorite recipes like broth chicken tomato soup and tortilla soup, and even inspires a dessert Crock-Pot fudge spoon cake.
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Ace
Mexican Chicken Soup with Crispy Tortilla Strips
Chicken necks or backs with vegetables first brown in a skillet then finish in a slow cooker. Debone and shred meat, return to broth with corn and cilantro. Bake tortilla strips until crisp, serve as topping with lime and cheese for 4 to 6 servings.
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Kely Deadman
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Paul Deen
Rachael Ray
Kathleen Daelemans
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Gwen Schoen
Sacramento Bee
Terry Prince
Tom
Christina Miller
Miller
Auburn
Igm Brown
Suger
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