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VIPFA Board of Directors August Meeting Scheduled

Governor John P. de Jongh Jr. will convene a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Virgin Islands Public…

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Gov. John deJongh Jr. issues a statement about Tuesday's midday shooting at the Tutu Park Mall parking lot that left two injured. A 17-year-old was arrested.

 
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June's Views From the Farm: Rebirth of a Farm – Part 1

After two years of ups and downs, Precious Produce Farms is finally beginning to come to life in Dorothea.

 

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2010-07-29 19:18:10
National Park Service Announces Temporary Road Closure

On Monday, Aug. 2, the National Park Service will conduct a temporary road closure from 5-11 a.m. on the north end of Company Street between Hospital Street and Church Street.

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2010-07-29 11:39:04
Green Sand Wires Field in Sunday’s Feature

Green Sand withstood late challenges from Lost River and Temo’s Dream to come away with a wire-to-wire victory in Sunday’s feature race at the Randall “Doc” James racetrack.

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2010-07-26 19:34:33
Lifestyles - Food and Wine — St. Croix
Voracious Vegetarian: Spicy Tofu Chickpea Curry

Spicy Tofu Chickpea Curry is an easy, filling dish that can change people’s minds about tofu, if it is prepared with love and care.

Read entire articleApr 22 2010 - 7:46pm
Voracious Vegetarian: Black Bean Dip

The black bean dip I have revised over the years from a recipe I originally found in "Moosewood Kitchen Cooks at Home," is a big favorite in our house.

 
Read entire articleMar 31 2010 - 2:14pm
Creque Dam Farm Taking Reservations for Slow Down Dinner Experiences

The Creque Dam Farm staff invites the public to its Slow Down Dinner Experience, featuring six courses of their certified organic produce and locally-sourced meat or fish. The next Slow Downs are Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21.

Read entire articleMar 14 2010 - 4:34pm
Potato Stuffing Recipe for Carter Clan

Former President Jimmy Carter tried some Crucian style potato stuffing recently and was impressed, asking for a recipe. Here's one version.

 
Read entire articleJan 2 2010 - 9:15am
Voracious Vegetarian’s Sweaty Vegetables With Goat Cheese

Perusing one of my many cookbooks a month or so ago when I was obsessing about opening a vegetarian restaurant, I came across a repeated reference to "sweating" vegetables. I had never heard of "sweating vegetables."  So what do we do?

 
 
 
Read entire articleNov 11 2009 - 10:34pm
The Voracious Vegetarian’s Hummus

 

Made with chick peas, also known as garbanzo beans, hummus is a versatile dish that is traditionally served with pita points, but is equally appetizing as a stand-alone side dish, or sandwich filler.

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
Read entire articleOct 13 2009 - 4:13pm
Changing Times, Changing Wines…

Well, the holidays are over, and the healing has begun. Here we are at the open door of 2009 looking in and wondering, "will this be a better year than 2008?" The truth is: who knows? These are certainly Interesting times.

Read entire articleJan 8 2009 - 4:38am
Island Seasonings: Holiday Drink Recipes

Christmas time is upon the Virgin Islands until Three Kings Day and, as everywhere, food and drink traditions are a big part of what makes the holiday spirit. In the territory and on other Caribbean islands, Christmas is guavaberry time.

Read entire articleDec 29 2008 - 12:32am
Island Seasonings: Puerto Rican Christmas Soup

At the recent Christmas Festival "Soup Du Cure" fundraiser for Juan F. Luis Hospital, Ive and Carlos Lisse showcased sopón navideño, or Puerto Rican Christmas soup, a flavorful, brothy chicken soup with rice, green bananas, chilies, pigeon peas, cilantro, garlic and more.

Read entire articleDec 18 2008 - 3:55am
Chef to Teach Workshop on Raw Food Made Easy

Per Ankh presents Chef Skai of The Yabba Pot Cafe in Baltimore, Maryland, who will teach a workshop, Nov. 23, on creating raw food.

Read entire articleNov 21 2008 - 9:58pm