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Jeanne Muchnick, Daily Voice Deputy Editor, Content, has covered everything from baby advice for Parents Magazine to travel finds for The Rough Guides to human interest features for The New York Times to lifestyle insights for prevention.com. She has been a Senior Editor at top national women's magazines including Woman's World and Woman's Day and was instrumental in the launch of Gannett's InTown, Rockland and Putnam magazines. She is also the author of Dinner for Busy Moms, a 2010 Mom's Award winner. Among her favorite things to write about: Her neighbors and surrounding communities. So email her and fill her in on what's happening near you. And, follow her on Instagram @dailyvoicefeatures.

Jeanne was formerly a deputy editor at Daily Voice.

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DV Home Cooking: Canned Clams With Pasta Make An Easy Weekday Meal DV Home Cooking: Canned Clams With Pasta Make An Easy Weekday Meal
DV Home Cooking: Canned Clams With Pasta Make An Easy Weekday Meal NORWALK Conn. -- DV Home Cooking is a new series devoted to readers and their recipes. All we ask is that you're a home cook, not a professional chef. Got a favorite dish you want to share? Send it, along with the story behind it, to DVHomeCooking@dailyvoice.com. Home Cook: Jon Neschis, Norwalk, Conn. During the summer months we eat a lot of littleneck clams at home, and I wanted to find a quick, simple way to keep that going throughout the rest of the year. I work long hours at my advertising business, Jigsaw Media in Westport, so I'm always looking for something easy to make.  I’d never …

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Use Leftover Storm Essentials For Bread Pudding, Advises Carmel Chef Use Leftover Storm Essentials For Bread Pudding, Advises Carmel Chef
Use Leftover Storm Essentials For Bread Pudding, Advises Carmel Chef CARMEL, N.Y. -- Looking for something to make with all the bread, eggs, and milk you stocked up on pre-storm?  Carmel resident Chef Danielle Fragala-Harper, the owner of Your Culinary Experience , a personal chef and catering business that services the counties of Westchester, Fairfield and Putnam, offers the following recipe for bread pudding. Cinnamon Apple Bread Pudding with Raisins & Caramel Sauce (Serves 6) Pudding: 4 cups soft bread, cubed small 2 cups peeled, thinly sliced apples (preferably Gala) ¼ cup raisins 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 ¾ cup whole milk ¼ cup bu…

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Use Pantry Items For An Easy Snowstorm Meal, Says Fairfield County Chef Use Pantry Items For An Easy Snowstorm Meal, Says Fairfield County Chef
Use Pantry Items For An Easy Snowstorm Meal, Says Fairfield County Chef FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn -- Looking for something to make with all the bread, eggs, and milk you stocked up on pre-storm?  Jacob Rait II, executive chef of Cask Republic in Stamford says most people have the following pantry staples in their house. "One can prepare this easy recipe and feel full and happy," he said. Pasta Carbonara  Ingredients: Pasta (any pasta) Eggs Bacon Black pepper Parmesan Cheese Garlic Frozen peas (optional) Directions: Boil some pasta in one pot and while this is cooking, crisp some bacon in another pan.  Sweat some garlic in some bacon fat and turn …

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Use Pantry Items For Easy Snowstorm Meals, Say Bergen Food Experts Use Pantry Items For Easy Snowstorm Meals, Say Bergen Food Experts
Use Pantry Items For Easy Snowstorm Meals, Say Bergen Food Experts BERGEN COUNTY, N.J -- Looking for something to make with all the bread, eggs, and milk you stocked up on pre-storm?  Heidi Raker, a Haworth resident who blogs at Redhead With A Fork suggests looking in your pantry, including your freezer, for ways to spice up meals. She, for example, used a handful of frozen berries that she put in a pot with 1/2 cup of maple syrup and let simmer for a couple hours. "They broke down, exuding their delicious juice, and reduced to a lovely syrup, perfect for spooning over ice cream or French Toast," she said. Ridgewood blogger Deidre Groehnert, who …

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Have You Voted For Your Favorite, Westchester? It's DVlicious Diner Time Have You Voted For Your Favorite, Westchester? It's DVlicious Diner Time
Have You Voted For Your Favorite, Westchester? It's DVlicious Diner Time WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – What's the best diner in Westchester County? You picked five finalists in our DVlicious contest, each of which was profiled this week. Click on the links below to read reviews of each, then vote. Croton Colonial Diner, Croton Mamaroneck Diner, Mamaroneck City Limits Diner, White Plains Yorktown Diner, Yorktown Mount Kisco Diner, Mount Kisco Voting remains open until Monday, Jan. 25 at 4 p.m. You can vote multiple times, though only once per day. 

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Events
Jane Bryant Quinn Attracts Larger Than Normal Crowds At Fairfield Library Jane Bryant Quinn Attracts Larger Than Normal Crowds At Fairfield Library
Jane Bryant Quinn Attracts Larger Than Normal Crowds At Fairfield Library FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- More than 165 people attended the Retirement Planning program at Fairfield Public Library on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The big draw? Financial Guru and Journalist, Jane Bryant Quinn, who presented her newest book, ""How to Make Your Money Last: The Indispensable Retirement Guide," to the audience. "We know our community is very concerned about financial topics and retirement," said Jane Siefert of Fairfield Public Library. "We were pleased with the large turnout and happy to connect our patrons with such a personable financial guru. As one patron sa…

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Have You Voted Fairfield County? It's DVlicious Diner Time Have You Voted Fairfield County? It's DVlicious Diner Time
Have You Voted Fairfield County? It's DVlicious Diner Time FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – What's the best diner in Fairfield County? You picked five finalists in our DVlicious contest, each of which was profiled this week. Click on the links below to read reviews of each, then vote. Blue Colony, Newtown Elmer's Diner, Danbury Monroe Diner, Monroe Orem's Diner, Wilton Sherwood Diner, Westport Voting remains open until Monday, Jan. 25 at 4 p.m. You can vote multiple times, though only once per day. 

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Neighbors
Glen Rock Electrician Enters Photo Contest With Hackensack Image Glen Rock Electrician Enters Photo Contest With Hackensack Image
Glen Rock Electrician Enters Photo Contest With Hackensack Image GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- Thanks to the flurry of comments on Facebook, Glen Rock resident Chris Plesnarski is hoping his photo of the Hackensack switchyard will win him some prize money in the annual International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) photo contest -- or at least some bragging rights. The event, which ends Sunday, Jan. 24, gives union electricians a chance to show off their skill as well as the excitement of their work. Plesnarski said he was encouraged to enter his photo when his union buddies saw it on his Facebook page. "I don't remember ever seeing a winning photo come…

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Celebrate National Pie Day With A Slice From Peekskill's Homestyle Desserts Celebrate National Pie Day With A Slice From Peekskill's Homestyle Desserts
Celebrate National Pie Day With A Slice From Peekskill's Homestyle Desserts PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Pie oh my. Saturday, Jan. 23 is National Pie Day, one of those unofficial food holidays created to celebrate pies and all their glory (or date we say, all of their fillings?). According to the National Day Calendar, the first pies appeared around 9500 BC in the Egyptian Neolithic period or New Stone Age. Aside from being a source of sweet tooth satisfaction, pies have also been used over the years for film humor ever since Actor Ben Turpin received one in the face in the silent movie, "Mr. Flip" in 1909. In Westchester County, residents have a host of pie places…

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Celebrate National Pie Day With A Slice From A Fairfield County Bakery Celebrate National Pie Day With A Slice From A Fairfield County Bakery
Celebrate National Pie Day With A Slice From A Fairfield County Bakery NORWALK, Conn. -- Pie oh my. Saturday, Jan. 23 is National Pie Day, one of those unofficial food holidays created to celebrate pies and all their glory — or dare we say, all of their fillings? According to the National Day Calendar, the first pies appeared around 9500 BC in the Egyptian Neolithic period or New Stone Age. Aside from being a source of sweet tooth satisfaction, pies have also been used over the years for humor ever since Actor Ben Turpin received one in the face in the silent movie, "Mr. Flip" in 1909. In Fairfield County, residents have a host of pie places to choos…

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