With summer and hot weather here, I’ve turned to main-course salads for supper and found inspiration from the past and from an unexpected bounty of produce. The chicken salad with roasted grapes and tomatoes is my interpretation of the curried chicken salad with grapes that was a deli-counter favorite of my mother. Use any baked…
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Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. This page will be updated throughout the week. Submit an obituary here. William…