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Fostering community is a key part of SAGE’s mission, and Senior Food Service Director Colin Abernethy has found a unique way to bond with students, parents, faculty, and staff at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Maryland.
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Braise (BRAYZ), taken from the 18th-century French word meaning coal, is a cooking method by which food, usually meats or vegetables, is browned in fat, then cooked, tightly covered, in a small amount of liquid at low heat for several hours.