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Sichuan Pork Dumplings made with chili oil, cilantro and sesame sells for $10 at Plenty of Clouds restaurant in Seattle Monday, October 8, 2018. 208027
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Plenty of Clouds: Homey Capitol Hill spot serves inventive riffs on Yunnan and Sichuan cuisine

With a tightly curated menu of Sichuan and Yunnan cuisine, signature flavor combinations and original cocktails, Plenty of Clouds is a new restaurant and bar in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood that is, at heart, a mom-and-pop shop.  VIEW

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Ruby Barrera, 8, enjoys one of the water features at Jefferson Park Wednesday afternoon, July 19, 2017. She was there with her brother Isaiah, 5 and her mom. They live just down the street so the park is very convenient. There is a chance of rain in Seattle Thursday, but a sunny weekend is expected.
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Lola, a Great Dane, waits for Jessica Paszek and Tyler Hayes to finish tasting cider at the Finnriver farm stand at the Capitol Hill Farmers’ Market in Seattle Sunday April 29, 2018. The market is one of three in the city, including West Seattle and the University District, that are open year-round.
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Food & Drink

Shrimp biryani made in an Instant Pot. The Instant Pot, an electric pressure cooker, is well suited for many Indian dishes, and a slew of new cookbooks are seizing on its popularity. (Andrew Scrivani/The New York Times)

Why Indian cooks are embracing the Instant Pot  VIEW

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Alexis Zolner’s back yard gardens are colorful and an excellent place to entertain. Zolner’s St. Bernard is seen framed in the back door window. Alexis Zolner’s West Seattle garden is full of color with layers of artwork and features a European feeling in the front of the house facing the street. Photographed on August 12, 2018.

A whimsical West Seattle garden is a colorful reflection of its owner’s life  VIEW

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Seattle is starting to show signs of autumn, as leaves are just beginning to turn to fall colors along Lake Washington Blvd. South, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. 20xxxx (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

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Alexis Zolner’s back yard gardens are colorful and an excellent place to entertain. Zolner’s St. Bernard is seen framed in the back door window. Alexis Zolner’s West Seattle garden is full of color with layers of artwork and features a European feeling in the front of the house facing the street. Photographed on August 12, 2018.

A whimsical West Seattle garden is a colorful reflection of its owner’s life  VIEW

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Seattle is starting to show signs of autumn, as leaves are just beginning to turn to fall colors along Lake Washington Blvd. South, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. 20xxxx (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

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Pets

Having a ruff day? This story about George the skateboarding bulldog is sure to make you howl  WATCH