Kiss the cook: Grilled chicken with Moroccan spices equals love at first bite
Any summer night is Father’s Day when Dad mans the grill for relaxed dinners on the patio. Here’s an idea for fabulous grilled chicken that uses common…
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Cataracts: You can have your sight back
Cataracts, a clouding of the eye lens, have been known and diagnosed since at least 29 AD, but the treatments, until the 1940s or so, have probably been…
Morel mania: A favorite mushroom dodges spring foragers
It’s hard to overstate the mania for morel mushrooms. From March to May, in Canada and the United States, morel hunting is a seasonal delirium in which…
Preparing the essential morel
The woody flavored morel mushroom graces dishes ranging from eggs to meat, but the basic preparation is frying. To begin, soak morels in cool water with a…
Potential allergy complications indoors
Nasal allergies affect about 50 million people in the United States and indoor allergens can aggravate them according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation…
‘Latvian Stew’ pleases Moscow gentleman — and a family, too
In the 2016 novel A Gentleman in Moscow, the best seller by Amor Towles, the main character, Count Rostov, watches as a young man puzzles over a menu. The…
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a new take on an Irish favorite
The origins of the Reuben sandwich are widely contested, but it is certain that many a palate has savored the rich deli taste of the corned beef, Swiss…
When to give a child a smartphone
Parents in modern society are struggling with the answer to when or if they should let their children have a smartphone, but recent research from…
Superbugs have a natural enemy
The looming scourge of the superbug — bacteria that antibiotics can’t kill — threatens to bring back the era of death by infection. But there is hope on…
Secret Sauce: Sriracha spices up steak and peppers
The wildly popular Sriracha hot sauce will put some spice into your Valentine dinner. Sriracha is the 80-year-old invention of a Thai cook, Thanom…