July 24, 2024, 6:04am Food
While I love a good salad, fresh garden lettuces can do a whole lot more, serving as wraps and garnishes and as an integral part of burgers and sandwiches. But perhaps the most delicious and surprising of them is lettuce soup. Read story
July 20, 2024, 6:05am Food
Chicago, in all its outsized hubris and self-consciousness, likes to believe it knows everything there is to know about the only perfect food ever created — the pizza. It knows deep dish and thin, cracker and caramelized-cheese crust, wedge cut and tavern cut, St. Louis Style, New York Style, New… Read story
July 19, 2024, 6:04am Food
The word “onigiri” became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year, proof that the humble sticky-rice ball and mainstay of Japanese food has entered the global lexicon. Read story
July 18, 2024, 6:04am Business
If you’ve noticed that you’re paying more than before for the same amount of groceries, you’re not the only one. Inflation is easing slightly, but grocery prices are still high — up 21 percent on average since inflation started to surge more than three years ago. Read story
July 17, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life
Many years ago I attended a “knitters and natters” knitting circle at a friend’s house. It was a lively group of creative, clever and accomplished women. We’d bring a potluck dinner and the host would make cocktails. The cocktails did not help with the knitting, but they sure helped with… Read story
July 17, 2024, 6:04am Food
We wait a long time for summer. When it arrives, we don’t want to miss any of it by being stuck cooking something delicious in the kitchen. But even though we don’t want to be chained to the stove, we still want our meals to be memorable. Read story
July 17, 2024, 6:04am Food
Healthful eating is important at any age to lower the risk of obesity and keep the heart and everything else inside the body functioning well. This becomes especially crucial later in life, because good nutrition helps reduce the risk of chronic conditions like hypertension, high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. Read story
July 17, 2024, 6:04am Food
Blueberries are the taste of summer, intensely tangy and sweet. The epitome of this fleeting season, they make a wonderful drink to sip with friends as the sun sinks behind an indigo horizon. Read story
