Pasta alla Norma is a classic and timeless Italian dish, hailing from the Sicilian city of Catania. It features eggplant—lots of it—in a simple marinara-style tomato sauce. While the ingredients technically qualify it as a late summer dish, it can be prepared year-round, which is good news for us. For something so simple, the flavors…
Winter Gardening: A Checklist for the Prepared Gardener
It may seem like there isn’t much to do in the garden over the winter, but here are some ideas that may keep you busy. For northerners, is your snowblower ready? Do you have the gas and oil it needs, or electrical cords that aren’t frayed? Make sure you have sand or salt and snow…
Dear Next Generation: ‘Teach Children to Think of Others’
In the aftermath of receiving a verbal tongue lashing from a close relative, my downcast grandmother shared this piece of wisdom with me: “An unkind word spoken in haste can never be retrieved.” Those words have stayed with me over the years and helped me to hold MY tongue many times. Jeanine Trofholz, Nebraska ___________…
America the Beautiful
This gallery was published in American Essence magazine.
Amputee Mama Cat Adopts 2 Orphaned Kittens: One Starving, One Found on a Scrap Heap
An amazing stray cat, who had already undergone an emergency leg amputation and given birth to a litter of four, delighted her rescuers when she adopted two orphaned kittens in dire need of a mother’s care. Yuki, who is recovering in the care of Wisconsin’s Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary, has also given two kittens a…
378lb Bride Walks Down the Aisle in Her Dream Dress After Losing Half of Her Body Weight
A beautiful bride enjoyed her dream wedding after losing half her body weight. Vicky Chaffer of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, was over the moon when her boyfriend, David, proposed in New York’s central park during a 30th birthday trip. But she was so self-conscious about her size-22 figure (UK size 26) that she refused to allow him to…
Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Roman Statues Under Norman Village Church in England
December 6, 2021
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An archeological dig in Buckinghamshire is dredging up artifacts from England’s remote past—ahead of a high-speed rail that’s laying the groundwork for UK’s rapid land-transportation future. Researchers from high-speed rail project HS2 unearthed at Stoke Mandeville a set of remarkable Roman busts from beneath what was once a Norman village church. The HS2 research team are calling…
Holiday Cookies: 7 Festive Recipes for the Must-Bake Cookies of the Year
It’s the most delicious time of the year. The holiday baking season has begun, and for extra inspiration, we’ve rounded up a collection of Christmas-ready cookies from this fall’s fresh batch of baking cookbooks. First, we stop in Germany, where the Advent season is marked by a steady parade of traditional treats. For Anja Dunk,…
Vanillekipferl (Vanilla Crescents)
Vanillekipferl originate from Vienna in Austria, but versions of them are loved and baked throughout Germany, Poland, Hungary, and Switzerland, too. They are a non-negotiable must during Advent for me, and I regularly eat one with the first coffee of the day while it’s still pitch black outside—there’s something most satisfying about eating a moon-shaped…
Devil’s Thumbprints
I’m often asked if I ever make a mistake in a recipe and end up with something good. These cookies were that kind of a lucky accident. I must not have paid attention while I was mixing the dough, because I put in too much chocolate and got cookies as dark and rich as devil’s…
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