If there’s a favorite way to taste the olio nuovo in Tuscany, it has to be these Tuscan kale (cavolo nero) and cannellini bean crostoni, a real seasonal treat. When you know you’ll be bringing home the freshly pressed olive oil, prepare all the trimmings in advance. Have some good crusty country bread ready, soak…
Unexpected Potato and Cabbage Soup
Two tag-teaming, game-changing ingredients transform this unassuming potato and cabbage soup into a vibrant concoction. Looking at the ingredients list, you’ll see that this is an uncomplicated recipe—one that tells a story of saving leftover vegetables that have been sitting in the fridge or in the pantry for too long. Half a head of cabbage,…
Olio Nuovo: How to Savor the Season’s Freshest, Most Prized Olive Oil
“Olio nuovo e vino vecchio.” New oil and old wine. This saying pretty much sums up the Italian philosophy on these two culinary elixirs. If wine, properly stored, as a general rule is better the older it gets, with olive oil, the opposite is true. As time goes by, even in a matter of months,…
PHOTO: Florida Woman Spots Alligator-Shaped Cloud in Sunset While Driving Home From Work
A woman from Fort Myers, Florida, captured a “once in a lifetime view” of what appears to be an alligator in the sky. Where else but in Florida? An athletic coordinator for the Boys and Girls Club of Collier County, Brenda Perino was driving home from work on State Road 29 on Oct. 14 around…
Easier Than Pumpkin Pie: Better Pumpkin Desserts for Your Thanksgiving Table
Thanksgiving is nearly upon us. It’s a time to be thankful for our friends and family, our good fortune, and for some, the end of pumpkin spice season. The pumpkin, first cultivated by humans in the Americas as many as 9,000 years ago, was one of the first foods taken back to Europe. Cookbooks in…
Dear Next Generation: ‘Are You “Real” or Are You a “Fake”‘?
I was born in 1960 and remember the rebellion against authority that spawned from the Vietnam War. That was an unsettled time when people turned away from God and their parents, grandparents, teachers, and governing authorities. The respect for family and moral values was forever changed. Since that time, television, computers, the internet, and social…
The Future Dreamed, the Past Imagined: Time Traveling and Literature
“I’m gonna build a time machine So I can go back and make the scene I’m gonna make some time with my Egyptian Queen In my little old time machine.” Those lyrics from the 1960 hit song “Time Machine,” performed by Dante & the Evergreens, are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg when it…
The Rady Shell is San Diego’s New Landmark
It’s a perfect evening in San Diego, the setting sun casting a golden glow over the city’s skyline. Along the waterfront a passing parade of visitors is admiring the mighty presence of the aircraft carrier Midway and the sleek hull and towering masts of the clipper ship Star of India. At the same time, a…
Brain Tumor Survivor’s Gesture Helps Little Girl Selling Rocks to Pay for Cat Food
A brain tumor survivor saw a chance to do good when she came across a child selling rocks. Offering to buy four instead of one, she reduced the child to tears, and through her generous gesture allowed the little girl to keep her beloved pet cat. Mom of four Jodi Orgill Brown of Ogden, Utah,…
Totally Blind Dog Walks as If He Can See, Declared a ‘Medical Mystery’ by a Leading Vet
A blind dog whose owner didn’t know about her pet’s condition for nine months has been declared a “medical mystery” by veterinary experts. A border collie named Dave “never puts a foot wrong” and can even navigate around puddles despite his blindness, leaving vets completely baffled by his condition. A top UK vet has declared…
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