Piquillo peppers are a specific type of sweet pepper grown in Navarra, in the southern part of the Basque Country in Spain. Roasted red peppers could be used as a substitute, but are usually much larger than piquillo peppers. Makes 28 peppers For the Peppers 2 cups whole milk 2 cups half-and-half 1 tablespoon unsalted…
Mom Forced to Give Up Newborn Son 66 Years Ago Tracks Him and Her Granddaughter With DNA Test
A mother who was forced to give her newborn baby up for adoption has found him living in Australia 66 years later. Issy Carr, 86, from Bentham, in North Yorkshire, England, parted ways with her baby son, George, now Keith, all the way back in 1955 when she was just 20 years old. She often thought of…
Adorable Photos Show Critically Endangered Baby Eastern Black Rhino Born to Mom at British Zoo
Two critically endangered eastern black rhinos have welcomed a new baby at a British zoo—the only such calf born in Europe this year. Rhinos Samira and Magadi, who live at Flamingo Land Zoo in Malton, North Yorkshire, became parents at 5:25 p.m., Oct. 24, after a pregnancy lasting 16 months. The adorable rhino calf could…
The Value of Mentors: The Guides Who Make Us Better People
In 1941, when the Nazis were ruling Poland with an iron hand, a Krakow tailor with an eighth-grade education and a burning love for his faith founded a youth ministry in his parish. One of the first young men to join this group was a manual laborer, Karol Wojtyla. As he studied with the intense…
What Should Children Learn?
If you’ve ever taken a look at the typical course of study today’s school students are required to complete, you might assume that the collection of subjects, the order in which they’re taught, and the resources used to teach them are the result of great study and research by the best educational experts in the…
Joseph and Esther Reed: Two Reeds I Want to Be Related To
Anyone who has ever dabbled in genealogy knows that as you go back into family history, the answers to one question always lead to several more—more questions, that is. Genealogy may be the only area of study in which (excuse the joke) “Everything is relative.” Frustrating, too. Using a popular online ancestry service, I submitted to…
Book Review: ‘Astoria’ by Peter Stark
Most of us remember history lessons about the overland expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804–1806 to push beyond the Louisiana Purchase, discover a river route through the new lands, and reach the Pacific Coast. President Thomas Jefferson, a scholar and visionary, had read British writer Alexander Mackenzie’s urgings from 1801 to his fellow countrymen about…
The Unexpected Joys of Aunting
On almost every Friday night of the past year, I’ve reported to my brother and sister-in-law’s house at 5 p.m. with a bottle of wine. They, in turn, have three kids, two pizzas, and a salad. We call this ritual—simply, magnificently—Pizza Friday. I won’t go so far as to say Pizza Friday saved me during the pandemic,…
Ask the Vet: Centipede Bites and Foggy Eyes
Q: Panda, our black and white tuxedo cat who also responds to the more fitting name of Pandemonium, plays with the centipedes in our bathroom. If she eats one, could it harm her? A: No, but eating too many of them could result in stomach upset. The greater concern is that centipedes bite, and the…
Kale Chips Even Kids Will Devour
“Normally, it’s gross,” announced my son Louie, setting up a discussion about a certain prospective snack ingredient. “It tastes like poop,” clarified his friend Ella. “I don’t usually like it,” observed my son Remy, who is the chef of the family. “But in this form I do.” When Ella realized to which snack we were…
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