Your first zucchini of the season delights, as does your second, but by the fourth or fifth, you wonder why so many people have planted so much of a vegetable that is mild (almost bland) in flavor, soft in texture, and moist to the point of being watery. Russ Faulk knows why. Russ is the…
Smoked Guacamole With Chia Seed Totopos
Avocados may not be the first vegetable you think of for smoking or grilling. After all, as oceans of guacamole and acres of toast suggest, avocados are splendid raw. But wood smoke imparts haunting umami flavors that take guacamole from average to astonishing. To reinforce that smokiness, I like to add chipotle chiles along with…
How to Grill Vegetables Like a Pro
The rules for grilling vegetables are pretty much the same as those for grilling meat or seafood: Keep it hot. Keep it clean. Keep it lubricated. In other words, you want to start with a hot clean grate that you oil right before the food goes on. Heat your grill grate well, then scrub it…
‘One of the Most Stunning Places on the Planet’: Photographer Captures Surreal Landscapes on Socotra Island
An adventurous Russian-born photographer recently captured some outlandish landscape images of Socotra—an island of extraordinary geography off the east coast of Africa and Yemen. Words cannot properly describe some of the pictures the trip produced. Daniel Kordan, a Nikon ambassador who now lives in a gorgeous villa in Tuscany, journeyed to Socotra with a mission…
Dad Dumps 80,000 Pennies on Lawn As Last Child Support Payment, Daughter Responds With Kindness
When an estranged father dumped 80,000 pennies in the front lawn of a Virginia house as the last child support payment, his teen daughter and former wife decided to turn the hurtful incident into a positive experience by donating the money to a domestic abuse center, prompting others to follow. Avery Sanford, a Deep Run…
Funny Tiny Bike Bridge Challenge
The best game to challenge your confidence. Notice how it uniquely combines cycling and gymnastics? This should definitely be an Olympic sport!
US, Indonesia Building Maritime Training Center at Edge of South China Sea
June 30, 2021
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Indonesia and the United States are building a new maritime training center at the strategic meeting point of the Malacca Strait and the South China Sea in a move to counter China’s increasing aggression in the region. The $3.5 million center began construction on Indonesia’s island of Batam, at the southern entrance to the strategic…
Woman Once Suicidal Now Posts Notes of Hope on Bridge for Those in Need—Saves 28 Lives in 3 Years
A woman in Sunderland, northern England, who once contemplated suicide is now helping others in that dire situation by attaching notes of hope to the Wearmouth Bridge where she came near to jumping, herself, years ago. Paige Hunter, 21, has attached to the bridge more than 1,000 notes—which she handwrites, laminates, and ties with a…
Georgia Teen Spots Toddler on Bottom of Swimming Pool, Leaps Into Action, Saves His Life
A teenager with excellent swimming skills in Stockbridge, Georgia, recently saved a toddler from drowning in a swimming pool over Mother’s Day weekend. Randy Brown, 13, was playing with his cousin in the pool when a woman came searching for her son, Kingston. She went over to the poolside and was alarmed to see her…
Viral Photo Depicts 6 Siblings Who Practice Medicine, Following in Parents’ Footsteps
Six siblings who all followed their parents’ footsteps into the medical field have been photographed together in their white coats, and the impressive line-up has gone viral. The photo was shared by one of the siblings, Dr. Chinyere Okpaleke, on LinkedIn, where it garnered over 200,000 reactions. Chinyere, a family medicine hospitalist in Houston, Texas,…
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