Month: June 2022

Back in Time: Finding the Glory Days in Budapest

The turn of the century—the illustrious fin-de-siècle—was a heady time for Hungarians. Created in 1873, the city of Budapest brought together the previously separate communities of Buda, Obuda, and Pest, quickly becoming a cosmopolitan national capital. Home not just to Hungarians (usually called Magyars), it attracted people from across Europe, and grew in wealth and…


Helicopter Pilot Helping Alaska Firefighters Dies in Crash

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A helicopter contracted to support firefighting efforts on an Interior Alaska blaze crashed after takeoff, killing the pilot, officials said Monday. The fatality was the first related to Alaska wildfires in 22 years. The pilot was identified as Douglas Ritchie, 56, of Wasilla, Alaska State Troopers said. He was the lone occupant in a…


California Lawmakers Doubling Down on Expanding Abortion Access, Welcoming Out-of-State Residents

SACRAMENTO— Following the historic decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last week to overturn Roe v. Wade, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new legislation to make abortion services widely accessible and legal in California for abortion seekers from other states. Since the 1973 precedent—which overrode state-level abortion restrictions and largely legalized the procedure nationwide—has been overruled,…


NY Judge Strikes Down Non-Citizen Voting Law; Coach Kennedy Wins Prayer Case in Supreme Court | NTD Evening News

The New York Supreme Court on June 27 struck down a New York City law that allowed non-citizens to vote in local elections. In what’s regarded by many as a win for religious freedom, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the religious rights of Coach Joesph Kennedy, the football coach who would pray at…


LIVE NOW: NY Judge Strikes Down Non-Citizen Voting Law; Coach Kennedy Wins Prayer Case in Supreme Court | NTD Evening News

The New York Supreme Court on June 27 struck down a New York City law that allowed non-citizens to vote in local elections. In what’s regarded by many as a win for religious freedom, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the religious rights of Coach Joesph Kennedy, the football coach who would pray at…


LIVE 6:30 PM ET: NY Judge Strikes Down Non-Citizen Voting Law; Coach Kennedy Wins Prayer Case in Supreme Court | NTD Evening News

The New York Supreme Court on June 27 struck down a New York City law that allowed non-citizens to vote in local elections. In what’s regarded by many as a win for religious freedom, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the religious rights of Coach Joesph Kennedy, the football coach who would pray at…


Cooking Well in Hard Times: A Cookbook Author’s Tips for Stretching a Tight Budget—and Being Kind to Yourself

When Leanne Brown moved from Edmonton, Canada, to New York City to get a Master’s degree in Food Studies, she had no idea that her thesis would become a digital book that would go viral on social media, turn into a print edition so successful that she would be able to give thousands of copies…


Scenic and Wild Paddling in Wisconsin

Deer stand in the shallows pausing for a morning drink, their heads and white tails popping up as we appear like ghosts out of the morning mists in our canoes. They leap nimbly into the brush and are gone. Great blue herons are already poised on rocks and low branches, stone still as they prepare…


Zucchini, Pistachio, 
and Lemon Muffins

TL;DR: Mix wet ingredients and dry ingredients, then combine them. 
Bake in muffin pan at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes. I wasn’t sure I was going to put these muffins in the book until I served one to my two-year-old and she shimmied her shoulders and said “So yummy!” and “So good!”…


My Spicy Umami Pasta

TL;DR: Cook pasta. Make sauce. Pour pasta into sauce and cook. 
Sprinkle with cheese and scallions and serve. Making an amazing dish out of whatever bits you have lying around feels so heroic, and this version of that experience happens to be just to my odd taste. It is all the things I love together,…