By Katie Laughridge From Tribune News Service Bookshelves are a versatile and functional piece of furniture that can enhance the look of any space in your home. While they primarily serve the practical purpose of storing books for many, they can also be a great way to showcase your personality and style (with or without…
9 Benefits of Zinc and Where to Find It in Food
Many people complain about the inability to focus and are often emotionally unstable, have a poor stress response, and have weak immunity. People also complain about hair loss and acne. All these problems are likely to be related to one important micronutrient: zinc. In this article, we will discuss how zinc benefits our health. How much…
Trip-Stacking Ideas to Consider in 2023
By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com The pandemic-era popularized the idea of “trip stacking,” a concept that encourages crafting a backup to your primary travel plan. Busy families often face shifting school and sports schedules, unexpected sniffles or fluctuating professional demands that get in the way of executing vacation plans. So, creating an alternate, yet…
Savor Your Next Trip by Tuning in to Your Senses
Travel encourages us to sample from a sensory feast. On your next trip, encourage family members to tune in to their senses. Here are five ways to deepen the experience and expand awareness: 1. What Do You Smell? Campfires, coffee brewing, freshly cut grass, a pine forest and fragrant rose gardens all offer an opportunity…
2 Diets and 6 Supplements That Improve Depression
While depression is a complex condition with a wide range of potential causes and treatments, research has shown that diet can play an important role in both preventing and treating depressive symptoms. Mediterranean Diet and Depression One key area of research in this field has focused on the relationship between diet quality and depression risk….
Vegetarian Mushroom ‘Chorizo’ Tacos
By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mushrooms often get a bad rap for being slimy and too “earthy.” Yet if you’re a fan, varieties such as portobello, cremini and oyster mushrooms can help you work more vegetarian dishes into your rotating meal plan. All make excellent substitutions for beef or pork in any number of…
Good Drawings and Detailed Instructions Help You Avoid Remodeling Nightmares
I’d like to share a story with you. This saga transpired over the past six weeks, and I feel it contains a valuable lesson that could save you thousands of dollars, allow you to sleep at night, and go to dinner with your remodeling contractor at the end of the job. This is a tale…
Overmedicated: How the US Foster Care System Is Failing Our Children
March 10, 2023
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On Jan. 17 a federal class action lawsuit was filed against the state of Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) over inadequate prescription oversight of psychotropic drugs for children in the foster care system—putting them in danger of overdoses and serious side effects. According to the lawsuit, recent DHS data shows that at least 72.1 percent of children in…
Empanadas
View the print-ready version of this recipe. If you enjoy making recipes from South America, don’t miss my Arroz Chaufa, Pupusas, and Curtido. My husband fell in love with Argentine empanadas while living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and we have worked to perfect this recipe over the years to make them just like the ones he loved there….
Why Success Fell Out of Fashion and Why It Matters
Google has an amazing tool that lets you see the frequency of a word’s usage over the years across a sample of 8 million books. From the year 1800 until about 1985, the word “success” was surprisingly steady in its usage across each decade. But then, starting in the mid-’80s and continuing until today, the…
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