Tag: Lifestyle

Anatomy of a Classic Cocktail: The Vieux Carré

A New Orleans original, the Vieux Carré (pronounced vyoo kah-RAY) takes a French name, meaning “old square,” and in this context, that’s the oldest part of the city: the French Quarter. While there’s no precise date of its creation, the recipe first takes the light of print in 1937 in Stanley Clisby Arthur’s “Famous New…


A Controversial New Documentary Gives Non-Verbal Children a Voice

Approximately 25–30 percent of people with autism either cannot speak or have a vocabulary of 30 words or less. Many others have an ability to speak that’s categorized as unreliable. They resort to scripting (using phrases or sounds from movies, or parroting back what other people say), and they’re unable to find the correct words…


A Cinematic View of the American West Through Bierstadt’s Brushstrokes.

“Bring me men to match my mountains, Bring me men to match my plains, Men with empires in their purpose, And new eras in their brains,” penned the American poet Sam Walter Foss in his poem, “The Coming American.” Relatively unchartered  by man in the mid 1800’s, were the great western mountains of America. Far…


Guinea Pigs Need Vitamin C in Diet

Q: Next month, my daughter’s friend will move away and give us her guinea pig. Miss Piggy will be our first guinea pig, and we don’t know much about her care. For starters, should we continue to feed her the rabbit pellets she’s been eating? A: Guinea pigs, also called cavies, are affectionate, communicative and…


Cheesy Ham and Potato Casserole

Why You’ll Love This Ham And Potatoes Casserole It’s the best way to use up and repurpose leftovers in a brand new meal everyone will look forward to digging into. A crowd-pleasing dish, it’s great for potlucks, holiday breakfasts or brunches, and everything in between. You can mix and match your favorite add-ins to satisfy all your tastebuds. Easily prepared ahead…


You’ll Want These Jewels of Sweet Heat on Everything You Eat

Making these candied jalapeños is as easy as heating the sliced fresh chiles in a seasoned simple syrup and then letting them cool. Yet for such a seemingly basic recipe with so few ingredients and steps, the end product is extraordinarily versatile. The key to their versatility (and to the success of this recipe) proved…


Houseplant Problems

Question: Hopefully you can help me with my houseplant problem. Recently I bought some indoor palms—discount specials—and have them in various places in my home and patio. However, they seem to be turning yellow at a fast pace, and I really don’t know what to do to them to keep them green. Any advice? Answer:…


US State Department Warns to Avoid Parts of Mexico Over Ongoing Violence, Kidnappings

The State Department is urging U.S. citizens to avoid travel to parts of Mexico over fears of kidnappings and other crime across multiple states, renewing warnings as tourists make travel plans for spring break season. The department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs has issued multiple advisories in the last several weeks over the ongoing violence in…


Fermentation 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Fermenting Vegetables at Home

In the old days, before you could hop in a car and head to the supermarket, winter meant hunger. Everything you needed to survive the cold, dark days of winter when fields lay fallow had to be harvested in the fall and preserved. There was no takeout, no frozen food section, no meal kits delivered…


How COVID-19 Accelerates Brain Aging and 1 Way to Protect Yourself

Is it merely a coincidence that COVID-19 and aging are both accompanied by cognitive decline? Could COVID-19 alone cause aging? Do aging and COVID-19 combine to make cognitive function worse, or do they impair cognitive function separately? What can we do to prevent cognitive decline? This paper will examine these questions. Summary of Key Facts COVID-19 accelerates…