Crepes, those ultra-thin French pancakes, deserve a spot in our Valentine’s Day chocolate dreams. Crepes cook in less than a minute, can be made days ahead, and taste great flavored with chocolate and a sprinkling of sugar or decadently filled with whipped cream. A blender full of batter, made quickly from flour, milk and eggs,…
Vertical Gardens: Researchers Determine Efficacy of Cheaper Cooling Method
January 25, 2023
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Hot summers can be expensive, with air conditioners and fans driving up household electricity costs; however, researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) have identified a scientifically valid and inexpensive cooling method humans have known about for nearly a century. In a study from the UniSA, living walls or vertical gardens—walls that are entirely covered with…
The Softer, Sweeter Side of Cabbage
Most traditional winter crops are root vegetables, such as potatoes, beets, onions, carrots, turnips, and garlic. Cabbage, being a green leafy vegetable, is a unique exception to this rule. Cabbage is also more versatile than pretty much any other vegetable, in that you can serve it cooked, raw, and fermented. Back in the pre-supermarket days,…
Fresh Wine
“Like fine old wine…” Television news anchors, characters in movies and just ordinary folks often use this phrase or variations of it to imply that wine gets better with age. Some of it does. But the vast majority of older wine is not better for additional time. In fact, most of it is not better….
This Delicious Dip Is a Surefire Crowd-Pleaser
Perfect for any day, this fiber-rich dip is a surefire crowd-pleaser to serve with crudités or tortilla chips. It requires little prep time and is ready to serve immediately. Zesty Avocado Black Bean Dip Serves 12 Active Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Ingredients 4 medium ripe avocados, divided 1 to 2 tablespoons lime…
Nine Reasons to Adopt Real Estate Technology
Dear Monty: At some point in the next few years, we will sell our home. We have been here 25 years and raised our kids here. My wife and I have resisted modern technology. We get along fine with paper road maps. I have an old flip phone, but my work is outdoors, and my…
Dreaming of an Organized Garage
I like an organized home. When things get all chaotic and messy, I find that my mind kind of gets that way, too. But when everything has a place—and everything is in its place—I feel a sense of peace. I can think straight, relax and enjoy. I like an organized garage, too. At least I’ve…
Brown Butter Makes This Banana-Walnut Bread Extra Special
While some people insist on chocolate in their banana bread, I much prefer nuts—walnuts, to be exact. They’re a buttery, crunchy counterpart to the sweet and tender crumbs of the classic quick bread. This particular version is packed with them. Combined with a boost of flavor from brown butter and some extra moisture, thanks to…
Getting Roped in by Wyoming
By Marlise Kast-Myers From Tribune News Service We have this habit—my husband and I—of traveling to a destination with one eye on the possibility of it becoming our next home. It’s a twitch to move where the grass is greener, or the water bluer, or the neighbors farther away. When we now reflect on places…
A Mutual Salad Treaty
It takes a bitter green to tackle a cold day. Bitter winter chicories are a salad’s response to the season. Chicories are leafy “greens” that include the likes of radicchio and Treviso, endive and escarole, frisée and puntarelle—all of which are notably not-so-green, but rather streaked in purples and reds or cast in icy whites…
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