Tender, juicy roast turkey - the main attraction - with old-fashioned gravy, cranberry sauce, smashed potatoes, baked green beans, sweet and sour cod, steamed rice, achara (pickled green papaya relish), leche flan, pigs in a blanket, apple crisp (from Yucaipa!), punch and soda. ( Photo: Ms Jones/Wikimedia Commons) Giving Thanks for Fruit Cranberries are a native American fruit, one the Pilgrims and Native Americans are reputed to have shared at the first Thanksgiving.... Food & Drink 21 Nov 2025 | 01:08
Bronze statue of Eros sleeping, Greece c. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. ( Photo: Met Museum / Public Domain) Sleepers, Awake! Position IS Everything in Life! Cats and dogs curl up to sleep tight. Humans do too, most commonly in a position that the snooze experts at the Harvard Women’s... News 14 Nov 2025 | 05:18
The clock in Grand Central Terminal. ( Photo: Wikicommons) The Battle of Daylight Saving Time Revisited Daylight saving time is a mixed blessing. Springing Forward gives us an extra hour of sunlight, but Falling Back takes it... News 07 Nov 2025 | 02:40
Martha Stewart, now 84, has certainly had interesting life experiences to fuel her rise as the home entertaining doyenne. A new study says that older successes are a natural outcome, not a surprise. ( Photo: George Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons) The Age of Intelligence? It May Be Later Than You Think While there is little doubt when we hit our peak age in terms of physical strength and agility, a new groundbreaking study... News 23 Oct 2025 | 04:15
Mustard has worked its way into many phrases over the years, including a description of a deadly gas developed by Germany in World War I known as mustard gas. Allies used gas masks to combat it. Mustard gas did not actually contain any mustard ingredients, but it had a yellow-brown color and an odor similar to that of mustard. It was ultimately banned as a weapon of war. ( Photo: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) Mustard: First in War, First in Peace (Even if We Do Consume More Ketchup) The rivalry between ketchup and mustard has tipped in favor of ketchup as a condiment in the United States for years. But... News 18 Oct 2025 | 12:10
Recalls of contaminated foods in the U.S. are usually the result of a voluntary recall by the seller. ( Photo: Wikociewie/Wikimedia Commons) How Risky Foods Get Recalled and How to Shop and Cook Smarter Given the number of fresh foods shipped around the country, it’s no surprise that from time to time a hazardous one slips... News 12 Oct 2025 | 10:52
Apples are good for you! ( Photo: George Chernilevsky/Wikimedia Commons) Apples Are Woven Into Our Culture—And Taste Great Too! Everyone, it seems, loves the apple whether it was the Beatles naming their recording studio after it in 1968 or Steve Jobs,... News 02 Oct 2025 | 05:30
Coffee and tea and other homespun remedies, such as ginger extract and chicken soup, can help the body minimize some of the symptoms that come with a common cold. ( Photo: Yuri Samoilov/Wikimedia Commons) Got a Cold? Here’s Why Those Homespun Remedies Do Help Got a cold? You’re not alone. An average healthy adult may get two to three colds a year, often starting in October. For... News 25 Sep 2025 | 05:31
Bugs Bunny has spent a lifetime munching on his primary source of nutrition: carrots. So far as we know, his skin never turned yellow. ( Photo: Kogo/Wikimedia Commons) Carrots Are a Great Health Food (Just Don’t as Many as Bugs Bunny) Don’t tell the Looney Tunes cartoonists who have been drawing Bugs Bunny for decades, but if you eat too many carrots, the... News 13 Sep 2025 | 09:33
Herbal teas are seen as a soothing and calming drink, but even so, consumers are urged to make sure the herbal remedies do not negatively react with prescription meds. Some can dilute the impact, others could make the effect of a prescribed drug stronger. ( Photo: Map cla 1401) Notes of Caution about Booming Herbal Medicine Market In many developing countries, herbal medicine accounts for up to 80 percent of all treatments, according to the World Health... News 05 Sep 2025 | 05:02
You may never be able to match the radiant smile of Julia Roberts–which one poll of dentists said was the top-rated celebrity smile by their patients–but new research may lead to a breakthrough whereby a tooth that is chipped or damaged may be able to heal itself. ( Photo: Nicholas Genin/Wikimedia Commons) Sink Your Teeth Into This Encouraging News About Repairing Your Pearly Whites When Express Dentist polled its dentists to find out the No. 1 most requested celebrity smile for their patients, the top... News 29 Aug 2025 | 12:29
This much orange juice in one day will give you plenty of vitamin C, but it surely will contain too much natural sugar. ( Photo: Piotr Chrobot) The Orange Juice Dilemma Orange juice at breakfast is a sweet way to start the day, but the Food and Drug Administration may soon make it less so.... Food & Drink 22 Aug 2025 | 03:33
Painting is entitled “Some People Feel the Rain, Others Just Get Wet.” Scientists now say it is more than folklore, that some people can indeed “feel” a coming rain storm in their bones. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Weather Alert: Feel It in Your Bones? Grab Your Umbrella! As Erin, the season’s first named hurricane, churns across the Atlantic, some New Yorkers won’t need a weather report to... News 15 Aug 2025 | 12:04
All cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, are considered superfoods and contain cancer-fighting compounds but . . . ( Photo: Fir0002/Wikimedia Commons) 7 Superfoods Backed by Science to Boost Health Summer is salad season whose crisp greens brighten and lighten an overheated day. But for summer, winter, spring, and fall,... News 01 Aug 2025 | 04:15
Pet insurance can help lower costs of vet care. And a bill making its way through Congress would allow pet healthcare to be paid for by a human owner’s tax-advantaged Health Savings Account. ( Photo: Mark Logico/Wikimedia Commons) Cost of Caring for Pets is Soaring, but Help May Be On the Way Last year, Americans spent $39.8 billion on veterinary services for their pets. Current estimates suggest that will rise... News 24 Jul 2025 | 10:59
