Let’s Talk Food: Fried rice
Fried rice originated in the Sui Dynasty in Yangzhou, the Eastern Jiangsu province of China, as a way to use up leftover (usually day old) rice and avoid food waste.
The riskiest destinations for travelers — and the safest
Travelers have many concerns, but safety is often a major priority, especially for women and LGBTQ+ travelers. A recent Forbes Advisor study identified the riskiest places in the world to visit based on seven key criteria — and the destinations that ranked the safest.
Steves: Exploring Madrid’s outdoor delights
Spain’s capital, like its population, is relatively young. In medieval times, Madrid was just another village, but under several successive kings it transformed to a European capital. Today the country’s hub is the upbeat, vibrant home of more than 3 million people.
Skywatch: Astronomy news and happenings
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4 potato salads for your next backyard barbecues
Potato salad, a staple of backyard barbecues and lakeside picnics, is one of the easiest to make. There’s “mom’s classic” and potato salads in zesty vinaigrettes, plus salads that showcase a rainbow of heirloom potatoes — purple, rose, golden, pure white — that are now at our farmers markets.
Let’s Talk Food: American influences in South Korea
I have written about how the Portuguese traders had such an influence in Japan, introducing bread and frying which then created manju or anpan, (“pan” comes from the Portuguese word for bread), breaded katsu and tempura. All these adopted foods became very important in Japanese cuisine. Last week I wrote about how the Chinese, Indians, Arabs and the Dutch influenced the foods of Indonesia.
Vegan chocolate sauce? A mushroom aperitif? 12 finds from the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York
Can’t resist that jar of artisan chili crisp? Willing to fork over 10 bucks for a bottle of water “restructured” with quartz crystals? Maybe you’re determined to go plant-based or want to buy food with a mission. Either way, you’re in good company.
Steves: Sampling Athens’ spicier sectors
I used to think of Athens as a big ugly city with obligatory ancient sights, fine museums, the Plaka (the extremely touristy old center), and not much else. “The joy of Greece is outside of Athens,” I wrote. “See Athens’ museums and scram.”
East meets West in Hawaii gardens
In Hawaii, China and Japan, rock and water are used to add interest to the garden. The stone water basins that usually stand outside the teahouses are an example of rock and water used on a small scale. Participants in the tea ceremony first wash their hands and at the same time, symbolically wash away the stain of the noisy and confused outside world. In almost any garden and for whatever reason, the gentle sound and sight of water dripping over cool stones is refreshing.
Volcano Watch: Measuring volcanic gases: The answer is blowin’ in the wind
Measurement of volcanic gases is critical for both public safety and understanding volcanic activity — and everything we measure relies on the wind.
The Baumkuchen experience
Markus Stolz spent his childhood enjoying the many cakes his mother made while they were living in Japan. His German parents were missionaries there and his mom taught classes for Japanese women in German baking. With a keen taste for good cake, young Markus was sure he’d pursue a career as a pasty chef. Years later, after a successful career as an engineer in the German auto industry, he is now in Hawaii making cakes.
How to host your own ‘Hot Ones’ party: Tips from fire-breathing experts
DENVER — The first time Sarah and Joseph Stanoch hosted a “Hot Ones”-inspired party in 2017, they debunked the theory that milk is the best way to extinguish a spicy mouth.
Let’s Talk Food: Foods of Indonesia
The foods of Indonesia are very interesting and rich in history.
What, exactly, is so great about the Mediterranean diet?
Healthful eating is important at any age to lower the risk of obesity and keep the heart and everything else inside the body functioning well. This becomes especially crucial later in life, because good nutrition helps reduce the risk of chronic conditions like hypertension, high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.
Auto sales ‘24: The market’s biggest winners, losers and movers (so far)
Like a game of Twister, the auto industry is stretched in all different directions these days.
Is there a future in the doomsday economy?
When it comes to surviving the apocalypse, you could do a lot worse than the West Virginia branch of Fortitude Ranch, a constellation of five survivalist compounds across the United States and one of a growing number of businesses aiming to seize on Americans’ deepening anxieties about the future.
Ljubljana: An underrated gem in Europe
Located where the Germanic, Mediterranean, and Slavic worlds come together, Slovenia enjoys a happy hodgepodge of cultures while also presenting plenty of its own unique character. And much like the country as a whole, its capital city of Ljubljana is a delight to explore, yet remains relatively undiscovered.
Managing insects and diseases in the garden
A bit of prevention goes a long way in minimizing insect and disease problems in the garden.
Volcano Watch: More shaking on Kilauea’s south flank. Did you feel it?
Island of Hawaii residents are used to feeling the ground shake beneath them. From subtle shakes that feel like wind, to abrupt jolting that knocks dishes off the counter, living on this volcanically active island means accepting that the ground beneath our feet will not always keep still.
Tropical Gardening: The macadamia tree comes from the land down under
Like many other trees from Australia, the macadamia thrives in Hawaii. Others suited to the Islands are many grevillea, melaleuca, callistemon and eucalyptus species. When it comes to our favorite nut, many folks on the mainland think of macadamia nut trees are native to Hawaii, but here we know it is an Australian tree that we adopted as our own.
