Tomatoes are not only my favorite backyard crop – they’re also the most popular among American home gardeners. And it’s no wonder: Have you ever compared a supermarket tomato to a backyard one? The homegrown scent alone will transport you straight to summer.
You might think of storage cabinets as utilitarian. But designers are forever fascinated with how a simple cupboard can be built, dressed and adorned in ways that showcase craftsmanship and inventiveness. • There are sleek, low-slung consoles with jewelryesque handles. Swanky Deco-style bar cabinets. Rustic credenzas hewn of timber. And some pieces clad in artistic flourishes, or that are even art themselves. • Far from workhorses, these casegoods are dressage ponies, ready for their closeups.
It’s hot and is only going to get hotter over the next couple of months. So why not prepare what is commonly known as the dessert equivalent of a refreshing dip in a swimming hole? Ice box pies are a wonderful way to cool off after a work day in the yard and garden.
Some things are worth the trip. Especially when they’re hand-crafted food products that are local, organic and gourmet.
For a while, the days of needing to warm up with a hot bowl of soup are past us. Now we want to cool down with something cold. That’s why I like to keep a rotating and regular supply of pasta salad in the fridge. It practically goes with everything and improves with a little time.
As the long Memorial Day weekend approaches, so does the beginning of grilling season. Here are some grilling recipes for the holiday weekend.
A gentle young man with strong life goals and realistic ideas of meeting those goals, in solid motions, began assessing his life's path. Giving himself to the Lord...check; giving to his community...check; completing his education- ...check; becoming independent ...check and enjoying life...check, ugh, minus, check, ugh, minus... but what was missing in meeting his goals...finding a partner for life.
Good news for anyone who wants to get in better shape: If you have a smartphone and can download apps, you already have a tiny personal trainer in your pocket, ready to motivate, inspire and help you work through any rough patches along the way.
PORTLAND, Ore. – Wedged into a recliner in the corner of her assisted living apartment in Portland, Skylar Freimann, who has a terminal heart condition and pulmonary illness, anxiously eyed her newly arrived hospital bed on a recent day and worried over how she would maintain independence as she further loses mobility.
As French chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud puts it, “Kitchens should be designed around what’s truly important – fun, food, and life.” • Kitchens now might not play the center-of-everything roles that they did during the early days of the pandemic. But even if you’re spending more time away, you’ll likely have become a little more attached and invested in the kitchen than you were in 2019. • Some of what’s new in kitchen design and outfitting: