Each Passover, family members and friends gather together to share foods rich in both flavor and symbolism. During the eight days of Passover each spring (this year April 1 โ 9), dining and oral tradition are closely tied, with many items eaten during the holiday representative of the Jewish peopleโs exodus from Egypt millennia ago.
Gardens are for gardening, not hunting, right? In both, you are instrumental in procuring your food, and sometimes you set out to do so armed with objects that can be dangerous. But itโs rare to see gardeners get decked out in camouflage to go pick radishes. In fact, hunting can seem pretty far from gardening in the outdoor-activity spectrum. Yet you can indeed be both a hunter and a gardener without traveling any farther than your own planting plot by dining on one of the prevalent pests found there: snails.
Growing plants in rows has long been the status quo for gardeners, but companion planting, or growing plants in mutually beneficial groupings, has wide-ranging benefits for gardens. Companion planting assists with distributing nutrients in the soil, providing shade, retaining water in the soil, repelling pests, and attracting pollinators. A healthy garden also means that its residents improve each otherโs flavors.
When researching bitters, youโll discover that these palate-punching liquid spices have been critical libation components from the inception of the word cocktail in 1806. That year, the editor of The Balance, and Columbian Repository, a New York newspaper, defined cocktail (at the time cock tail) as โa stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.โ
Grinning and warmth come naturally when clutching an Irish coffee. Hands wrapped around a glass vessel filled with steaming coffee, soul-thawing Irish whiskey, and a dollop of thick cream floating on top means everything is as cozy and soul satisfying as it gets.
Decoding your morning brew.
Across Eastern and Southeastern Asia, soups composed of layers of distinctive-yet-subtle fresh flavors are culinary staples reflective of the diverse cultures from which they originate.
From the thicketed banks of the Truckee River to the meandering alpine creeks atop Mount Rose, plump, ground-dwelling quail skitter about in search of seeds and insects.
Years of rebellion led Angรฉlia Aquarian down an Ayurvedic path. The Hawaii-born yoga practitioner sought to reverse the damage done during her partying era.
One in seven Nevadans faces hunger daily. One in five children in Nevada doesnโt know when their next meal will be. These statistics, cited by national nonprofit Feeding America, outline the stateโs current food insecurity issue in numbers. However, hunger has far-reaching disadvantages beyond pangs in the belly.