The most important thing to remember here is to take them with you! Get into the habit of hanging your non-plastic shopping bags on the back of your door once you’ve used them, so that you take them with you when you get into the car again. These bags are so handy, look much ni...
Adulthood, peak of what we did not yet know would be the first dot-com boom, living on the edge of an ocean my 24/7 job crisscrossing the country hardly afforded me time to see, I hopped a last-minute flight to join friends in Thailand, ferried to Koh-Phi-Phi, an island in the...
“[With] stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean, Florida Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico on either side, driving the highway—sometimes called the highway that goes to sea— makes you feel as though you’ve set foot in theCaribbeanand have access toa world of adventureand romance without needin...
not speaking a word of French or Creole, who had arrived after the earthquake to “help Haiti”. Most of them didn’t have the structure in place to even be able to get to
rhus coriaria, or Syrian sumac, is the most often used for cooking. The shrub has bright red cones of tiny fruits that get ground into a pulp and sun-dried. Beware not to conflate this spice with its cousin, poison sumac, which has white fruit and can yield allergies like poison ivy ...
At Pioneer Courthouse Square, known as the "living room" of the city, there are ethnic festivals, lunchtime concerts, sandcastle contests, and chilly winter beer celebrations held throughout the year. Visitors will also find parades, parties -- really any excuse for Portlanders to get together....
An interesting note: I was hungry the other day when driving home from dropping my son off at school and I started to get the low sugar shakes and sweats. I can’t function well when that sets in so I scarfed down what food I had in the car in an attempt to raise my blood sugar...
but disappeared due to our voracious demand,” he noted. He urged everyone to turn this avarice against invaders with advice like “Instead of dressing your yard with herbicides, you might want to consider balsamic vinaigrette.” He also published a handful of easy recipes to get readers ...
JACKSON: (As he sits down at the island beside his brother) Why did you set my alarm to 6:30? MRS. BRYANT: I thought if you got up earlier it would be a little easier for you to get to school on time. And it looks like I was right!
So, instead of fall, Thanksgiving comes in the spring. So we planned to eat in the yard at a couple of outdoor tables and on folding chairs. After his invitation went out my friend learned it was too late to get an affordable turkey. So, he ended up stuffing two chickens to put ...