Slurp up Joy’s healthy veggie soup

If you have chosen the fresh garden herbs seasoning blend, add it now. Remove bay leaves before serving or freezing. Storage/freezing directions: Allow soup to cool to room temperature. This recipe can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days (any ...

Mario Batali’s delicious winter dish

In the bowl of a food processor, combine the herbs, capers, anchovies, mustard, salt, sugar, pepper, red pepper flakes, and garlic and pulse to form a coarse puree. With the motor running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil to form a relatively smooth ...

EarthTalk: River concerns, car choices

The intrusion of saltwater from the sea into rivers and groundwater is a serious issue, but the threat is not from a reversal of flow, and our far inland lakes and rivers are not expected to be directly affected by the salty water of our oceans ...

EarthTalk: Baby bottles and old growth forests

Experience an audio slide show of the best news and sports images from around the world and close to home. No links connecting specific human illnesses to chemicals oozing out of baby bottles have been proven definitively. Nonetheless, many parents ...

Got leftovers? Eat them for breakfast

Add the vegetables, scallions or onions, cheese and herbs, if using. Season with salt and pepper. Remove pan from the top of potatoes, and add the egg mixture. Sprinkle with the Parmesan. Carefully place the pan in the oven and bake for 18-20 minutes ...

Coke gets warning over nutritional claims

... vitamin B, zinc and magnesium. Once a niche market, nutrient-enriched beverages have grown into multibillion dollar business, which includes everything from calcium-enhanced orange juice to energy drinks containing ginseng, ginkgo and other herbs.

World’s most authentic spa experiences

As she looked out on Mount Jumolhari, Friedlander relaxed in a wooden tub filled with hot stones — to regulate the water temperature — and floating local herbs, a practice said to ease muscles aches. "It was in fact a reflection of the country's ...

Trattoria heaven in Tuscany

Alfiero's mother, Mimma, has the green thumb in the family and grows the herbs, greens, and tomatoes on the Castelli farm. Ilva and Alfiero's youngest son, Paolo—who customers say is sweeter than his mom's tiramisu—runs the front of the house ...

A nutty diet may cut heart disease risk

... advised the two groups on the Mediterranean diet to use olive oil for cooking; increase fruit, vegetable and fish consumption; eat white meat instead of beef or processed meat; and prepare homemade tomato sauce with garlic, onions and herbs. Drinkers ...

Intriguing wines that are off the beaten track

This deeply colored red has a real sense of place, or terroir, with its earth and mineral character combined with notes of cherry and blueberry, meat, herbs and a bit of eucalyptus. The $15 wine is a blend of 40 percent carignane, 30 percent syrah ...