Toasted Parmesan tomato bread is especially delicious when made with fresh, local tomatoes.Matthew Mead/Associated Press It’s a combination with a history for me. When I was a kid, my go-to…
Fast-food chains such as McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s are trumpeting pricier, premium offerings to shed their image as purveyors of greasy junk food and convince customers to spend a…
Since last September, the World Health Organization has confirmed 90 cases of MERS, the Middle East respiratory syndrome, including 45 deaths. Most cases have been in Saudi Arabia, but the…
For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former smokers should get annual scans.Associated Press file photo If it becomes final as…
Discussions should involve everything from when and how to resume sex, to what position might be best for some conditions or not advised for others, according to a consensus statement…
The recommendations, from a working group of the National Cancer Institute, were published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In one example, they say that some…
As more states recognize marriage, many considering recelebrations
The fins are used in soup popular in Chinese cuisine, and New York is home to one of the nation’s largest Chinatowns. An estimated 73 million sharks are killed worldwide…
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons undyed, unsalted pistachio nuts 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1 cup half-and-half ½ cup sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon almond extract ¼ teaspoon…
The dressing on this warm scallop salad also is delicious on any grilled meats or vegetables.Matthew Mead/Associated Press I call for sea scallops here, which are available all summer long.…
Ingredients: ½ cup Baileys Irish Cream liqueur 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate 1 cup milk 2 large eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup heavy or whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract…
Customers dine at picnic tables with colorful umbrellas at Brooklyn Crab in Red Hook, a popular seafood eatery in a working-class industrial neighborhood in New York City’s Brooklyn borough. The…
Ingredients: 2 cups heavy cream 2 cups whole milk Pinch of salt ¼ cup grated peeled fresh ginger 6 egg yolks ¾ cup sugar Method: In a heavy sauce pan,…
As the season for sweet corn reaches its peak, try grilling instead of steaming to bring out the corn’s natural sweetness.Matthew Mead/Associated Press My mom would husk the ears and…
Doctors and safety experts say better awareness is needed about the dangers – especially the risks of putting heavier, older model TV sets on top of dressers and other furniture…
Britain’s Prince William, right, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge show the Prince of Cambridge to photographers outside St. Mary’s Hospital in London. Princess Diana wore a caftan-like outfit that hid…
As Anthony Weiner’s NYC mayoral campaign founders amid new scandal, all eyes on spouse
That figure was markedly higher than for white mainline Protestants (56 percent), minority Christians (49 percent), Catholics (48 percent) and religiously unaffiliated Americans (39 percent), according to the study, conducted…
Servings: 4 Ingredients: 2 cups peeled and diced mango (about 1 medium mango) 1 tablespoon cooking oil 1¼ teaspoons sugar 1½ teaspoons minced red Thai chili or red jalapeño Method:…
