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Fruit leathers not just for kids
Food

Fruit leathers not just for kids

July 23, 2013

Matthew Mead/Associated Press<br><br>Other fruits can easily be substituted in this recipe for Sweet Raspberry Leather from The Cooking Lab.du1-i-syn Commercial fruit leathers roll out of factories by the yard, and…

Sweet Raspberry Leather
Food

Sweet Raspberry Leather

July 23, 2013

Start to finish: 2 hours Servings: 4 Ingredients: 2 cups raspberries 1 tablespoon cooking oil ¼ cup sugar 3/16 teaspoon xanthan gum Method: Arrange an 11-by-17-inch nonstick silicone mat on…

Foodie fight
Food

Foodie fight

July 23, 2013

Local culinarians square off in annual cooking contest

Tomato Leather
Food

Tomato Leather

July 23, 2013

Start to finish: 2 hours Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1 1/8 cups tomato paste 3 3/8 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 ¼ teaspoons red wine vinegar 6 drops hot sauce 3/16…

Golden years shorter, sicker in Southern states
Health

Golden years shorter, sicker in Southern states

July 21, 2013

Hawaii tops the charts in the government’s first state-by-state look at how long Americans age 65 can expect to live, on average, and how many of those remaining years will…

Memory decline may be earliest sign of dementia
Health

Memory decline may be earliest sign of dementia

July 21, 2013

Noticing you have had a decline beyond the occasional misplaced car keys or forgotten names could be the very earliest sign of Alzheimer’s, several research teams are reporting. Doctors often…

‘Team Green’: Keeping baby’s gender a surprise
Family

‘Team Green’: Keeping baby’s gender a surprise

July 20, 2013

While mega-fanfare awaits the gender reveal of Prince William and Kate, The Duchess of Cambridge’s baby, parents-to-be grapple about finding out the gender of their own baby ahead of time.Ki…

Books keep business travelers sane
Travel

Books keep business travelers sane

July 20, 2013

Bowles, a lawyer in Winter Park, is now reading Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander – one of more than 60 books she has read while flying during the last…

Doctors often on planes to deal with emergencies
Travel

Doctors often on planes to deal with emergencies

July 20, 2013

The research is the largest look yet at what happens to people who develop a medical problem on a commercial flight – about 44,000 of the 2.75 billion passengers worldwide…

Armed Portland chefs get closer to food they make
Food

Armed Portland chefs get closer to food they make

July 16, 2013

Chef Gregory Gourdet of Portland, Ore., restaurant Departure fires a .20-gauge shotgun during firearms training. Some of Portland’s top chefs received training in the use of shotguns, muzzleloaders and archery…

A refreshing take on summer iced coffee
Food

A refreshing take on summer iced coffee

July 16, 2013

Use cold brewed coffee and frozen coffee cubes in your favorite iced drink to prevent it from getting watered down. If you use sweetener, simple syrup dissolves more easily than…

War in Syria hinders holiday
Religion

War in Syria hinders holiday

July 12, 2013

In one rebel-held city, residents have resorted to begging for crumbs at a local soup kitchen, while in a refugee camp on the Jordanian border, Syrians hounded by the desert…

A pasta dinner that’s as quick as boiling water
Food

A pasta dinner that’s as quick as boiling water

July 9, 2013

If you’re gluten-intolerant, substitute quinoa, rice or your favorite gluten-free pasta.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Tomatoes are the star of this show, as they should be this time of the year. A…