Lifestyle

Why buy nut butter when DIY is healthier, cheaper?

Homemade nut butters are easily customized, from smooth to chunky, with salt or without.Matthew Mead/Associated Press For many parents, back…

July 14, 2015

Food

A salad for kids who hate icky greens

This June 15, 2015 photo shows back to school chopped salad in Concord, N.H. This dish is from a recipe…

July 14, 2015

Food

Satisfy those afterschool munchies

This June 15, 2015 photo shows cheesy toasted snack mix in Concord, N.H. This dish is from a recipe by…

July 14, 2015

Food

Craft sake is the latest trend brewing in U.S.

KITTERY, Maine – First came boutique wineries. Then microbreweries and craft distilleries. Now Japanese sake aficionados are hoping to transform…

July 14, 2015

Food

One steak dinner, two easy meals

This June 15, 2015 photo shows marinated flank steak with seared spinach in Concord, N.H. This dish is from a…

July 14, 2015

Family

Guys: To flirt effectively, just act like a decent human

It’s a story as old as time. Guy spots girl across the bar. Girl smiles coyly. Guy saunters over and…

July 14, 2015

Family

Why it’s OK to praise our kids

My 4-year-old son likes to run. Lately, I’ve found an easy way to kill 15 minutes is to time him…

July 14, 2015

Family

Bumble, the dating app where women make the first move

A few hours into my first conversation with a man on Bumble – a dating app where, after there’s a…

July 11, 2015

Family

The college majors that are most likely to marry each other

July 11, 2015

Religion

Dig uncovers how Shakers lived

Equality of sexes, pacificism, celibacy guided their lives

July 10, 2015

Religion

Religion Briefs

St. Kateri Tekakawitha to be celebrated St. Ignatius Church in Ignacio will celebrate the feast of St. Kateri Tekakawitha at…

July 10, 2015

Family

This Harvard grad offered $10,000 to find him a girlfriend – will he find love?

A lovelorn 29-year-old in Birmingham, Alabama, is crowdsourcing his soulmate search, and there are some things he wants you to…

July 10, 2015

Family

New book offers lessons for parents from entrepreneurs

This book cover image released by Perigee Books shows Raising Can-Do Kids: Giving Children the Tools to Thrive in a…

July 10, 2015

Family

To bring out this little one’s sisterly love, we’ll need pest control

Q: I am an only child, so I do not understand this sibling thing. My two kids (a boy, 7,…

July 10, 2015

Family

Parenting and hypocrisy: From Free Range kid to Helicopter Mom?

Hey Ann. Madrigal Singers was rad. Don’t party too hard this summer. Ha ha just kidding. I need to burn…

July 9, 2015

Family

Swiss pay out $4.9M to people taken from parents as children

BERLIN – Swiss authorities say they have paid out 4.6 million francs ($4.9 million) so far to hundreds of people…

July 9, 2015

Family

Baggage Check: Advice for a parent of a college-detouring daughter and a reader tired of hearing ‘it’s over’

Q: Our daughter, a middling-to-good student, is pushing to take a year off from school and not go directly to…

July 8, 2015

Family

Helicopter parents and their fragile kids

Sometimes I despair for the children these days, I really do. I didn’t expect to feel this way at the…

July 8, 2015

Family

The economics of having your baby at home

Over the past decade, the rate of U.S. births happening outside hospitals has been steadily on the rise, as more…

July 8, 2015

Family

Mom sues Ohio YMCA, says it excluded boy with Down syndrome

Steven Heffron, 6, and his mother, Denise Watts, play in Smale Riverfront Park in downtown Cincinnati. Watts has filed a…

July 8, 2015

Food

Are new Oreos more ‘sophisticated’?

Mondelez International Inc. is adding “Oreo Thins,” which have a similar cookie-to-filling ratio as regular Oreos, except that they’re slimmer,…

July 7, 2015

Food

Sunflower seeds make corn chowder rich and creamy

This corn chowder with sunflower seeds and onions was made from a recipe by J.M. Hirsch, food editor for the…

July 7, 2015

Food

Maui GMO ban ruled invalid

HONOLULU – A federal judge has ruled that a Maui County ban on the cultivation of genetically engineered crops is…

July 7, 2015

Food

For summer, move pasta beyond the side salad

This penne pasta with tomatoes, zucchini and creme fraiche is a weeknight-friendly meal that is big on flavor, but not…

July 7, 2015