PORTLAND, Ore. – Wedged into a recliner in the corner of her assisted living apartment in Portland, Skylar Freimann, who has a terminal heart condition and pulmonary illness, anxiously eyed her newly arrived hospital bed on a recent day and worried over how she would maintain independence as she further loses mobility.
Dear Abby: My father died five years ago at 90. For the last 20 years of his life, both my sisters shunned him because they disliked his second wife (who predeceased him). She had never been anything but kind to us all. They refused to speak to him and, when he was dying, announced that they wouldn’t attend his funeral.
Chances are, you’ve heard of personal mug cakes. They are the individual serving of cake you can bake in the microwave in just a few minutes. h They’re perfect for those times when you have bit of a sweet tooth, but you don’t want to spend the time to bake an entire cake. Or perhaps you don’t wish to have a whole cake tempting you to come back for more servings.
It’s people like Chef Lisa Brisch that make me a better recipe writer, cooking instructor, and just a better cook, period. Lisa is one of the instructors that I work with at Sweet Basil Gourmetware and Cooking School in Scottsdale, Arizona. Right before Easter, I happened to be setting up for my class when hers was finishing up. She had prepared something I had never heard of: a carrot soufflé. The minute I tasted it, I immediately decided to add it to my Easter brunch line-up.
Tomatoes may get more attention, but throughout Italy, lemon also often finds its way into pasta. Along the Amalfi coast, ring-shaped calamarata pasta is paired with clams, parsley, garlic and fried strips of a sweet local lemon.
Dear Abby: I lost your cookbooklet collection! My family and I have really enjoyed some of those recipes. I have loved all the ones I have tried, but my favorites are the desserts. Particularly noteworthy is your Peanut Butter Pie. It is yummy! Please let me know how I can order the booklets again. I need them because I’m having a family celebration for Father’s Day.
I sometimes find myself in a shopping rut that leads to a cooking rut. Getting in a hurry, I grab the known, the usual, the items that don’t require thought at all. It’s an automatic response that is fine for some things but can lead to menu boredom.
Whether you’re training for a sprint triathlon, your first marathon or simply want to incorporate a bit of running into your regular fitness routine, simple tips can help make your run training more efficient, effective and enjoyable.
Until the COVID-19 pandemic hit, high school student Gema Sanchez Gamez was always on the move. She was often up at 5:30 a.m. to catch a ride to school, had a full schedule of classes, and then after school would help her Spanish-speaking parents with paperwork or translating emails. Underneath it all, she was struggling with her recovery from an eating disorder. • Then everything came to a standstill.
Dear Abby: My parents divorced when I was 4. I’ve had a problem with insecurity and jealousy for as long as I can remember. I have two older sisters who are twins and a half-brother my stepmom and dad had when I was 18.