Rhubarb spritzer

Spring has finally, finally arrived for good. Besides an abundance of blossoms, sunnier days, and friendlier people, long stalks of crimson rhubarb are back in the grocery produce section. Say the words “rhubarb” and most people think of warm rhubarb and strawberry pie topped with vanilla ice cream. Yum! But Louisa Shafia in her lovely [...]

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How to pour a proper cup of English tea

With the modern-day luxury of TiVo, watching the royal wedding did not require getting up at the crack of dawn. But I did anyway. Now we are having a feast of scones, tea cakes, and other goodies in the newsroom even as we put finishing touches on stories about Libya’s migrants fleeing the country. One [...]

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Recipe: Sparkling Watermelon Lemonade

A few days ago, I carted home a watermelon and made a watermelon pine nut salad. That was delicious, but I had a problem. There is only one of me. And I had a lot of watermelon leftover. I was sharing this “problem” at work with my colleague, Owen. And he had a great idea: [...]

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