Meredith Heuer for The New York Times WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2017 A Chicken Dinner Winner SAM SIFTON Good morning. Tejal Rao is just back from Kenya with an arresting story about kuku paka (above), a coconut-chicken dish from Mombasa that is made all over the country in home kitchens and restaurants, though rarely the same way. The chicken might be grilled or … [Read more...] about A Chicken Dinner Winner
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017 Fried Cheese!
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017 Fried Cheese! SAM SIFTON Good morning. I love my colleagues for a thousand reasons, but in particular for their occasional enthusiasm for my Wednesday tradition here of cooking without recipes. Julia Moskin popped into my inbox last week with a great one. It made my night. Now maybe it can make … [Read more...] about WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017 Fried Cheese!
Cooking: What to Cook This Weekend 6/08/2017
Melina Hammer for The New York Times FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017 What to Cook This Weekend SAM SIFTON Good morning. How it works in the cooking game is, an idea gets planted in your mind and then, weeks or months later, it starts to tingle and grow, to prompt a recipe or at any rate a project, something to cook, something to do. Last summer, Oliver Strand wrote about … [Read more...] about Cooking: What to Cook This Weekend 6/08/2017
Cooking: Gas or Charcoal?
Jessica Emily Marx for The New York Times WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 Gas or Charcoal? SAM SIFTON Good morning. I spent a few days recently testing gas and charcoal grills with my colleagues from The Sweethome, a product recommendation site owned by The New York Times Company. We worked in a Brooklyn backyard in plumes of smoke and fire, grilling hamburgers and … [Read more...] about Cooking: Gas or Charcoal?
Cooking: Recipes for Break-Fast
Melina Hammer for The New York Times WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017 Recipes for Break-Fast SAM SIFTON Good morning. Our Tejal Rao has a delicious read in The Times today about the relationship between Ramadan fasting and the food that follows it, and how the evening break-fast provides a moment - a month! - for Muslim home cooks to shine. "While I'm not consuming … [Read more...] about Cooking: Recipes for Break-Fast
What to Cook This Weekend 4-7-2017
View in Browser Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Craig Lee for The New York Times FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017 What to Cook This Weekend SAM SIFTON Good morning. Passover begins Monday night. For those celebrating, this weekend should be put to good use getting ready for the Seder. Take a look at our … [Read more...] about What to Cook This Weekend 4-7-2017
Learn to be Smart with Your Money During Money Smart Week®
Several Hundred Events Scheduled throughout the State Madison- The highlight of National Financial Literacy Awareness month gets underway this coming week with hundreds of Wisconsin events scheduled during Money Smart Week®, April 23-30. The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) encourages citizens to take part in these events and reminds every one of the … [Read more...] about Learn to be Smart with Your Money During Money Smart Week®
Play Ball! The Milwaukee Brewers home opener features local baseball legend
On Monday, April 4, 2016 the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball team held their official 2016 Opening Day festivities, along with the first tailgate of the season and a game against the San Francisco Giants. The team hosted a raffle to support local nonprofit organizations, and got to show-off their 2016 roster that included 15 new team members this season. The highlight of the game … [Read more...] about Play Ball! The Milwaukee Brewers home opener features local baseball legend
Are these foods making you sluggish?
By Carmen Cameron for BlackDoctor.com Do you feel tired all of the time even though you’re getting enough sleep? While there are other possible contributors to that “sluggish” feeling, a likely culprit is your diet. It is widely known in the world of health and science that three types of foods cause fatigue or “sluggishness”. If you eat a fair amount of fatty foods, sugary … [Read more...] about Are these foods making you sluggish?
Five flu facts to keep you healthy
With December upon us, it’s more than a nip in the air that you might notice. People clearing their scratchy throats or turning away with a hacking cough: the telltale signs the holiday flu season are here. The flu, or influenza is that seemingly unavoidable winter illness that makes our noses, throats and lungs miserable. But there are steps you can take to stay well. The … [Read more...] about Five flu facts to keep you healthy