Author Archive: Associated Press
Craft beers are proving a hit in baseball parks
It used to be that baseball fans would head for the concourse to grab a beer between innings, a cold one as much a part of America’s pastime as hotdogs and Cracker Jack. Now they file up the aisles in search of Belgian-style pale ale.
Roast a chicken for a bit of outdoor romance
My recipe for a romantic picnic? A roasted chicken with sandwich trimmings. Roll with me on this one. It’s easy and totally appropriate.
Ask a Designer: making sense of tile’s versatility
Choosing tile for your home once meant picking from among a handful of pastel ceramic squares. Would it be dusty pink or dusty blue? If you were feeling bold, maybe mint green or pale yellow? Today, we’re surrounded some might say overwhelmed by choices. Porcelain tile is now made to realistically look like everything from [...]
A Dad’s Day treat that’s sweet, bold and rich
According to Hollywood, gentlemen prefer blondes. But what about blondies?
Born to run barefoot? Some end up getting injured
Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod. The first time he tried it two years ago, he ran a third of a mile on grass. Within three weeks of switching over, he was clocking six miles on the road. During a [...]
The taste of summer a great, basic deviled egg
When I think about summer, I think about deviled eggs. Beginning with Easter and going straight through September, just about every activity from camping and cookouts to beach vacations and July Fourth gatherings can be enhanced by a plate of deviled eggs. It’s really just a matter of swapping the garnish to fit the activity [...]
Dad is worth finding hard-to-find ingredients
It’s not often that I urge people to hunt down hard-to-find ingredients. But sometimes it’s worth it. This is one of those times. My goal was simple a rich, boldly seasoned chicken curry suitable for summer. In other words, I wanted all the deep, savory flavors of tender chicken bathed in a highly seasoned sauce, [...]
