2021 – Page 17 – Billie's Back Porch

July 26, 2021

HOW FAR WILL WHITE CHRISTIANS GO TO MAINTAIN POWER? AN INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT JONES

BY PETER LAARMAN JULY 20, 2021 Robert P. Jones is CEO and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the author of two books, including last year’s much-discussed White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in Christian America, which just came out in paperback. PRRI recently released a huge new survey that made headlines and drew…

July 21, 2021

Diet High in Fat, Fried Foods Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death

By Rosalind Stefanac July 9, 2021 — A large study shows that eating a diet high in fat, fried foods, processed meats, and sugary drinks is linked to a higher risk of sudden cardiac death, a common cause of death in the U.S. The research, published June 30 in the Journal of the American Heart Association, examined…

July 21, 2021

Health Benefits of Pineapple

One cup has more than 100% of your daily value of cell-protecting, collagen-making vitamin C. One cup of pineapple has more than half of the manganese you need every day. The mineral manganese plays an essential role in the way your body metabolizes food, clots blood, and keeps your bones healthy. Pineapples are the only…

July 21, 2021

Most Expensive Foods

Do you have any in your kitchen? I have 2! Read more HERE. Saffron Da Hong Pao teas Kobe Wagu beef (now selling at Costco!) Kopi luwak coffee

July 21, 2021

Sofrito, revised: Reconnecting with my food heritage post-injury

Elena Fernández Collins 6/30/21 6:39AM The smell of onions, garlic, and cumin cling to the edges of memories of my childhood, a kitchen hazy with flavor and the upright, focused figure of my father recreating his mother’s recipes for me. Somewhere, my mother is laughing at him for not letting her near the kitchen; she’s a…

July 21, 2021

The BEST Chocolate Ice Cream

Myrecipes.com tried 13 brands of chocolate ice cream. Which one do you think they judged the best? IT WASN’T BLUE BELL!! The champions If there’s one thing we learned from this test, it’s that ice cream is a highly personal experience, and we all have our own priorities in terms of evaluating measures of quality. The…

July 21, 2021

Clarence King

Peace-Of-Mind During America’s Gilded Age, Clarence King was a famous geologist, friend of wealthy, famous, and powerful men. He was a larger-than-life character whose intellect and wanderlust pushed him to survey far-flung regions of the western U.S. and South America and develop an abiding appreciation of non-Western culture and people. What his family and wealthy…

July 21, 2021

Power in Numbers

How the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic’s Fake Stash House Cases Changed a Controversial Charging Practice, Lowered a Discovery Standard, and Saved Clients Hundreds of Years in Prison Becky Beaupre Gillespie, Director of Content June 30, 2021 “We were alleging discrimination based on race,” Zunkel would later recall, “and I remember looking over at the jury…

July 21, 2021

A Man Explains What He Loves Most About Women Over 60

It’s something warm. And generous. And sexy. By Drew Jubera A woman in her 60s looks at you differently. It’s not better or worse than the look one gets from a woman of any other age, it’s just … different. She’s a woman who has lived through much of the 20st century and all of the…

July 21, 2021

40 Symptoms That Always Warrant a Call to Your Doctor Right Away

Korin Miller No one wants to be the person who has their doctor on speed dial, but sometimes it can be tough to suss out on your own whether you’re dealing with a health issue that’s minor or that’s actually pretty major. And any MD will tell you it’s always better to be safe than…