Lisa Kaminski & Nicole Doster We don’t want to say that Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Cake Mix was better than homemade, but the Taste of Home Test Kitchen thinks it gives scratch-made cakes a run for their money. This cake hit all the marks: It was moist and tender—exactly the texture you want when you think chocolate cake. It…
Read More Best Chocolate Cake Mix Overall: Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Cake MixCOVID-19 since 2/29/2020 USA CASES 79,305,507 USA DEATHS 959,590 USA fully vaccinated 216,204,455 or 65% In the spring of 2020, the areas recording the greatest numbers of COVID-19 deaths were much more likely to vote Democratic than Republican. But by fall 2020, the pattern had reversed: Counties that voted for former President Donald Trump over President Joe…
The changing political geography of COVID-19 over the last two years " class="entry-more-link">Read More The changing political geography of COVID-19 over the last two yearsI went to the grocery store Saturday and discovered that the in-store ground beef had gone from $5.49 to $6.79 per pound in about 2 weeks. Bananas are about $0.20 more per pound. Tomatoes were $1.29 more per pound. Gasoline was $3.70 per gallon today. Which prices are going up the most? Why? “Higher costs…
Read More Rising Prices are EverywhereTrinity Retreat CenterWe are a Christian retreat center: a place apart for rest, quiet, prayer, discovery, connection, and reflection. Nestled amid the forests, rivers, and farmland of West Cornwall, Connecticut, the retreat center offers gracious, authentic hospitality — where you can slow down, enjoy farm-to-table meals, discern direction for your life, and go home ready to…
Read More Stressed Out? Need Some R&R? Can’t Go Out of the Country? Here are a few suggestions:By Von Diaz February 02, 2022 Boricua Soul, a unique intersection of Caribbean and Southern flavors and identity, has become a neighborhood restaurant that feels particularly special in a world transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Their new restaurant home seats 40 people and opens out onto a covered patio that seats upward of 75. The menu features…
Read More This Puerto Rican–Southern Restaurant Is the Soul of a North Carolina NeighborhoodSoldier For Life Cathay Williams was the first documented black woman to enlist in the U.S. Army. Williams was born a slave in Missouri in 1844. She served as an Army cook during the Civil War, traveling with infantry units as they moved from state to state. In November 1866, Williams enlisted in the Army…
Read More Cathay Williams, Soldier for LifeMedically reviewed by William C. Lloyd III, MD, FACS Written By Judith Hurley on June 8, 2021 Cruciferous Vegetables Cranberries Dark Green Leafy Vegetables Tomatoes Read the entire list HERE.
Read More Foods That Fight CancerLisa Kaminski Updated: Jan. 29, 2021 After trying eight different extracts, a few rose to the top. These are the ones we recommend adding to your cart and to your next batch of buttercream. Read the top choices HERE. [BTW, my favorite didn’t even make the cut. I prefer vanilla paste. – Kintsugi]
Read More Our Test Kitchen Found the Best Vanilla Extract Brands for BakingDriving for pay? The type of driving you do has a dramatic impact on how much you earn, according to a new analysis from Gridwise. Indeed, the best driving gigs in any given city can pay almost twice as much as the most-poorly paid, a Gridwise analysis found. Here’s which driving categories pay the most and…
Read More Driving apps that pay the mostBy Ray Levy Uyeda February 16, 2022 at 11:53 a.m. EST In November, the SSA dropped its Trump-era appeals in two class-action lawsuits filed by the LGBTQ legal advocacy organization Lambda Legal, resulting in the broadening of who is able to access survivor benefits. The SSA now allows LGBTQ individuals to receive survivor benefits if…
Read More More LGBTQ couples can access Social Security survivor benefits