Southwest Lifestyle

No shark fins in N.Y. starting in 2014
Food

No shark fins in N.Y. starting in 2014

July 30, 2013

The fins are used in soup popular in Chinese cuisine, and New York is home to one of the nation’s largest Chinatowns. An estimated 73 million sharks are killed worldwide…

Philadelphia-style Pistachio Ice Cream
Food

Philadelphia-style Pistachio Ice Cream

July 30, 2013

½ cup plus 2 tablespoons undyed, unsalted pistachio nuts 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1 cup half-and-half ½ cup sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon almond extract ¼ teaspoon…

A versatile, tangy salad with scallops as the star
Food

A versatile, tangy salad with scallops as the star

July 30, 2013

The dressing on this warm scallop salad also is delicious on any grilled meats or vegetables.Matthew Mead/Associated Press I call for sea scallops here, which are available all summer long.…

Chocolate Baileys Ice Cream
Food

Chocolate Baileys Ice Cream

July 30, 2013

Ingredients: ½ cup Baileys Irish Cream liqueur 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate 1 cup milk 2 large eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup heavy or whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract…

Go for the food: Brooklyn Crab in NYC’s Red Hook
Food

Go for the food: Brooklyn Crab in NYC’s Red Hook

July 30, 2013

Customers dine at picnic tables with colorful umbrellas at Brooklyn Crab in Red Hook, a popular seafood eatery in a working-class industrial neighborhood in New York City’s Brooklyn borough. The…

Ginger Ice Cream
Food

Ginger Ice Cream

July 30, 2013

Ingredients: 2 cups heavy cream 2 cups whole milk Pinch of salt ¼ cup grated peeled fresh ginger 6 egg yolks ¾ cup sugar Method: In a heavy sauce pan,…

Try a cheesy, buttery take on grilled corn
Food

Try a cheesy, buttery take on grilled corn

July 30, 2013

As the season for sweet corn reaches its peak, try grilling instead of steaming to bring out the corn’s natural sweetness.Matthew Mead/Associated Press My mom would husk the ears and…

Children injured by falling TVs ‘alarming’
Health

Children injured by falling TVs ‘alarming’

July 28, 2013

Doctors and safety experts say better awareness is needed about the dangers – especially the risks of putting heavier, older model TV sets on top of dressers and other furniture…

Kate applauded for not hiding new mommy tummy
Family

Kate applauded for not hiding new mommy tummy

July 27, 2013

Britain’s Prince William, right, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge show the Prince of Cambridge to photographers outside St. Mary’s Hospital in London. Princess Diana wore a caftan-like outfit that hid…

White evangelicals most patriotic, poll finds
Religion

White evangelicals most patriotic, poll finds

July 26, 2013

That figure was markedly higher than for white mainline Protestants (56 percent), minority Christians (49 percent), Catholics (48 percent) and religiously unaffiliated Americans (39 percent), according to the study, conducted…

Mango Chili Leather
Food

Mango Chili Leather

July 23, 2013

Servings: 4 Ingredients: 2 cups peeled and diced mango (about 1 medium mango) 1 tablespoon cooking oil 1¼ teaspoons sugar 1½ teaspoons minced red Thai chili or red jalapeño Method:…

Fruit leathers not just for kids
Food

Fruit leathers not just for kids

July 23, 2013

Matthew Mead/Associated Press<br><br>Other fruits can easily be substituted in this recipe for Sweet Raspberry Leather from The Cooking Lab.du1-i-syn Commercial fruit leathers roll out of factories by the yard, and…

Sweet Raspberry Leather
Food

Sweet Raspberry Leather

July 23, 2013

Start to finish: 2 hours Servings: 4 Ingredients: 2 cups raspberries 1 tablespoon cooking oil ¼ cup sugar 3/16 teaspoon xanthan gum Method: Arrange an 11-by-17-inch nonstick silicone mat on…

Foodie fight
Food

Foodie fight

July 23, 2013

culinarians square off in annual cooking contest

Tomato Leather
Food

Tomato Leather

July 23, 2013

Start to finish: 2 hours Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1 1/8 cups tomato paste 3 3/8 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 ¼ teaspoons red wine vinegar 6 drops hot sauce 3/16…

Golden years shorter, sicker in Southern states
Health

Golden years shorter, sicker in Southern states

July 21, 2013

Hawaii tops the charts in the government’s first state-by-state look at how long Americans age 65 can expect to live, on average, and how many of those remaining years will…