Lifestyle

Why buy nut butter when DIY is healthier, cheaper?

Homemade nut butters are easily customized, from smooth to chunky, with salt or without.Matthew Mead/Associated Press The star ingredient tends…

July 14, 2015

Food

A salad for kids who hate icky greens

This June 15, 2015 photo shows back to school chopped salad in Concord, N.H. This dish is from a recipe…

July 14, 2015

Food

Satisfy those afterschool munchies

This June 15, 2015 photo shows cheesy toasted snack mix in Concord, N.H. This dish is from a recipe by…

July 14, 2015

Food

Craft sake is the latest trend brewing in U.S.

Dan Ford, whose Maine-made sake is just hitting the market, has bet his retirement savings that consumers will be sold…

July 14, 2015

Food

One steak dinner, two easy meals

This June 15, 2015 photo shows marinated flank steak with seared spinach in Concord, N.H. This dish is from a…

July 14, 2015

Family

Guys: To flirt effectively, just act like a decent human

Guy spots girl across the bar. Girl smiles coyly. Guy saunters over and asks if it hurt. Girl finishes the…

July 14, 2015

Family

Why it’s OK to praise our kids

David Brooks recently wrote an op-ed titled “Love and Merit.” He begins with “well-known facts” that kids today are overpraised…

July 14, 2015

Family

Bumble, the dating app where women make the first move

“Not too soon at all!” he replied. As someone who publicly encourages women to ask men out, I had a…

July 11, 2015

Family

The college majors that are most likely to marry each other

Picking a major is already difficult enough for college kids. But here’s an extra piece of data to weigh on…

July 11, 2015

Religion

Dig uncovers how Shakers lived

Equality of sexes, pacificism, celibacy guided their lives

July 10, 2015

Religion

Religion Briefs

St. Ignatius Church in Ignacio will celebrate the feast of St. Kateri Tekakawitha at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at 15449 Colorado…

July 10, 2015

Family

This Harvard grad offered $10,000 to find him a girlfriend – will he find love?

Meet Ren Lu You, the Harvard Business School graduate behind dateren.com. The site, launched last week by the McLean, Virginia,…

July 10, 2015

Family

New book offers lessons for parents from entrepreneurs

This book cover image released by Perigee Books shows Raising Can-Do Kids: Giving Children the Tools to Thrive in a…

July 10, 2015

Family

To bring out this little one’s sisterly love, we’ll need pest control

A: Sibling squabbles are common. Although most siblings have minor issues throughout childhood, it is not hard to find adults…

July 10, 2015

Family

Parenting and hypocrisy: From Free Range kid to Helicopter Mom?

I need to burn all my yearbooks. Parents know that when they bring a baby into the world, the day…

July 9, 2015

Family

Swiss pay out $4.9M to people taken from parents as children

The government-backed fund to support former “contract children” who face financial difficulties was set up last year. Many of those…

July 9, 2015

Family

Baggage Check: Advice for a parent of a college-detouring daughter and a reader tired of hearing ‘it’s over’

A: It could be that a year off is the right plan, and she finds something that inspires her on…

July 8, 2015

Family

Helicopter parents and their fragile kids

I didn’t expect to feel this way at the tender age of 42. I was supposed to find them puzzling,…

July 8, 2015

Family

The economics of having your baby at home

But how safe are home births? Perhaps the answer lies in the Netherlands, the only developed nation in the world…

July 8, 2015

Family

Mom sues Ohio YMCA, says it excluded boy with Down syndrome

Steven Heffron, 6, and his mother, Denise Watts, play in Smale Riverfront Park in downtown Cincinnati. Watts has filed a…

July 8, 2015

Food

Are new Oreos more ‘sophisticated’?

Mondelez International Inc. is adding “Oreo Thins,” which have a similar cookie-to-filling ratio as regular Oreos, except that they’re slimmer,…

July 7, 2015

Food

Sunflower seeds make corn chowder rich and creamy

This corn chowder with sunflower seeds and onions was made from a recipe by J.M. Hirsch, food editor for the…

July 7, 2015

Food

Maui GMO ban ruled invalid

The county’s ordinance creating the prohibition exceeded the county’s authority, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Susan Oki Mollway said in…

July 7, 2015

Food

For summer, move pasta beyond the side salad

This penne pasta with tomatoes, zucchini and creme fraiche is a weeknight-friendly meal that is big on flavor, but not…

July 7, 2015