Lifestyle Columns
-
‘I don’t have any offers right now’: Mill Creek Golf Course seeking food service tenantApr 25, 2025 4:00 am - After the closure of the Kane Social Club at Mill Creek Golf Course in Geneva, Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun wonders if there will ever be food service there during the golf season, or banquets and other events year-round.
-
Branches of history: Celebrate Arbor Day with a timeline of historic trees in the U.S.Apr 23, 2025 11:40 am - Prior to Earth Day showing up on the April calendar, Arbor Day was, and still is, celebrated on the fourth Friday in April. Trees, especially oaks, played a role in our country’s history long before they got a day of their own.
-
Milk Street’s latest cookbook an adventure through Italy’s back roads and kitchensApr 23, 2025 5:55 am - “Milk Street: Backroads Italy” is the rare cookbook you will want to read from cover to cover. In it, Christopher Kimball and J. M. Hirsch crisscross Italy, visiting farms, local markets, hole-in-the-wall trattorias, and home kitchens to interview cooks, eat their food and share their recipes.
-
Birding on the border: South Texas festival delivers special birds, experiencesApr 21, 2025 10:41 am - Jeff Reiter’s trip to the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival offered a chance to finally do some serious birding in Texas. Special birds were calling, some available nowhere else in the United States.
-
‘The game certainly has grown’: How one player’s efforts boosted pickleball’s popularity in the Tri-CitiesApr 18, 2025 4:54 am - One might be inclined to tag Cris Anderson as the “Queen of Pickleball” in St. Charles. And that’s certainly not a stretch.
-
Make this bacon and onion quiche the centerpiece of your Easter brunchApr 16, 2025 6:15 am - Easter brunch is an excuse to make everyone’s favorite dishes and serve them all at the same meal. Instead of the standard egg casserole, try this bacon, caramelized onion and cheese quiche.
-
Uncovering the secrets of Geneva’s Fabyan Estate … and its leaky pondApr 11, 2025 5:00 am - The Fabyan Estate in Geneva faces environmental and preservation challenges, including a leaky pond in the Japanese Garden and deteriorating artifacts in the Fabyan Villa Museum.
-
An Easter feast: Elegant rib roast, colorful spring salad, easy cherry pie bars call us back to the tableApr 09, 2025 6:01 am - It’s not too early to plan your Easter dinner. Here’s a menu that feels just right for the occasion: a show-stopping standing rib roast, a colorful spring salad with strawberries and sugar snap peas, and a sweet ending that’s as nostalgic as it is easy — cherry pie bars.
-
With care, cast-iron can serve for a centuryApr 09, 2025 4:56 am - A properly seasoned cast iron skillet can function as well as any Teflon-coated one and last for generations, as long as you follow some basic steps in its care and use.
-
Grated orange zest, fresh ginger add zing to sunny carrot soupApr 02, 2025 6:00 am - This Carrot, Orange and Ginger Soup is healthy, easy to make, and you can’t be in a bad mood when you are eating it. Because it’s so light, it’s a perfect soup for lunch and would also be a nice addition to an Easter brunch menu.