Lifestyle
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Boozy or not, that leftover eggnog makes a great milkshake
Dec 31, 2024 5:25 am - There’s no such thing as leftover eggnog, just a milkshake waiting to be born.
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Peanut chaat boasts bold flavors and a gratifying crunch you crave in a snack
Dec 31, 2024 5:06 am - This easy, no-cook peanut chaat, a type of Indian snack or appetizer, is crunchy, sweet, spicy, tangy and salty. With this recipe from food writer Khushbu Shah’s cookbook, “Amrikan,” you can substitute any crunchy vegetables you like.
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Are home inspectors picking your pockets?Dec 30, 2024 6:29 pm - Can buyers and sellers just do their own home inspections and save the extra costs of the inspection, one reader asks. Find out the pitfalls they might fall into.
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‘A nonjudgmental space’: Therapy dogs provide comfort, calm in District 211Dec 30, 2024 4:51 pm - Some of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211’s newest therapists come with four paws.
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‘Profound impact’: Opiod settlement funds to enable counseling at Buffalo Grove High SchoolDec 30, 2024 2:04 pm - The new year will see the reinstatement of a student counseling program at Buffalo Grove High School made possible by the use of opioid settlement funds given to the village of Buffalo Grove.
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Educator’s magazine helps normalize conversation surrounding griefDec 30, 2024 11:39 am - Kera Sanchez started Get Griefy magazine, which celebrates its fourth quarterly release marking the end of its inaugural year. The magazine has reached more than 4,000 readers in more than 20 countries worldwide.
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5 more flavor boosters for soup, recommended by readers
Dec 30, 2024 11:16 am - Last month we recommended five flavor-booster ingredients that can bring complexity and depth to your next pot of soup. Here are five more.
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Smart shortcuts coax big flavor out of a speedy chickpea noodle soup
Dec 30, 2024 10:30 am - This quick soup stars chickpeas and noodles, in a base that gets much of its flavor from a potent seasoning paste (made by Better Than Bouillon) and a finishing touch of raw garlic and herbs.
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This Italian flourless chocolate torta is rich and dense yet remarkably light
Dec 30, 2024 10:03 am - This flourless chocolate torta from Milk Street is a take on the sumptuous Italian cake known as torta Barozzi, created in 1886 by pastry chef Eugenio Gollini and named for 16th-century architect Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola.
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Carolyn Hax: ‘Overly nice’ people are truly annoying
Dec 30, 2024 9:00 am - “Overly nice” people are annoying, but Carolyn Hax says it’s not about their niceness. It is about their failure to recognize boundaries.