By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Microwave popcorn is a great idea—in theory. But most packaged options have a long list of unnatural ingredients and don’t taste very good. This fun recipe turns a plain old brown paper bag—the kind you might use to hold your lunch—into a microwave-safe […]
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By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Fallen chocolate cake, or molten chocolate cake, is an undercooked-in-the-centre mound of intense, buttery chocolate cake. We wanted to turn this restaurant-menu standard into a practical recipe for home cooks. Beating the egg whites and yolks separately and then folding them together as […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press With its boozy, coffee-soaked ladyfingers and sweet, creamy filling, it’s no wonder tiramisu is Italian for “pick me up.” Instead of making a custard filling, we simply whipped egg yolks, sugar, salt, rum and mascarpone together and lightened it with whipped cream. We […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich MELBOURNE, Australia–Novak Djokovic was so good, so relentless, so flawless, that Rafael Nadal never stood a chance. Djokovic reduced one of the greats of the game to merely another out-classed opponent–just a guy, really–and one so out of sorts that Nadal even whiffed on one of […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane BURNABY, B.C.–Jagmeet Singh often starts conversations with Burnaby South residents by asking a question: “I want to take on the government in Ottawa. What do you need me to do?” Singh has lacked a voice in Parliament since he became NDP leader in the fall of […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A youth facing terrorism charges was scheduled to make a brief appearance in a Kingston, Ont. court via video link this afternoon. The RCMP charged the youth last week, saying the person–who cannot be identified–tried to persuade someone to plant a bomb. A second individual, who came […]
The Canadian Press MELFORT, Sask.–Court has heard that a semi-truck driver barrelled through an over-sized stop sign with a flashing red light before the deadly Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash. An agreed statement of facts says Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was going between 86 and 96 km/h when he drove into a […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Federal politicians will be on election footing as they get back to parliamentary business today. They’ll gather in a new, temporary House of Commons–located in the newly-refurbished West Block–while the iconic Centre Block undergoes massive renovations expected to take at least 10 years. But their novel surroundings […]
The Associated PressJosh Dubow SAN JOSE, Calif.–Sidney Crosby now has one more reason to have good memories of the “Shark Tank.” Crosby had two goals and three assists to win the all-star MVP while Henrik Lundqvist pitched a first-half shutout to lead the Metropolitan Division to a 10-5 victory over […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson SAN DIEGO–Justin Rose missed a short birdie putt that felt like another bogey. His three-shot lead was down to one through six holes of the Farmers Insurance Open–and the biggest battle was trying not to panic. That’s when he scratched a line on his scorecard after […]
The Associated PressMark Long ORLANDO, Fla.–The Pro Bowl long has been considered a laughable representation of the NFL game. It reached a new level of comedy yesterday as several players swapped positions during the annual all-star game. Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey caught a touchdown pass in the final minute–capping […]
The Associated PressDave Jackson DALLAS–Even as a 19-year-old rookie, Dallas’ Luka Doncic continues to make his case for an NBA all-star spot. Kawhi Leonard already is one–and came through to spoil Doncic’s career-best game last night. Leonard, voted last week to start the all-star game for the third time, scored […]
