By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press We love the earthy flavour of uncooked kale, but the texture of raw kale can be a little tough. Many recipes call for tossing it with dressing and letting it tenderize in the fridge overnight. This method didn’t deliver the tender leaves we […]
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By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press In developing a Brussels sprout gratin, we wanted to make a dish that highlighted the earthy flavour of Brussels sprouts. Pre-roasting the sprouts made them rich and nutty, not cabbage-y. We made a quick, creamy Mornay sauce, using a combination of Gruyere and […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Perhaps an arbitrary number of cloves, the 40 in this French dish are iconic; while the chicken braises, the generous cloves become appealingly soft and spreadable. But their flavour is often spiritless. Another offence: The chicken is tender, but the breast meat dries […]
The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — A young Iranian couple have been arrested after a marriage proposal in public that was captured on a video clip that went viral on social media. The police say the pair offended Islamic mores on public decency but were later released on bail. The […]
By Yidnek Kirubel And Cara Anna The Associated Press EJERE, Ethiopia — What little was left was heartbreaking: A battered passport. A shredded book. Business cards in many languages. Searchers in white gloves and canvas shoes picked their way through the scattered remains of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 for a […]
By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — In 1664, Maryland passed the first British colonial law banning marriage between whites and slaves. An 1883 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that state prohibitions on interracial marriage don’t violate the Fourteenth Amendment held for more than 80 years. While such impediments […]
By Mead Gruver The Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. — If you ever wished to gaze at a stomping, snorting, neighing panorama of Western heritage from your living-room window, now could be your chance. A classic image of the American West wild horses stampeding across the landscape not only has endured […]
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra The Associated Press Baghdad’s main commercial district has seen more bombings than its residents can count. Death visited almost daily during times of war, most horrifically, a 2015 suicide bombing that ripped through two shopping malls, killing over 300 people. But over the past year or so, […]
By Rachel D’Oro THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Far from competitors tackling the frozen wilderness in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a dozen people are holed up inside an Anchorage hotel behind banks of computers, tracking the punishing route and connecting with global fans seeking a real-time link […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES–LeBron James moved past Michael Jordan into fourth place on the NBA’s career scoring list last night. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar scored his 32,293rd point on a driving layup in the second quarter against the Denver Nuggets, getting fouled in the act and hitting the […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES–“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek said he has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer but intends to fight the disease and keep on working. In a video posted online yesterday, the 78-year-old said he was announcing his illness directly to “Jeopardy!” fans in keeping with his long-time […]
By David Koenig The Associated Press DALLAS — Britain’s Virgin Atlantic has dropped a requirement that female flight attendants wear makeup, joining other major carriers that have eased their dress and grooming requirements after complaints about turning female employees into sex objects. Virgin Atlantic announced this week that female cabin […]
