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Fireplace ashes may help summer garden thrive

With record cold gripping much of North America this winter, many who find themselves with an abundance of fireplace ashes are wondering whether they can use them in the garden. Wood ashes from burned untreated wood can be beneficial for your plants — but with a few caveats. Ashes ...

GLP-1 pill offers new weight-loss option

Patients wishing for an alternative to weight loss drug injections now have another option. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a daily pill form of Wegovy, making it the first oral GLP-1 available on the market for weight loss. Manufacturer Novo Nordisk called the ...

Cook more, spend less with beans

The holidays can be a budget buster. Many people spend more than they intended and find themselves looking for a way to save in the new year. Canned beans can help stretch grocery dollars and make it simple and stress-free to put together homemade meals. Both the Sweet Potato Breakfast ...

Homemade chicken soup is ideal for cold and flu season

Cold and flu season arrives each year, whether we want it or not. Though there might be little people can do to avoid catching a cold or coming down with the flu, certain approaches can make it easier to get through a bout with either illness. Flu vaccinations have been found to lessen the ...

Ravioli with red beets is colorful dish of the Olympics

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Every corner of Italy has its own culinary traditions, from carbonara in Rome to tortellini in Bologna. Winter Olympics co-host Cortina d'Ampezzo's signature dish is the colorful, stuffed pasta known as casunziei. The ravioli-type dish, also known as ...

Marcus Samuelsson shares recipe for oxtail pepperpot

Marcus Samuelsson has a recipe he calls true comfort food. It's an oxtail pepperpot recipe from his cookbook, "The Rise." This is a traditional Caribbean dish, mainly from Guyana, that combines oxtail and dumplings in a rich gravy. The gravy is flavored with cinnamon, brown sugar, hot chiles, ...