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Living with Children: Science doesn’t have all the answers
Question: I appreciate your traditional, call it old-fashioned approach to child rearing, but I’m a tad confused and hope you can help straighten out my thinking. I’ve been reading your column for maybe 20 years and have used many of your suggestions with success. Your recommendation that consequences be huge...
Beware of making big decisions because of temporary moods
Hello, Carolyn: How do you know a big decision is based on what you truly want vs. what you feel you want at the moment? There are low-stakes versions of this, such as dramatically cutting your hair after a breakup, but I think I’ve made a lot of my bigger...
Save the bees (and time and money) by creating a bee lawn
Flowering “bee lawns” that attract pollinators are a compromise between fastidious turf management and the more casual yard approach. They add biodiversity to the landscape and need less maintenance. That makes them cost-effective, too. Bee lawns are turf grasses blended with low-growing perennials that bloom again after mowing. They’re cared...
Travel tip: Presque Isle State Park plans June lagoon tours
When you’ve had enough of sand and sun, there’s still plenty to do at Presque Isle State Park in Erie. Here are some June programs led by the park naturalists: • Stand-up paddle-boarding tour of the lagoons ($35 fee), 5 p.m. June 4 • Pontoon boat ride through the lagoons,...
To brighten scallops, why not try a sugar snap pea slaw?
For a new take on vegetable slaw, we thinly sliced sweet snap peas, juicy English cucumbers, and peppery radishes for a fresh, crunchy accompaniment to skillet-seared sea scallops. We brightened up the mayonnaise-based slaw dressing with plenty of fresh chives and lemon zest and juice. A quick sear on the...
4 bio-pesticides useful in the vegetable garden
For many gardeners, the arrival of summer also means the arrival of insect pests. While most pests don’t cause significant harm to ornamental plants, certain leaf-munching insects can be quite destructive to vegetable gardens. It’s particularly important to pay attention to the products you use to control pests on food...
Steel Chef Challenge features local cooks
See what’s cooking at the Wyndham Grand Hotel and Ballroom in Pittsburgh on Sunday. That’s the site of the sixth annual Steel Chef Challenge Culinary Gala. The gala begins at 5:30 p.m. This event spotlights 20 of Pittsburgh’s premier chefs preparing their creations. The format is similar to the Food...
TribLive Taste Test: Paqui Haunted Ghost Pepper ChipsVideo
On today’s TribLive Taste Test, we dive back into the world of spicy foods with Paqui’s Haunted Ghost Pepper Chips. They’re definitely a step down from Paqui’s One Chip Challenge — you know, the Carolina Reaper tortilla chip that comes in packs of ONE, contained inside a CARDBOARD COFFIN —...
Pa. museum gets massive, century-old steam engine running again
A century-old steam engine has been put on display at Pennsylvania’s National Museum of Industrial History after workers got it running again for the first time in nearly four decades. The 115-ton Corliss engine once pumped 8 million gallons of water a day for the York Water Co. in York....
Ligonier Country Market offers music, ‘foodie’ goodies
Ligonier Country Market’s June 1 special features include a musical performance from The Cash Out Show, with the trio’s tribute to the “Man in Black.” Also on Saturday, market visitors can learn about nearby Fort Ligonier, and summer activities including Kids Day Camp and Night at the Fort Museum. Unfortunately,...
Unmarried women without kids are ‘happiest’ subgroup, expert claims
Men: Find a wife. Women: Don’t bother. Basically, that’s the message of a British behavioral science professor who’s been studying the happiness (and misery) of unmarried, married, divorced, separated and widowed individuals, reports The Guardian. Paul Dolan, who teaches at the London School of Economics, was recently at the Hay...
Down on the Rivendale Farm with state-of-art ice cream productionVideo
Summer is the perfect time for ice cream. There’s nothing better on a hot day than a cool treat made from fresh, creamy milk. There’s a local company whose ice cream is made from only the freshest milk from its own cows. Rivendale Farms in Bulger, Washington County, uses a...
How to manage grubs in the lawn
Question: I think we have grubs in our lawn. There are dead patches that lift up very easily. I dug down with a trowel in those areas and found a few grubs. Is there a way I can control them that doesn’t involve using a chemical that could hurt my...
Doug Oster shares his favorite annuals
Long tables covered with healthy, deep green plants filled the Belmont Sports Complex in Kittanning for the Armstrong County Penn State Master Gardener’s Plant Sale. I was the speaker that day and had about 15 minutes before starting to quickly peruse the offerings. I was blown away at the quality...
Pittsburgh Rose Society offers help to wannabe growers
Southwestern Pennsylvania’s soil does not offer the kindest reception to rose growers. “This is a tough area to grow (roses),” says Ann Kubik, a Pittsburgh Rose Society member. “There is so much clay in the area. You have to amend the soil with peat moss, compost, mushroom manure, anything to...
Gucci makes abortion rights statement with 2020 Cruise line
MILAN — Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele has made a clear abortion rights message in his latest Cruise collection, as the debate over abortion heats up once again in the United States. The collection, shown to a VIP crowd Tuesday evening in Rome’s Capitoline Museum, featured a purple jacket with...
East End Brewing to launch beers named after Pittsburgh neighborhoods
Pittsburghers are deeply loyal to the neighborhood they grew up in … Greenfield, Bloomfield, Highland Park, Oakland and beyond. Pittsburgh’s East End Brewing certainly knows that. On Saturday, the company will launch the “YOU ARE HERE” program designed to introduce a beer named after each of Pittsburgh’s 90 neighborhoods. The...
4 ways to be a good traveler in the age of overtourism
In Paris, the Louvre Museum closed for a day this week because workers said the crowds were too big to handle. In the Himalayas, climbers at Mount Everest are concerned that the peak has gotten too crowded, contributing to the highest death toll in years. In cities and destinations around...
Giant $16M indoor dog park opens in Texas with coffee shop, walking trackVideo
One of the biggest indoor dog parks in the world is opening in, of course, Texas. Dog owners in the Austin area can now bring their furry friends to a climate controlled facility for walking, training and socializing. The $16 million Canine Commons structure has more than 50,000 square feet...
Looking for farmers markets? Check out this map
Fresh fruits and veggies, tasty baked goods and colorful flowers await in farmers markets across the region. Whether you always stop at your favorite market or like to hit up a new one each week, this interactive map shows the details. Market organizers are welcome to submit additions to the...
As craft beer market grows, so do wild flavors
Anyone for steak and onion Kolsch? Or a macaroni and cheese pale ale? Those were among the flavors at the Strange Brew Festival in Reno, Nevada, this month, where competition for attention has intensified as craft beers have boomed. Brewers have always experimented, from the medieval Belgians who stirred sour...
Why you should always ‘rest’ meat before carving
When the smell of sizzling, charred steak is wafting through the air, it can be hard to delay any further gratification. You want to dive fork first into that juicy piece of meat and feast until you’re full. But before you make this backyard barbecue blunder, you should understand the...
Shrimp, garlic, oil and wine add up to tasty, quick dinner
In theory, garlic shrimp pasta has all the makings of an ideal weeknight meal. Toss a few quick-cooking ingredients—shrimp, garlic, oil, wine—with boiled dried pasta, and only the salad’s left holding up dinner. But there are challenges. Delicate shrimp overcooks in a matter of seconds. Volatile garlic can easily become...
The Wine Cellar: Give these best-buy Burgundies a try
For good bargains on tasty, high quality wines with personality, look to Burgundy’s regional wines as a terrific starting point. Regional level wines account for about 51% of Burgundy’s overall production. The wines generally come from limestone and clay-based vineyards resembling, but not quite as distinctive as Burgundy’s more prestigious...
Homestead’s Enix Brewing to pair drinks with cigars
Have a drink and a smoke at Enix Brewing in Homestead. The brewery and restaurant will introduce the Enix Cigar Club with the assistance of cigar expert Josh Mills of the Tobacconist. “There are so many different flavors of cigars from spicy to sweet,” Mills told the Tribune-Review. “And there...
