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Elevate your tailgate with these easy-to-make recipes

Family Features Concoct a winning game plan, gather the parking lot games and call the biggest fans you know — it’s tailgating season. This year, before you root on your favorite team, make sure your pregame party matches the intensity of the fourth quarter with recipes that really fire up the crowd. For a pregame meal that gives diehards the energy they’ll need to stay on their feet, turn to easy-to-prepare Kielbasa and Veggie Kebabs. This tailgate-friendly recipe relies on smoked pork sausage from Coleman Natural Foods that’s blended with flavorful spices, naturally cured ...

Serving flavorful, sustainable seafood

Family Features Whether seafood night at your house means sauteed shrimp, baked fish or anything in between, it’s an exciting excuse to bring the family together for favorite meals. Delicious recipes abound when seafood is on the menu. However, this is no longer your grandparents’ seafood. Today, more than half of all seafood consumed in the U.S. is farm-raised - a practice known as aquaculture. While the industry has made strides throughout the last few decades, from increasingly sustainable farming practices to technological advancements that can help feed a growing population, ...

A woman heals hummingbirds, and receives healing in return

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gently holding a baby hummingbird between her hands, Catia Lattouf says, “Hello, cute little guy. Are you very hungry?” It’s the newest patient at her apartment in a toney section of Mexico City where she has nursed hundreds of the tiny birds back to health over the past decade. Under Lattouf’s caress, the bird relaxes little by little, allowing her to evaluate it. A young man who rescued it after it fell from a nest onto his patio watched attentively. “It is a broad-billed hummingbird,” the 73-year-old Lattouf said, as she moved an eyedropper to its ...

Fire up the grill, ladies; it is not just for men

Wealth of Geeks Only 5% of women surveyed in a ButcherBox report felt confident using an outdoor grill. Despite making great strides in climbing the corporate ladder and breaking glass ceilings, the backyard barbecue remains one stubborn place where men continue to take charge. Another study exploring gender distribution in meal prepping in the United States shows that 80% of women do most of the family’s meal planning or preparing. Considering women primarily take on this responsibility, why do they confine their culinary skills to the kitchen? What happens in that final step of ...

No one does Fla. (in a non-beach way) like lake county

Wealth of Geeks Sunset cruises, quaint but trendy small towns, a vibrant food scene, and incredible outdoor adventures are what travelers can expect while visiting Lake County, Florida. Even President Calvin Coolidge saw how special the area was in 1930. Located an hour from Orlando, and home to 1,000 lakes, Lake County is the perfect place for families needing to recharge after that epic Disney vacation. It’s also an excellent destination for couples looking for a romantic weekend trip paired with outdoor adventures or the solo traveler needing a break from the daily ...

Roasted veggies delicious and easy to make

Hello again from the Kitchen! Summer harvest is winding down and many are wondering what to do with all the excess veggies. In the past week I’ve had bags of produce left on my porch by friends and neighbors. Zucchini, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, eggplants and cucumbers. All good and healthy veggies. But how to use them up before they spoil? Sheet pans of roasted veggies are well liked here. Toss the veggies in olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper and roast in the oven at 375 for 20-25 minutes. I like to use a garlic infused olive oil and then mix a tbsp of pesto in the oil for ...