May 2011
May 24th, 2011
Written by Rita Cook in The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
Sushi! Love it or hate it, but at some time in your life you will be asked, “Hey, do you want to go get sushi?” It’s becoming more acceptable these days to eat sushi as much as once or twice a week, so for all those newbies out there the best way to introduce yourself to sushi is by eating a California Roll.Credit generally goes to Chef Manashita Ichiro and his assistant, Mashita Ichiro, of the...
May 20th, 2011
Written by Cindy Ferraino in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Dr. Paul Zamecnik was a scientist who made not one, but two major discoveries in his lifetime.He graduated Dartmouth Medical School in 1934, but he did not want to focus on a traditional track of medicine. Instead, Zamecnik’s humble beginnings started in a research lab working on a project that explored how fat took over protein and muscle in the body. “The lab is where the action is action,”...
May 19th, 2011
Written by Jodie Blankenship in Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
A road trip alone requires strategic planning that includes preparing where to stop and rest, where to stop and stop to check out the sights. The road trip becomes even more burdensome when four-legged friends are along for the ride.With pleading eyes, unending kisses, and eagerly wagging tails, how could travelling with pets be anything but the finest vacation idea ever composed? After...
May 18th, 2011
Written by Rita Cook in The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
Sake, the national drink of Japan is a rice wine originating from the 3rd century BC, when local villagers invented the drink.Today, sake practically rivals wine in popularity for some people. Consider taking a sake tasting tour while visiting Japan.With 40 sake breweries in Chiba Prefecture, located just outside of Tokyo, it is easy to incorporate a sake tour into day trips from the capital. Of...
May 17th, 2011
Written by Wendy Innes in All About Family with 0 Comments
Family. To many, the word conjures up images of June and Ward Cleaver with their two children, dog, and perfect house. To others, it may elicit images of the Brady Bunches’ blended family. Still others may identify with the family in the HBO series “Big Love,” a drama about a modern polygamist family. Whatever your definition of family, one thing is clear, the perception of the American family is...