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Lifestyles

Food trips where the destination is the dish

In 2026, some of the most memorable food trips no longer revolve around white tablecloths or hard-to-get reservations. Instead, they unfold outdoors, in fields, forests, rivers and village kitchens, where travelers get involved in the process of how meals come together. The draw is not just ...

Lovina shares about Christmas dinner, pork butchering

This year our family gathered on Christmas Day. What a joy it is to me when we can be with our loved ones. Let us remember the reason for the season. Our Savior Jesus Christ was born. Dec. 22 was my husband Joe's 57th birthday. He had to work, and again the following day, but was off the rest ...

Blending is the artistic side of winemaking

American wine buyers frequently look for wines on retail shelves labeled with a specific varietal: Riesling, Chardonnay, Cabernet, etc. And in restaurants, most domestic wine lists are categorized by varietals too. However, European wine lovers focus more on geographic names. They have always ...

‘It turns the artificial world into reality’

LOS GATOS, Calif. — Like many retirement communities, The Terraces serves as a tranquil refuge for a nucleus of older people who no longer can travel to faraway places or engage in bold adventures. But they can still be thrust back to their days of wanderlust and thrill-seeking whenever ...

Your brain just might do better on brie

Are we finally revising our ideas on the role of fat in the diet? We’ve complained before that demonizing saturated fat is not supported by sound science. According to a recent analysis, avoiding saturated fat might help only people at the highest risk (Annals of Internal Medicine, Dec. ...

Senior news

To be included or to submit items for the weekly Senior News list, email information to tmunnell@tribtoday.com or dbigelow@tribtoday.com. The deadline is noon Wednesday for inclusion in that week’s list. THE GATHERING PLACE SENIOR CENTER: Helen Liptak, recruitment / marketing coordinator ...