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With food prices on the rise and a desire to reduce food waste for environmental reasons as well, we all want to stock our refrigerators but also make sure that the food is stored correctly and will last to at least their best before dates, potentially beyond. This, however, requires different conditions and storage tips depending on what type of food you’re talking about. I covered ways to get the most out of your produce in a recent article, including how best to store various fruits and vegetables that require refrigeration (and which ones do not). But what about when it...

“Too much shellfish (oysters, of course) and alcohol (festival life!), and not enough water might have exacerbated this bout,” emailed Europe-based film critic C.M. after waking up on her final morning in New Orleans for the Tennessee Williams Festival with the excruciating pain of gout.  What could have helped: avoiding beer, organ meat, and tuna; also, drinking coffee and eating cherries!Only after an ER nurse asked about gout did C.M. remember her diagnosis from years before, but because that had been for a swollen big toe, the classic location for gout, she hadn’t made the connection when intense pain struck...

A famous stronghold of the king of fish and blessed with myriad prolific beats and pools, The River Tweed is truly a salmon angler’s dream, says Sam CarlisleIn October 1938, shortly after declaring that there would be “peace for our time”, Neville Chamberlain repaired to the River Tweed for some fishing; much-needed respite following the travails of bartering the Munich Agreement. Like so many before him, he echoed the angling bard Izaak Walton’s affirmation that “God never did make a more calm, quiet and innocent recreation than angling.” Chamberlain probably chose Tweed because of its reputation as the finest salmon...

I've always felt like I was on the outside looking in. Both sides of my family immigrated to Latin America before I was born. The first half immigrated to Colombia from Japan more than 90 years ago, so by the time I was born, my mother's side of the family had already found their place in our Latine community. I grew up surrounded by a familial understanding of our culture, and it felt as though it made sense for us to be here. There was an established sense of belonging, of taking up space and not being afraid to do...

Keen to take the daily planning and financial guesswork out of your next vacation and just relax, disconnect and unwind? All-inclusive resorts may have just what you are looking for. One of the main benefits of staying in an all-inclusive resort is that everything is included in the price, from meals and drinks to activities and entertainment. Instead of worrying about carrying cash or cards day and night and dwelling on your escalating tally, you have the peace of mind of knowing how much you will be spending upfront, which is especially helpful for families and groups keen to stick...