Recipes
Miguel’s Jr. heats up tacos, taquitos and burritos with fiery sauce
Miguel’s Jr. is spicing up its menu beginning Wednesday, April 12 with a Fiery Habanero Hot Sauce it introduced in 2020. The Corona-based quick service chain will be serving the sauce in limited-time menu items including Fiery Taquitos with shredded chicken or beef; Fiery Crispy Tacos; and Fiery Garbage Burritos with choice of protein, according to a news release. The sauce can also be added to other menu items or on the side for an additional charge. Other limited-time menu items include Strawberry Lemonade and Strawberry Horchata, Chocolate Chunk Cookies and a Chewy Marshmallow Bar. Information: miguelsjr.com Related Articles Restaurants...
Whales Have a Very Bizarre Way of Sleeping — What They Can Teach Us About Our Own Sleep Habits
Adult humans require at least seven hours of sleep each night, but how different is that from whales? Whales are mammals, just like humans, meaning they require air to breathe. Unlike humans, whales require significantly less sleep, with sperm whales sleeping only 7 percent of their day, while humans spend 20 percent to 40 percent of their day sleeping. To ensure that whales don’t drown while they’re sleeping, they’re voluntary breathers. The Whale and Dolphin Conservation explains voluntary breathers think about each breath they take, versus involuntary breathing where breathing is automatic, controlled by the brainstem. Dr. Shelby Harris, Sleepopolis’s...
Here’s a classic recipe for crispy fried fish:
Ingredients: Fish piece according to choice 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional, for added spice) 1 cup cold club soda or sparkling water Vegetable oil, for frying Lemon wedges, for serving In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, black pepper, paprika, and cayenne pepper (if using) until well combined. Slowly pour in the cold club soda or sparkling water, whisking continuously, until a thick but smooth batter is formed. The batter should be thick enough to coat the fish...
Scientists Confirm Plastic Is a New Threat to the Andean Condor in Peru
By Yvette Sierra Praeli Researchers have found high levels of plastics in the diets and regurgitated pellets of Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) in Peru. The scientists conducted research in two protected areas — the San Fernando National Reserve, on the Peruvian coast; and in the buffer zone of the Pampa Galeras Barbara D’Achille National Reserve, in the Andean region of Ayacucho. The results show that 100% of the samples collected in the marine-coastal zone and 85% of the samples from the Andes contained plastic. While investigating the feeding interactions of the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in Peru, researcher Victor Gamarra-Toledo...
DESTINATION: TWA Hotel and Paris Café at JFK airport
Photo Credit: TWA Hotel/David Mitchell Looking for a unique staycation or an overnight in NYC before an early morning or late night flight? Then the iconic Eero Saarinen designed TWA terminal and TWA Hotel at John F Kennedy Airport offers visitors a trip (before the trip) down memory lane back to the 1960’s, to when the TWA flight center first opened in 1962.TWA filed final bankruptcy and the historic TWA terminal closed in 2001. The building remained empty until Morse Developers along with MCR Hospitality purchased the building and added 500 rooms in two hotel towers and reopened as the...