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ThunderShirts, dance parties and anxiety meds can help ease dogs' July Fourth dread
PHOENIX (AP) — Rori Chang will be spending Fourth of July watching action movies from the comfort of her Glendale, Arizona, home, perhaps something from Marvel or a John Wick flick. But it's not for her. It's for her golden retriever, Ava. “Playing movies with gunshots to cover...
For an exceptional grilled burger, Meathead Goldwyn offers these five tips
Infused with the smell of smoke, any backyard burger tastes good when you’re surrounded by friends and family on a sunny summer day. But a juicy, well-cooked, exceptional burger? That’s harder to pull off than tossing a patty on a grill. “Meathead" Goldwyn,...
Swedes take a new step in parental leave. Grandparents can now get paid to take care of grandkids
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden launched a groundbreaking new law on Monday, allowing grandparents to step in and get paid parental leave while taking care of their grandchildren for up to three months of a child’s first year. The development comes after the Swedish...
Kids spend a lot of time outside in the summer. Here's how to deal with their common injuries
For kids, summer can revolve around playgrounds, pools, bikes and just being outside. For parents, it can mean a litany of ouchies to take care of — including scrapes, sunburns and dehydration, pediatricians say. “Kids should play and have every opportunity to use their...
Make room on your grill for smoky charred eggplant
Summer grilling tends to focus on meat, but vegetables also get great flavor from a stint over hot coals. So move the burgers and hot dogs to the side and make room on your grill for smoky, tender eggplant. In this recipe from our cookbook “ Milk Street 365: The All-Purpose...
It's not as world-famous as ramen or sushi. But the humble onigiri is soul food in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — The word “onigiri” became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year, proof that the humble sticky-rice ball and mainstay of Japanese food has entered the global lexicon. The rice balls are stuffed with a variety of fillings and typically wrapped in seaweed....
Orange creamsicle or minty watermelon? Homemade popsicles are healthier than in the freezer aisle
One sweltering summer in Southern California, Jessica Gavin was looking for a healthy, cooling treat for her then 2-year-old son. Gavin, a food science expert who wrote “Easy Culinary Science for Better Cooking,” knew that even brands of healthy-looking popsicles often come...
This bean salad known as Cowboy Caviar is a protein-packed addition to any summer cookout
If you're looking for a bean salad with substance that can serve as a dip, a condiment, a side dish or even a vegetarian entrée, than you must make Cowboy Caviar a part of your summer cookout repertoire. Also called Texas Caviar, this protein-packed salad is amazing, and so very versatile. ...
Getting rid of poison ivy is a serious matter. What you should and shouldn't do
For all the time I spend digging, planting, pulling and weeding, one would think I’d have some poison ivy horror stories to tell, but I do not. I can’t say for sure whether I’m immune to the rash that tortures so many of my fellow gardeners or if I’ve just been lucky, but one thing is for...
An Arizona museum tells the stories of ancient animals through their fossilized poop
WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — One way to help tell how a Tyrannosaurus rex digested food is to look at its poop. Bone fragments in a piece of fossilized excrement at a new museum in northern Arizona — aptly called the Poozeum — are among the tinier bits of evidence that indicate T....
