This basic recipe from Fred Thompson’s cookbook “Lemonade,” starts with a simple syrup that can be made ahead and refrigerated up to a month. Having some on hand speeds up the process of making fresh lemonade. Ingredients: For the sugar syrup: Grated zest of 2 lemons 2 cups sugar 2 cups water For the lemonade: […]

Charity creator says she learned to give from her generous mom LEWISTON – Goodness grows.It’s the lesson Pauline Alighieri learned as a girl when she watched her parents, Paul and Helene Ouellette, make gift baskets for poor folks while their family business sat in ashes.“The good goes around,” she said recently. “I know.”Alighieri has helped […]

FRESNO, Calif. – Chef Karsten Hart tucks flowers into terrines. He steeps chamomile in fish broth.He is thinking of infusing iced tea with sage blossoms, but he’s not a fan of battering and frying flowers – a common technique. “It’s appropriate if the flower is bruised,” he says. “But if it’s perfect, you want to […]

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Sarah Godshaw, 21; Jonathan Jackson, 26; Natasha Richardson, 45; Mort Sahl, 81Happy Birthday: Reconsider the past and you will know what to do to make your future better. It may not be easy to let go or rid yourself of some of the people or places you have in your […]

Vanilla is prized for its ability to bring subtle changes to many recipes. Though this recipe uses frozen lemonade concentrate as a shortcut, Fred Thompson, author of the cookbook “Lemonade,” doesn’t recommend cutting corners on vanilla: use vanilla beans for the most unadulterated vanilla flavor, or pure vanilla extract. Ingredients: 12-ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate, […]

NEW YORK – You can leave those blinding white sneakers out of your summer vacation suitcase: Comfortable walking shoes are a fashion dilemma no more.Not only is it possible to find shoes that are both stylish and wearable, it’s probable. Shoe designers, manufacturers and retailers are paying a lot of attention to the burgeoning category […]

After nearly a decade in the lemonade business, Josh Thomas is looking forward to handing off some of his responsibilities to a successor. But he’ll probably wait until his brother turns 4, the same age he was when he opened his award-winning stand.At age 13, Thomas has shown a shrewd business sense when it comes […]

During one long, fun week in her sophomore year at Taylor University in Indiana, Kerry Shuey’s tendency for procrastination got the better of her.With a paper due, she spent the better part of her day socializing with friends. When she finally sat down to write it, she was alone in the dorm’s lounge. In the […]

NEW YORK – Dr. Seema Ram-Charitar’s pick for the summer’s ideal comfort shoes is Birkenstock sandals.She knows they’re not the most fashionable choice. She knows that the Prada-clad clientele who come to her New York podiatric practice haven’t worn them since their college days. She knows that more than a few people even call them […]

DEAR ABBY: I am a 38-year-old woman. My fiance of five years, “Troy,” and I live together and are the parents of a 5-month-old baby girl.We have been going out recently to dance at our favorite club, but every time we go, Troy disappears and leaves me with his best friend – sometimes up to […]