Q I have been slow to believe that COVID is any worse than a bad flu. You probably have written about what dietary supplements and foods to eat, but could you repeat, please? I wasn’t paying attention. GK, Greenville
It may sound counterintuitive, but when the weather is hot, the spices should be hotter. Think about it: Many cultures that infuse their cuisine with chiles and spice are warm-weather countries. Sure, many of these five-alarm ingredients are native to their environment, but the simple fact i…
UNC-TV this week will begin a weekly series that presents an intimate, first-person look at North Carolina’s radio and television pioneers, the state public television network announced.
Do college sports programs represent a racist oppression of black student athletes?
Note: This is the latest installment in an ongoing series profiling local musicians.
The news on my mother’s television included a report about how increased demand for meat is straining the processing plants, which already were hotbeds of COVID-19 infections. Meat consumption might not have been affected in this way had a pandemic struck when Mom was a child.
Art historian Andrew Gould had studied many copies of the exquisite mosaic of Jesus found high in Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia cathedral.
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The Fourth of July won’t go out with a bang across much of the state and nation as many communities have canceled Independence Day activities due to the coronavirus pandemic.
I call this salad tabbouleh, although many of the ingredients are not what you will typically find in a traditional Middle Eastern tabbouleh salad.
COVID-19 tip: With changes in food availability in some communities, you may be consuming more canned or packaged food. FDA has lots of good tips at www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/tips-good-nutrition-and-using-updated-nutrition-facts-label-during-coronavirus-pandemic. Wash your hands…
This is the latest in an ongoing series on local musicians.
Who is Peter Hans? This is a question I am getting from friends who have learned that Hans has been elected the next president of the University of North Carolina.
DEAR HARRIETTE: Every summer, I invite my niece and nephew from Italy to come stay with me and my family. Travel hasn't really opened up yet, so this summer hasn't been an issue, but I anticipate that travel will be relaxed soon enough. I am afraid to have them come. Italy was hit hard by CO…
I think my next-door neighbors might be superheroes.
Earlier this year, a Catholic priest published a book entitled “Mercy: What Every Catholic Should Know,” focusing on doctrine and discipleship issues that ordinarily would not cause controversy.
He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below
To be perfectly clear: Having too many strawberries to eat is hardly a problem. But during this season of berry abundance, inventive ways to incorporate the sweet, sun-kissed strawberry into our meals is always welcome.
You COVID tip for the week: Please wear your face covering in public. In a new study from Cambridge, England, the researchers found face mask use could push COVID-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics. Wash your hands often. Be careful to physically distance. Eat…
With summer solstice just past, the beloved season is officially here. The sun is ablaze, kids are out of school, and our favorite seasonal produce is abundant.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics might have been postponed, along with just about every other event, but locally, valiant efforts were made to allow the show to go on. While the sporting events in the Greenville-Pitt Senior Games had to be canceled for the safety of participants, the SilverArts compo…
Whenever I bruise, scrape, cut or otherwise damage my hands, which is often, I’m reminded of a line from a 1985 personal movie favorite.
One bright spot this year has been the local mulberry crop, driving cobbler-incitement and, later, pies-in-sight.
All the kids were wearing what has become the traditional “bank robber” apparel: face masks and bandanas for the quarantine that make you look like you’re going to a bank heist. But today it was about the food bank.
Should Fort Bragg keep on being Fort Bragg? Or do we need another name for North Carolina’s largest military base?
I don’t think it’s my imagination that Father’s Day seems like a last-minute add-on.
The first time I logged on to the internet during the 1990s, it was a slow and arduous process that did not live up to all of the great and wonderful stories I’d heard. Some things never change.
The first time I logged on to the internet during the 1990s, it was a slow and arduous process that did not live up to all of the great and wonderful stories I’d heard. Some things never change.
No doubt about it: Someone will have to negotiate a ceasefire someday between the Sexual Revolution and traditional religious believers, said Justice Anthony Kennedy, just before he left the U.S. Supreme Court.
We’ve already had a good bit of rain, and there is more to come. Maybe we should talk a little bit about wetland plant species.
Many community events are canceled or rescheduled due to the ongoing coronavirus response. Please email cancellations to community@reflector.com along with any outreach related to the response and continuing community activities that are not affected.
I love falafel, but they can be messy and oily to deep-fry. The solution? Pan-frying. Not only does pan-frying require much less oil, but the flattened patties have more surface area to brown. The edges become crumbly and crisp, and the little bits that break off are good enough to eat on th…
Q I am trying to follow the MIND diet but have been afraid to eat all the servings of nuts since they are so high in calories. I read in a food magazine that nuts might not have as many calories as we thought. Is that true? CJ, Greenville
