Since 1975, the percentage of Americans who have Type 2 diabetes has more than tripled—and is expected to keep on growing. Four of the top ten things that will kill you are chronic diseases linked to diet. So something’s wrong. The diet most of us eat these days has become known as the Western diet. […] Read more

If the sum total of your knowledge of Cuban food is their sandwich .. well, this is for you. Let me share with you the fundamentals of Cuban cuisine, starting with “mojo”. This is the holy trinity of Cuban spice – garlic, oregano and sour orange. You’ll find this killer combination in ninety percent of […] Read more

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You died on a Saturday morning. And I had you placed here under our tree. And I had that house of your father’s bulldozed to the ground. Momma always said dyin’ was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn’t. Little Forrest, he’s doin’ just fine. About to start school again soon. I make […] Read more

#1: The real enjoyment of visiting France does not come from an appreciation of its art or architecture, but from the enjoyment of the natural beauty of its people. The spirit of France is evident in every city and in every town. The French have a knack for enjoying life to the fullest, and you […] Read more

In France, every road leads to splendid food. From Flandres to the Pays Basque, from Normandie to Nice, from the Ardennes to southernmost Bigorre, the worthy hexagon is unequaled in its flavors. But more than that, it is a store of fine ingredients which produce not only thousands of good recipes, but also the rich […] Read more

American architect Frank Lloyd Wright has been called the greatest single influence on twentieth-century design. His 70-year career spanned an era of enormous change in the nation and the world, and he was in the vanguard of those who sought to make architecture relevant to the social and cultural dynamic of their time. After his […] Read more

It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishments of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet […] Read more

My education was neglected, yet I was passionately fond of reading. These volumes were my study day and night, and my familiarity with them increased that regret which I had felt, as a child, on learning that my father’s dying injunction had forbidden my uncle to allow me to embark in a seafaring life […] Read more