Kitchen Call: Springtime is smelt season
Needing to pick up a few items for dinner, I headed for the big supermarket, skipping the fresh fish market. I only buy fresh fish where the counter people let me smell it before I buy. Fresh fish...
View ArticleBreaking Bread: Manners matter just as much as before
On a well-appointed table at a wedding reception or another formal event, the seemingly endless array of china, glassware and cutlery is sometimes mystifying.Which bread plate is mine? Whose wineglass...
View ArticleAsk Lisa: Most recipes work with either fine- or medium-grind cornmeal
Q: I'd like to make corn bread. The locally produced cornmeal I bought says it's fine-ground. Some recipes call for medium-grind; some do not specify.What's your guidance on how best to use the fine...
View Article5 things to help your children be more motivated
As kids get older, their dreams and thoughts are about what they want to be when they grow up. Kids look to you for leadership, inspiration, and motivation. And parents have a lot more influence over...
View ArticleThe trend restaurants could really do without
At first glance, drinking less soda might not seem terribly foreboding. If Americans are consuming less soda overall, why wouldn't they be drinking less of it at restaurants too? But there's a nuance...
View ArticleAfter my divorce, tasks as simple as mowing the lawn felt huge
I was 33, owned my own home and had never mowed a lawn in my life. As a kid, I had severe asthma and allergies, so I wasn't allowed to mow the grass. Now I had a load of debt and a yard to take care...
View ArticleStudy proves that sleeping well will keep you healthy [video]
While researchers cannot confirm the exact reasons why lack of sleep increases susceptibility to infection, a good night's rest will keep you healthy.
View ArticleWhy are so few kids getting the HPV vaccine? [video]
Despite state efforts to raise vaccination rates, public health officials say that for a variety of reasons, mainly wariness over the HPV's association with sex, parents and especially doctors have not...
View Article3 Ways to work pantone's colors of 2016 into your wardrobe, home
The List's Bradley Hasemeyer shows you how to work the hot new Pantone colors into your wardrobe, home and even pet accessories. You don't need to be a designer or fashion expert, it's as easy as a...
View ArticleAmericans are ordering this item as a side at McDonald's, and it's the best...
The latest trend in fast-food: burgers with a side of McMuffin. The classic McMuffin isn't going to provide a full lunch or dinner, but it is one of the most reliable items on the menu — far tastier.
View ArticleLooking up: Enjoying another Full Moon
Full Moon occurs Friday, April 22. We tend to take it for granted these days, but who among us isn't pleased to see the Moon big and bright? We only get to see the Full Moon every 27 days, 7 hours, 43...
View ArticleLooking up: A star by any other name
What star is that? Why is it we always need a name? Somehow names are important to all of us. We naturally feel more of a connection when we know what the type of tree in our backyard is called or the...
View ArticleZydeco heads to Music in the Park
Zydeco and Blues music is making its way to Ascension Parish this weekend for the third lineup in Music in the Park's four part musical series. In the previous weeks, residents heard southern rock...
View ArticleCooking to Live to Living to Cook: Crawfish Boulets
With the price of crawfish so low now, I’ve been searching old cookbooks for recipes. We love crawfish at our house. When we boil or buy boiled crawfish, we get extra to freeze and cook at a later...
View ArticleApril Gardens of the Month
For the April Yard of the Month, the Gonzales Garden Club chose the residence of Ronald and Pamela Keys at 1431 W. Orice Roth Road. for their mature, nicely designed landscape of crape myrtles,...
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Best-Selling Author to address Ascension GOP RoundtableBest-selling author, James Ronald Kennedy, will address the April Ascension GOP Roundtable, sponsored by Ascension Republican Women, on Thursday,...
View ArticleHow long will state legislative battles over religious freedom and marriage...
Tensions between liberal and conservative lawmakers and between religious groups and advocates for the LGBT community threaten the future of religious freedom law, legal experts said.
View Article4 ways to tell if someone is highly religious
A new survey on religious life from Pew Research Center shows that highly religious Americans are more likely to volunteer, spend time with family members and be satisfied with their lives than other...
View ArticleWhat Shakespeare is still teaching us about good and evil 400 years after his...
Like the Bible, Shakespeare's works are full of moral dilemmas and religious references that still ring to true to us today. Experts say that's because Shakespeare's greatest inspiration was likely the...
View ArticleAn app designed to make your food photos look tasty
Raise your hand if in the past 30 days you've hunched over a plate, tweaking filters here, adjusting warmth or structure there, all to create the perfect #foodgram. Now, there's an app for that.
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