Turkey prices up this year
DAYTON, OHIO: Some Ohioans are paying more for their Thanksgiving turkeys this year, but experts say the jump in price isn’t affecting sales.Jim Chakeres, executive vice president of the Ohio Poultry...
View ArticleLocal history: Former stewardess remembers adventures in travel
Sonya Heckman recalls how an advertisement transformed her life.As an Akron teenager in the 1950s, she loved reading fashion magazines, flipping through the glossy pages and admiring the latest styles....
View ArticleStow resident promotes hospice, palliative care nationwide
A Stow resident is dedicating her career to improving the care provided to patients with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses here and nationwide. Karen Vekasy, a clinical nurse specialist and...
View ArticlePeople Helping People — Nov. 20
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and...
View ArticleOhio authorities placing 241 rescued dogs
SIDNEY, OHIO: Authorities say they expect most of the 241 dogs rescued from an alleged puppy mill in western Ohio to be placed in foster care by Thanksgiving.WHIO-TV reports that sheriff’s deputies and...
View ArticleCheesecakes crack when they are overbaked
Q.: I haven’t baked a cheesecake from scratch in about 40 years, and when I got out my old Betty Crocker recipe and baked one, it got a big crack in the center. What did I do wrong? I was using a...
View ArticleTalking turkey: Hoping for a lucky break?
Ever wonder why we break the turkey wishbone at Thanksgiving?A co-worker posed this question to me a while back and asked if I would look into it.Honestly, I had no idea where or how this tradition...
View ArticleNew in food: Pumpkin does pesto
Seasonally perfect Sweet Pumpkin Pesto from Atlanta’s Bella Cucina Artful Food is a natural tucked in ravioli, or stirred into risotto. The sweet potato-pumpkin mashup, with its touch of brown sugar,...
View ArticleKitchen Scoop: Whip up sweet potato pie for special holiday treat
Thanksgiving at my house means double the sweet potatoes: My mom makes her amazing sweet potato casserole, and I make my favorite sweet potato pie. We firmly believe you can’t eat enough of them this...
View ArticleReaders share their thoughts on products
We asked readers to share their thoughts on the products we are testing. Here’s what they had to say:Perfect Tortilla Pans“My husband and I have been trying to cut back on fat and we purchased these...
View ArticleCookbook: ‘Thanksgiving’ directs with uncompromising authority
A sense of almost magisterial authority runs through Sam Sifton’s useful new book, Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well (Random House, $18). Once the Times’ restaurant critic, where he would spend T-Day...
View ArticleFood notes: Cake Boss is coming Dec. 8
Tickets are still available for Buddy Valastro, television’s Cake Boss, who is bringing his “Homemade for the Holidays Tour” to the Akron Civic Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8.Valastro, star of TLC...
View ArticleDoes It Work? The verdicts
Ninja 3-in-1 Cooking SystemClaims: “Homemade meals, faster, easier, healthier.”What We Paid: One was sent to us to test. It retails between $150 and $210. Available: Stores, TV, online.VERDICTS: Betty:...
View ArticleLife in Brief
Hints from Heloise: Reusing cat litter tubsDear Readers: You are so creative! Here are some of the amazing things you do with cat litter tubs:Diane in New Jersey: “Use them to store sand/salt for icy...
View ArticleDoes It Work? Food-related products put to the test
Black Friday is almost here, and there are a host of products on the market that would seem to make the perfect holiday gift for the cook and baker on your list. Would they really? Consumer reporter...
View ArticlePeople Helping People — Nov. 21
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and...
View ArticleStudy: ADHD medicines help curb criminal behavior
Older teens and adults with attention deficit disorder are much less likely to commit a crime while on ADHD medication, a provocative study from Sweden found.It also showed in dramatic fashion how much...
View ArticleU.S. abortions fall 5% for biggest drop in decade
NEW YORK: U.S. abortions fell 5 percent during the recession and its aftermath in the biggest one-year decrease in at least a decade, perhaps because women are more careful to use birth control when...
View ArticleAt public meetings, fights over prayer drag on
WASHINGTON: It happens every week at meetings in towns, counties and cities nationwide. A lawmaker or religious leader leads a prayer before officials begin the business of zoning changes, contract...
View ArticlePeople Helping People — Nov. 22
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and...
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