Sliding-scale health practice opens Barberton office, changes name
A health center that treats thousands of low-income area residents each year has a new name to go along with its newest location.Akron Community Health Resources Inc. recently opened its third office:...
View ArticleBookmakers say good money’s on an Italian pope
LONDON: Bookmakers in betting-mad Britain are cashing in on the Roman Catholic conclave to select a new pope. As cardinals began their deliberations at the Vatican on Tuesday, here’s a look at the...
View ArticleThe choreographed election of a pope in a nutshell
VATICAN CITY: The election of a pope follows a series of choreographed rules and rituals that have been tweaked over the centuries ever since the term “conclave” or “with a key” was used in the 13th...
View ArticleFDA head says menu labeling ‘thorny’ issue
WASHINGTON: Diners will have to wait a little longer to find calorie counts on most restaurant chain menus, in supermarkets and on vending machines.Writing a new menu labeling law “has gotten extremely...
View ArticleBlack smoke from chapel chimney: No pope yet
VATICAN CITY: Black smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Tuesday, signaling that cardinals had failed on their first vote of the papal conclave to choose a new leader for the world’s 1.2...
View ArticleFood notes: Food Network casting locally for new show
Food Network is casting in Akron for a new show, Food Court Wars. According to casting producer Kristen Damiani, the show is looking for folks who already have a relationship, such as friends or...
View ArticleCooking classes — week of March 13 and beyond
Bar Cento, Cleveland, 800-861-8582 or 216-469-1579.Fresh Fork Market: Butchers Series, 6:30-9 p.m. March 20. $35.Fishers Foods, North Canton, 440-729-1110, www.lpscinc.com. Basic Knife Skills, with...
View ArticleAsk Lisa: What are herbes de Provence?
Q.: What are herbes de Provence?— Jo Moore, AkronA.: Herbes de Provence is a blend of herbs that originated in the French region of Provence. Historically, cooks of the region would season their food...
View ArticleQuick & Easy: Wine-spiked bath yields moist, flavorful salmon
WHITE WINE POACHED SALMON WITH VEGETABLE MEDLEY½ cup dry white wine1 tsp. ground allspice1 tsp. ground thyme1 cup broccoli florets1 cup sliced carrots¾ lb. salmon fillet3 tsp. canola oil, divided...
View ArticleFood tip: Cooling those hot peppers
Like anything grown in nature, chile peppers can vary in intensity. Their age, degree of ripeness, even the amount of water they got when they were growing can affect their heat.You can take some...
View ArticleNew in food: No-knead bread mix
Never baked bread? Fleischmann’s Simply Homemade No Knead Bread Mix is a good first step. Mix water into the box’s contents (packets of yeast, sugar, bread mix), shape dough into a loaf, let rise, then...
View ArticleBacon, garlic team up for ultimate roasted chicken
There is just something about roasted chicken that comforts, nourishes and satisfies like nothing else, especially when the wind is howling and it is cold outside.Not too long ago, I went to visit a...
View ArticleSimple ingredients produce delicious southern cornbread
As soon as people hear my Southern accent and find out I cook, they ask me how to make cornbread. So I tell them the same thing my Maw-Maw told me — start with a cold oven and an oiled skillet, and...
View ArticleOn St. Patrick’s Day, toast all the things you can do with stout
Plenty of folks will be raising a glass of Guinness black stout this weekend to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.But chefs have discovered the malty brew from the Emerald Isle as a cooking ingredient in a...
View ArticleIngredients of papal conclave smoke signals
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican is revealing what the smoke signals emerging from the Sistine Chapel chimney are made of, after the stir caused by how much more distinct the black smoke in this conclave has...
View ArticlePope Francis I, the first Jesuit to lead the Catholic church, is from Argentina
VATICAN CITY: Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday and chose the name Francis, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a...
View ArticleHumility of new pope appeals to local Catholics
Local Roman Catholics are eager to see how Pope Francis I [Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio] — a man with a reputation of being a humble man of the people — will lead the Roman Catholic Church. The...
View ArticleStudy: Radiation for breast cancer can harm hearts
Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, troubling new research suggests. The risk comes from any amount of...
View ArticleCatholics overjoyed at first Latin American pope
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Tears and cheers erupted across Latin America on Wednesday as an Argentine cardinal became the first pope from the hemisphere, and many expressed hope that he help bring the...
View ArticleNew pope chooses name in honor of friend of the poor
Those who knew him as the archbishop of Buenos Aires will not be surprised that Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio chose his pontifical name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi.Pope Francis will be moving to...
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