On a social media post, a young woman cautions: “Be careful. They banned my entire address for doing this.” “This,” was her falsely telling the online shopping giant Amazon that her order hadn’t arrived, in...

Definition: Hamburger: ground beef cooked and served on a bun Home-Ground Beef vs. Store-Bought Ground Beef There are three basic ways to obtain ground beef for a burger. You can either buy it ground, grind it yourself, or...

Cooking on a Cast Iron (or Your Heaviest Pan) By now most people in the world have heard the word umami. If you haven’t, now you have, you’re welcome. We all know that a dark, deep,...

4 chicken cutlets, cut into nuggets or small strips 4 defrosted cubes of garlic 4 tablespoons each of brown sugar, oil and soy sauce (If you’re using more chicken, adjust the amount accordingly, an additional tablespoon/cube per cutlet) ¼ cup...

3 Italian eggplants ¼ cup canola or vegetable oil 1 medium onion, diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon mayonnaise 1-2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling Pinch of salt 1 tablespoon silan (date honey) Pomegranate seeds, for...

Bina Barth is descended from Vietnamese royalty. Now she’s raising a Jewish family. When Bina Barth took her four-year old son, Avi, to the Imperial City of Hue in Vietnam, he was the only one...

Crime in New York, like crime across the country, has been on the rise, and it has touched the lives of people on the street. A long list of civilians have been shot on...

When my fifth child was born, I thought I had this whole mommy thing down pat. I was working part time as a fitness instructor and gym teacher in a local high school. I...

A Letter to the Arizal, Found in a Hidden Place The “bookbinding surgeon’s” find is made public by Israel Mizrahi A letter, preserved in an unusual way, has revealed new details about the period when the Arizal, Rav...

The drone of the bus motor, working its way up the steep incline, grated on her nerves. The harder Nina tried to secure a sliver of silence, the louder the noises beeped, hissed, and...