New Condiments to Add Kick to Dinner

Maya Kaimal, whose company produces myriad sauces, condiments and other ingredients for Indian cooking, has just introduced hot sauces. Not that her marinades, simmer sauces and ketchup lacked that kick, but these newcomers, inspired by her family’s recipes from Kerala, are designed to deliver compelling heat when drizzled on vegetables, eggs, cheese and seafood. The…

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A Book for Your Johnny Appleseed

How apples grow and reproduce, and the history, evolution and symbolism of the fruit are discussed in a compelling introduction in “Odd Apples,” a new book of apple photographs. The sometimes surprising photos display the colorful varieties, many with red or pink flesh. You’ll discover the fancifully striped Red St. Lawrence from Maine, the sleek…

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Second vaccine doses raise the risk of myocarditis in young men, but the condition remains very rare.

Here’s what you need to know: ImageNorthwell Health workers protested a state vaccine mandate outside of Staten Island University Hospital in August.Credit…Yana Paskova for The New York Times Northwell Health, New York State’s largest health care provider, announced on Monday that it had fired 1,400 of its employees who refused to get vaccinated against the…

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