How Can I Wake Up Earlier? Tips for Becoming a Morning Person
While some people are genetically prone to staying up late, a new morning routine can help shift your sleep clock.
Targeting the Uneven Burden of Kidney Disease on Black Americans
“I was all for it,” Malcolm said. So was Martin. When they were tested, the brothers learned they had the variants and that the variants, not lupus, most likely were damaging their kidneys. They hardly knew how to react. “I am still trying to grapple with it,” Malcolm said. But Dr. Olabisi was not surprised.…
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F.D.A. and Abbott Reach Agreement on Baby Formula to Try to Ease Shortage
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday reached an agreement with Abbott Laboratories on the steps needed to reopen the company’s shuttered baby formula plant, which could begin to ease the shortage of infant formula that has frightened and exasperated parents nationwide. The F.D.A. said it expected Abbott to restart production in about two weeks,…
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Curry Leaves Start Some of the Most Delicious South Asian Dishes
At my parents’ home in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, as at many others across South Asia, curry leaf trees grow in the backyard, suffusing the air with a slight earthiness. That scent only intensifies when the fresh leaves sizzle in coconut oil, an integral step in so much of our home cooking. If you’ve long been…
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The Look: May’s Best-Dressed List
It’s starting to look a lot like summer—style-wise, that is. After countless Covid variants, events are (finally) back in full force, and we’re happy to see our favorite celebs out in the world wearing real clothes again, like in the Before Times. Without further ado, we’ve rounded up the standout ‘fits at the hottest events…
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Rescuing Ukrainian Family Recipes
Food memories from childhood summers tend to stick. Olga Koutseridi, a graduate student adviser at the University of Texas at Austin, formed hers in Mariupol, the small city on the Black Sea whose name has become synonymous with the worst devastation Russia has inflicted on Ukraine. While she was growing up, her family often moved…
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Queen Latifah, Amanda Seyfried Honored by Variety
“What a week for women it’s been,” said Sarah Silverman at a dinner celebrating Variety magazine’s Power of Women issue on May 5. She was referring to the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Ms. Silverman wore a gold pin that read “Bans off our bodies” with her leopard print…
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Jambon Americano, Made In Iowa
La Quercia Cured Meats, the Norwalk, Iowa, producer of charcuterie made from pork that’s often heritage breeds, has introduced a new line of cured hams called Jambon Americano. The ham is dry-cured with sea salt and spices, no additives, similar to how prosciutto is made but with shorter aging. The end result is less intense…
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Doughnut Plant Introduces ‘Wonder Wheel’ Ice Cream Sandwiches
To accompany the warming weather, Mark Isreal, the owner of the Doughnut Plant, has introduced the Wonder Wheel: a cake doughnut ice cream sandwich. The name is a mouthful, and each sandwich is a delicious one. Mr. Isreal said he has been working on them for years. They’re split, lightly coated with milk, dark or…
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‘The Nutmeg Trail’ Goes Along the Spice Routes and Into the Kitchen
Over many years the use and evolution of spices became a subject of fascination and study for Eleanor Ford, a London-based food writer who has lived in Indonesia and Hong Kong. A result is not only her vast collection of spices, but also a new, colorful cookbook, “The Nutmeg Trail: Recipes and Stories Along the…
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