Plants made resistant to viral disease become more vulnerable to a fatal bacterial infection.

A U.S. president’s complete financial records could soon be posted on-line for anyone to read. The Papers of George Washington, a University of Virginia project, will be publishing the first president’s finances.

Sweat, Frillies, sweat! That usually cool-as-a-cucumber team from Philadelphia is wilting under the World Series pressure here in New York, acting like a bunch of uptight deer-in-the-headlights rubes since they arrived, people close to them said y…

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Feel like Chinese tonight? This dinner is faster and less expensive than take-out. Crisp, stir-fried pork served in little lettuce puffs with scallions and cucumber takes only minutes in a wok. The meat should be crisp on the outside and tender inside. The secret is to make sure your

We’re four weeks in. You’ve managed to resist trading away the Luongos and Lecavaliers of the league that were killing you out of the gate. With a little luck, your core is slowly, but surely, taking hold and giving your group the traction you’ve been waiting for.

Singaporean cuisine is a very interesting one. Just like our own, it’s the product of many cultures and influences—which makes it very palatable to our taste buds.

Sweat, Frillies, sweat! That usually cool-as-a-cucumber team from Philadelphia is wilting under the World Series pressure here in New York, acting like a bunch of uptight deer-in-the-headlights rubes since they arrived, people close to them said y…

CEDAR-PLANKED PACIFIC SALMON WITH WHISKEY-MAPLE GLAZE 1 large cedar plank

ST. JOHN – Tea tables dressed in linen and lace with hostesses in vintage costumes await guests to t …

Put on your best and come sip tea for charity with the Issaquah Women’s Club at their Harmony & High Tea annual fundraiser at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 14. Last year, the event raised $14,000 for local charities, said Mariann Crane, president of the women’s club. “It is a wonderful event and so

This burnished strudel is made of only five ingredients: cabbage, phyllo, salt, pepper and butter.

TAFT — Taking her grandmother’s old, handwritten recipe and converting the measurements from buckets to cups was no easy feat for Kathy Vanecek. But the Sinton resident was determined to preserve the history and tradition of her gran’s tomato relish. Vanecek remembers her grandmother’s relish, served as a condiment, with pinto beans and meatloaf.

Halloween is more than a time to surrender to our fantasies and dress up in intriguing costumes, masking us from the world’s scrutiny. And it is more than goblins and witches, trick or treat and masquerade balls. Halloween is the day before All Saints Day, which follows on Nov. 1. This Christian holiday combines a

Smooth hustler Humble and nonchalant as ever, Warren G is cooler than Miles Davis smoking an Alaskan cucumber. Humble and nonchalant as ever, Warren G is cooler than Miles Davis smoking an Alaskan cucumber. Like his stepbrother Dr. Dre, he’s a godfather of G-funk — a reclined complement to the harder West Coast gangsta styles designed by N.W.A — and his production hustle is as smooth

A study shows the effect of what happens when genes from bioengineered plants get lose. A gene that protects a squash from a viral disease also protects a wild gourd from this disease but it makes it more susceptible to other threats.