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Turns out the stuff that is normally thought of as useful only for the compost heap—broccoli stalks, watermelon rinds, potato peelings, leaves around peaches and tomatoes—is not only edible, but some chefs consider them among their favorite ingredients.
The idea of becoming a gourmet chef and maybe even owning your own restaurant someday is one of those enduring fantasies that percolate through each generation. And today, with the popularity of starmaking competition shows like Bravo’s Top Chef and Food Network’s Iron Chef, the concept of cooking your way to a new career is even more alluring. [...]
Banks in Florida are having a hard time selling the many abandoned luxury properties now in their possession due to foreclosure. To get the homes in better shape in order to attract buyers, the properties are being rented out for half the going rate—with the stipulation that the renters must decorate, cut the grass, do [...]
The Pew Research Center made a big splash this week with a new report highlighting the wealth disparity between Americans – specifically between white, black, Hispanic and Asian households. But at least one area analyzed — stocks, bonds and investments — calls for a deeper look.
From Boston to Miami to Brooklyn, condo sales are up dramatically. Does this mean that they’re officially back? Well, not quite.
As the tortuous debt ceiling debate continues, one aspect continues to bedevil the process: the staunch refusal of both President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to accept a short-term deal.
Last summer, a few disturbing job ads surfaced requiring that candidates “must be currently employed” to be considered for the openings. Nowadays, the practice of hiring only those who already have jobs is commonplace.
A deadlocked Congress refuses to advance legislation and government functions grind to a halt. Sound familiar? Actually, this isn’t the debt ceiling debate. It’s a dispute that’s put the Federal Aviation Administration in an operational holding pattern.
It’s no secret that the Great Recession shattered the financial dreams of millions of Americans. But the demographic groups that have lost the most from the Great Recession are two that historically lag behind the rest of the country on key financial issues like income, savings, and percentages of home ownerships: African-American and Hispanic households.
The patents for 7 of the 20 best-selling drugs are set to expire over the next couple of years, and once that happens, manufacturers will be free to make and sell cheaper generic versions of the meds. Considering that an estimated 15% of the population takes one of these drugs—including Lipitor (for cholesterol) and Plavix [...]
People are supposed to love other people. So why is it that consumers are prone to borderline-romantic infatuations with stuff ranging from cars to computers, and even guns? A new study says loneliness is primarily to blame.
