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5 stellar new spring cookbooks by John Ash, Andrea Nguyen and more

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:50 GMT

Fall has always been the season for cookbooks, but spring is now gaining on it, so to speak.Dozens of titles start hitting our desktops as early as February offering everything from glossy, chef-penned cookbooks to unofficial Dollywood Theme Park recipes and a volume on cat-themed baked goods.This quintet quickly rose to the top with their mix of delicious dishes and Northern California appeal — three of these authors are from Oakland, San Francisco and Santa Cruz. We hope they inspire some great cooking this spring and beyond.Flavor +UsAfter taking second place on the first season of “Top Chef Junior,” Oakland’s Rahanna Bisseret Martinez began staging at more than a dozen restaurants around the world, from Berkeley’s Chez Panisse — Alice Waters is a big fan — to London’s Ikoyi and New Orleans’ Compère Lapin. Somehow, the ambitious teenager also found time to pen a deliciously colorful debut with 70+ recipes, which lands in books...

America’s top 10 national park lodges in the West showcased in new book

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:50 GMT

There’s something so eye catching and recognizable about the National Park Service’s historic lodges, there’s even a name for it: Parkitecture. These rustic 19th and early 20th century inns are all built with materials native to the area, from stonework to timber, and designed to complement their spectacular settings. Think Yosemite’s majestic Ahwahnee, which opened in 1927.“Lodge: An Indoorsy Tour of America’s National Parks” (Gibbs Smith, 2023) Portland-based interior designer Max Humphrey captures the glories of 10 of those lodges in his new book, “Lodge: An Indoorsy Tour of America’s National Parks” (Gibbs Smith, $40), co-written with Kathryn O’Shea-Evans. The prose shares tales about the history, players and even occasional pop culture tidbits for each lodge, from the Inn at Death Valley to the Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone, with images captured by photographers David Tsay and Rob Schanz.Reading about the ...

Recipe: Andrea Nguyen’s Shaking Salmon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:50 GMT

Santa Cruz cookbook author and Vietnamese food expert Andrea Nguyen has shaken cubes of beefsteak and tofu for the famous Vietnamese main dish salad. It was just a matter of time before she created a pescatarian version.As she writes in her latest cookbook, “Ever-Green Vietnamese: Super-Fresh Recipes, Starring Plants from Land and Sea” (Ten Speed Press, $35), she uses salmon for its rich flavor, removing the skin so that the salmon cubes sear well in their rice flour batter. Not one to waste food, Nguyen bakes the skins into crisp chips to serve with the dish. And she finishes things off by adding ginger for a spritely contrast to the garlicky, peppery sauce.Shaking Salmon (Cá Hồi Lúc Lắ)Serves 4INGREDIENTS1 1⁄3 pound center-cut salmon fillet, skin removed and reservedFine sea saltFresh ground black pepper2½ teaspoons toasted sesame oil, divided use2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh gingerThe Vietnamese food expert is back: Andrea Nguyen’s latest title tackles vegetar...

Teen shot by homeowner after going to the wrong address to pick up his brothers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:50 GMT

(CNN) — A 16-year-old boy was shot by a homeowner in Kansas City, Missouri, after he went to the wrong address to pick up his younger brothers, police said.Ralph Yarl in a photo shared by family in a GoFundMe page.Credit: GoFundMe Ralph Yarl was “shot twice and struck in the head and arm” on Thursday, April 13, his family’s attorney said in a statement. He remained hospitalized Sunday; the attorney said he was in critical condition.Ralph’s parents had asked him to pick up his brothers Thursday evening from a friend’s home on 115th Terrace, in a subdivision at Kansas City’s northeast edge. He accidentally went to a home a block away on 115th Street, where the street numbers are duplicated.He rang the doorbell and was shot by a resident, the police said.The resident — who has not been identified — was taken into custody and placed on a 24-hour hold, then released while police gather more evidence, Police Chief Stacey Graves sa...

A short history of the long fight over breakfast tacos

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:50 GMT

By Forrest Brown | CNNTwo simple words can spark mouth-watering bliss or a series of blistering retorts in Texans: Breakfast tacos.In the Lone Star State, who gets the credit for these morning tortilla sensations can be a matter of habañero-hot debate.A highly contested Eater article in 2016 helped start a full-on Breakfast Taco War between Austin and San Antonio. While that particular battle eventually settled down, flare-ups continue.But to get a true picture of this simple food with a complex history, we must go beyond Texas and first look at another place: Mexico.Mouthwatering tacos in MonterreyThe breakfast taco is actually part of a long parade of foods (pizza, for instance) whose fuzzy origins and various claims of authenticity spark ferocious debate.There’s one thing we know for darn sure: Today, breakfast tacos are enjoyed on both sides of the Rio Grande River. In her CNN “Searching for Mexico” series, actor Eva Longoria traveled to Monterrey in the state ...

Man killed by family member’s 4 dogs found with most of his clothing ripped off

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:50 GMT

A 22-year-old man has died after four dogs he was caring for attacked him in the backyard of a home in the 5700 block of Halifax Avenue in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on Thursday.The Hennepin County medical examiner identified the man as Dezmond Ray Thomas Trawick.Authorities say he was watching the dogs, which were identified as American pit bull terriers, at the house for a family member.The Brooklyn Park Police Department gave the following details:About 12:45 p.m., Thursday, a neighbor called 911 to report that a man being attacked by several dogs was yelling for help and couldn’t get up off the ground during the mauling. When officers arrived, they shot a less-than-lethal round that struck at least one of the dogs and caused all four of them to disperse and return to the house.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Drug suspect puts meth between buttocks, hides it in jail cell, gets busted again Crime and Public Safety | Man wore armor in Northern C...

NHL Playoffs: Eichel, Hughes among the top players to watch

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:50 GMT

The NHL playoffs are going on without Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin for the first time since their rookie year in 2006, but that doesn’t mean the chase for the Stanley Cup isn’t packed with star power.Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche are trying to go back to back. Connor McDavid is determined to win his first championship with the Edmonton Oilers.And there are a handful of players in the postseason as professionals for the first time. New Jersey’s Jack Hughes and Vegas’ Jack Eichel are ready to make an impact at the time of the year when hockey matters the most.Here are the top players to watch:CONNOR MCDAVIDThe league leader in goals and points and a shoo-in for the Hart Trophy as MVP, McDavid has done just about everything a player can in the regular season and repeatedly said he doesn’t care about individual honors.“Connor McDavid definitively is better than anybody in the league,” former goaltender and current ESPN analyst Kevin Weekes said.McDavid...

ABCs of Healthcare: The differences between types of healthcare providers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:50 GMT

This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center.A trip to receive medical care may lead patients to come across any number of healthcare professionals and acronyms: a doctor, a nurse, a nurse practitioner or physicians assistant, to name a few. So what are the differences between all of these providers? And which is best for you?MedStar Washington Hospital Center’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jeffrey Dubin breaks it down so that patients can understand both the different positions and how they all work collaboratively at MedStar Washington Hospital Center to put patient care first.There are different physician types, Dr. Dubin said. A physician is a doctor who is trained to practice medicine. After earning a bachelor’s degree, physicians typically study for four years at a medical school followed by another three to seven years in a residency program. After that, some physicians receive sub-specialty training, which can last from one to three years, he added.There are ...

Sunak investigated in UK over possible undeclared interest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:50 GMT

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under investigation over allegations he failed to disclose shares his wife owns in a child care business that stands to benefit from his government’s budget, a parliamentary watchdog disclosed.Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Daniel Greenberg opened an inquiry last week for possible violations of the code of conduct that calls on members to be “open and frank” in declaring relevant financial interests, according to an update given to members of Parliament who returned Monday from Easter break. Parliament requires members to disclose financial interests within four weeks of something they said or actions they took that may have been influenced by a financial interest. A Sunak spokesperson says he did not make a declaration as a member of parliament but had recorded a “ministerial interest,” the equivalent disclosure for government ministers. The government’s budget announced last month includes a massive expansion o...

New US tax credit rules narrow the list of eligible EVs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:01:50 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Ten electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles will be eligible for a $7,500 U.S. tax credit, while another seven could get $3,750 under new federal rules that go into effect on Tuesday.But under the Treasury Department rules and other provisions of last year’s Inflation Reduction Act, most of the more than 60 electric or plug-in hybrids on sale in the U.S. won’t get any tax credits. That could slow acceptance of electric vehicles and could delay reaching President Joe Biden’s ambitious goal that half of new passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. run on electricity by 2030.The new rules, which govern how much battery minerals and parts can come from countries that don’t have free trade agreements with the U.S., bumped nine vehicles off the tax credit eligibility list that went into effect Jan. 1.The 10 vehicles eligible for the full $7,500 credit are Tesla’s Model 3 Performance model, the Tesla Model Y, Ford’s F-150 Lightning pickup, the Chry...