Category: Winter

A Simple Stew With Big Flavor

Here is something for your winter dinner rotation: chunky vegetables and slow-cooked beef swimming in a stock of beef and beer. This hearty, no-nonsense beef stew is a must-have for a dreary winter night, and with St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, you can dump a bottle of Guinness into the stock and call it…


Embracing the Wonder of Winter in Snowmass, Colorado

My sanity was questioned when friends and family found out I was leaving sunny Florida for a quick trip to the cold Colorado mountains during one of the harshest weeks of winter—the same week much of Texas was battling unprecedented snowfall and the resulting chaos, and the same week Snowmass had just received a grand…


Winter Wonderlands: The 5 Best Places in the U.S. to Celebrate the Cold

Now more than halfway through, winter is many things to many people—snowy and white, bright and festive, full of wonderful reasons to get outside, on snowshoes and skis and snowboards, amidst the snap of a cold, sunny day. But for some? They don’t love it, so much. Because winter also means slippery roads, and difficult…


Carrot, Date, and Orange Salad

This refreshing salad is a Moroccan favorite that makes the most out of three widely used ingredients. In the countryside, where orange orchards are common, families press their own orange oil to make orange blossom water. In the United States, orange blossom water can be found in specialty stores. Even children will love the unique…


Millions of Texans Freeze Amid Winter Storm, Massive Rolling Blackouts

Several million people are without power in Texas following a historic snowstorm that brought down temperatures to below 20 degrees Fahrenheit in much of the state. According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), rolling power outages were initiated by utility companies, meaning that power outages can be expected for periods of time as temperatures…


Sprawling Winter Storm Hits More of Northeast, Dumping Snow

BOSTON—Parts of northern New England were waiting their turn to be pummeled by a heavy winter storm Tuesday, while residents of the New York City region were digging out from under piles of snow that shut down public transport, canceled flights, and closed coronavirus vaccination sites. The National Weather Service said a foot (31 centimeters)…


Cultivate Your Mental Health This Winter

This year more than any other we’ve been reminded that access to outdoor private space is a privilege—not all of us have a home with a garden. But many of us have also spent more time outdoors in nature this year and felt a greater sense of connection with the trees, plants, and the natural world. With…


China Insider: Chinese Suffer Starvation Under Draconian Lockdown

Suihua City of Heilongjiang Province is currently one of the six areas designated in China as “high-risk” for pandemic control. Heilongjiang is a northeastern province bordering Russia, and as China battles a resurgence of the CCP virus this winter, the people living there are being hit particularly hard.


The Dark Arts of Winter Mushroom Gardens

As the dark days of the year chase us indoors, we look for ways to stay connected to the earth. Seed catalogs, house plants, frozen broccoli from last year’s garden—all reminders that life goes on, and will come back around. Let’s add mushrooms to the list of wintertime ways to plug into the cycle of…


Grilled Radicchio Tardivo

Radicchio tardivo, with its slender, creamy white stalks and curly, flaming purple leaves, is the most spectacular specimen of the many Italian varieties, hailing from the Veneto region of northern Italy. Slightly bitter, it has a crisp, clean, wintery flavor, with a texture that is crunchy and juicy when raw and satisfyingly meaty when cooked….