Tag: Fall

Bring on the Braise

Now that the fall season is officially launched, it’s time to braise. After all, ’tis the season for fleece and woolies, lighting the fireplace, and reaching for our Dutch ovens. It’s time for cozy warmth and slow-food days, with the aromas of meat and spice wafting through the house. It’s meant for braises, stews, and…


Golabki, 2 Ways: Traditional and ‘Cheaters’

Roll out the special characters for another great Polish dish: gołąbki. You will hear it as go-LAHB-kee, but in Polish, that unusual (for us) “l” makes the word sound like ga-WOMP-kee. While the literal translation means “little doves,” these are stuffed cabbage rolls (the size of little doves, but likely better tasting!). As I wrote…


Woman Struggles Walking on Slippery Road

The winter is coming and you know the struggle is real. This lady is way too funny!


Applesauce Cake With Hot Rum Sauce Will Get You So Excited About Fall

It’s always fun to open up my grandma’s recipe box to find the perfect dish handwritten on an index card. And her classic applesauce cake jumped out at me as the ideal treat for fall. It’s made with all the warm spices we associate with the cooler months—cinnamon, cloves, and allspice—and there are chopped walnuts…


China’s Factory Profits Slow as Industries Brace for Power Crisis

BEIJING—Profit growth at China’s industrial firms slowed for a sixth month as plants fought off high commodity prices, COVID-19 outbreaks, and part shortages, with an unfolding power crisis a growing threat to output and bottom-lines. Profits rose 10.1 percent on year in August to 680.3 billion yuan ($105 billion) compared with a 16.4 percent gain in…


How to Make Maple-Candied Apples

As soon as the weather takes on a chill and the leaves begin to change, the apple harvest begins. While you can buy apples at your grocery store year-round, there’s something magical about finding them at a farmers market in the fall—or taking a basket and heading to a local u-pick orchard to pluck them…


Fall Into the Porkies: Camping in Michigan’s Wilderness

The sunset smolders to embers on the horizon and a mild wind pushes waves off Lake Superior into shore where we sit watching the light show finish up and the stars take over. The temperature will dip toward 50 or lower tonight, but the fall air is more invigorating than biting, and a good meal…


Police Investigate Fatal Fall of Mother, Son at Ballpark

SAN DIEGO—San Diego police are investigating the deaths of a woman and her 2-year-old son on Saturday after they fell from the third level of Petco Park, just as thousands of baseball fans were heading inside for a Padres game, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The woman, 40, and the boy were pronounced dead at…


European Shares Fall on Evergrande Fears but Hold Weekly Gains

LONDON/HONG KONG—European shares slipped on Friday but held their gains for the week as uncertainty around the fate of debt-ridden China Evergrande weighed on investor sentiment. The regionwide STOXX 600 index slipped 0.78 percent after a three-day run of gains. Britain’s FTSE 100 and Germany’s also weakened. Still, European shares look set to end the…


Cathay Pacific Lowers Q4 Capacity Forecast as Travel Restrictions Linger

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said on Monday it had lowered its passenger capacity forecast for the remainder of the year to 13 percent of pre-COVID levels, down from an earlier 30 percent target for the fourth quarter as travel restrictions linger. The airline said it continued to target cash burn of less than HK$1…