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easy vegetarian snacks and/or finger foods, no cooking required…

“There are no facts, only interpretations.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche

These bite-sized Spanish small plates of food are so fashionable, nearly irresistible…

“If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is Nature’s way.” ~Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” ~Isaac Asimov

Make the most of summer’s standout produce by adding a fresh fruit kick to sides, salads, desserts, and more…

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Human trafficking is the second largest crime in the world today.

Food Love Design…

What we are reading: Japan is the world leader in making things that aren’t food look like food… Out of the oven and onto the runway, Raf Simons first couture collection for Dior with its soufflé-inspired poufs… Stepped off a plane in Chengdu, China, and within minutes was crashing a wedding… Summer Cooking Tips From ‘America’s Test Kitchen’…

In a backyard in Istria, a food writer finds out what it really means to “eat local.”… Everything was delicious, but the Paella On the Grill is the real showstopper!… Fresh organic apricots are paired with lime zest to give this homemade sorbet a wonderful and unique flavor… Make mine a glass of sexual innuendo—on the rocks!…

Find the recipe for Chocolate Ice Cream and other milk/cream recipes at Epicurious.com…

Plan to start making this truffle-rich ice cream five days before you serve it and you’ll be rewarded for the waiting…

“Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.”
~John Wesley

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Malaysia KiniBan on sale of turtle eggs vitalMalaysia StarFrom WWF-Malaysia, Petaling Jaya.’Ensure continuous efforts to ban turtle egg sale’The Sun DailyProtect turtles, ban eggs, says WWF-Malaysia againFree Malaysia Todayall 5 news articles »…

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Okay, we get that couples are more compatible when they share the same views on politics, religion, and what makes for a killer Saturday night.

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Hip cosmetics company Urban Decay has earned PETA’s Courage in Commerce Award for putting animals ahead of market share and reversing its decision to sell……

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Though the concept of re-enactment has been around for almost as long as civilization itself, modern mock-warfare is growing in popularity across Europe as re-enactors plan to mark the anniversaries of major battles—from the Napoleonic Wars to…

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A mud festival, “bee bearding” contest and some very small buildings.

“Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence.
Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance.
Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence.
Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.”
~Yoko Ono

“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun” ~Pablo Picasso

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Globe and MailTravel back in time on the Italian coastGlobe and MailViareggio is a seaside town that’s a glorious throwback to the art-nouveau era.

Notes of a gourmet traveler: cooking, styling, taking pictures, writing, blogging about it… Not necessarily in this order…