Cook’s’ corner

Marinade keeps Seasons 52 turkey kebabs moist

The restaurant marinates the turkey breast, which provides a boost of Asian-style flavors that helps keep t...

A Fork on the Road

Pinkberry adds Greek yogurt to fro-yo line

Nibbles & Bits

3030 Ocean chef cooking up a new course

Wine

Vinho verde: Portuguese for ‘cheap and cheerful’

Summer meals

Beat the heat with refreshing cold soup

Revenge, patient people tell us, is a dish best served cold. I feel the same way about soup, at least at th...

Summer meals

Classic chicken salad gets classy update

Chicken salad might be the easiest of the classic American salads to reinvent. Here, I’ve used a ba...

Seasonal cooking

Summer fruit makes colorful salsa for salmon

In today’s recipe, I used strawberries in a salsa along with mango, basil and, for crunch, cucumber....

Miami chefs share mango memories, recipes

These chefs grew up loving mangos — and it shows on their menus

Chew on this

Vegetables get star billing in Israel

Gluten-freedom

With gluten-free beer, breads and hundreds of other food products, it’s getting easier to live with ...

Skin Deep

Acupuncture for aging?

It’s not certain that the Chinese practice, which dates back more than 5,000 years, works to remove ...

Heart health

Triathlons: The most risky race

As the average age of competitors in endurance sports rises, a spate of deaths during races or intense work...

Nutrition

Mold in a juice box

A modern way to create a married name

If your last name is Glah, odds are that you’re closely related to Michelle Glah McCleary of Denver.

Medication shortages: ‘Truly a public health crisis’

Rationing medical care is denounced as immoral in the United States, yet it goes on daily in hospitals, cl...

Swimming

Learn to swim programs grow in Miami-Dade as teams strive for past glories

Miami-Dade’s Learn to Swim programs are thriving as teams race to recapture the glory days of the 19...

Island ballads

Cape Verde has a captivating rhythm

“You’ve arrived a day late,” said Khyra, the local singer we befriended outside a bar ...

England

Literary London: by the book

Showtime: Washington

Faith Ringgold’s controversial art at D.C. museum

Wearing gold-sequined Uggs, a bright smile and flawless brown skin that belies her 82 years, Faith Ringgold...

The travel troubleshooter

They confiscated my points — can you help me get them back?

Affinity cards like the one you used are a popular way to earn miles and points quickly. But you have to re...

Ireland road trip

Seaside cliffs and verdant farmland in the West of Ireland make spectacular views

The travel troubleshooter

Mom died but cruise line won’t refund fare

I’m so sorry to hear about your mother. Between the time you first wrote to me and the time I close...

New York

Coney, Rockaway beaches making recovery after Superstorm Sandy

Two of New York’s best-known waterfront neighborhoods took a beating last fall from Superstorm Sand...

Travelwise

Paying your way toward a little more luxury

With all the complaints about escalating fees that travelers have to pay, another pricing trend is on the r...

Sports apparel

Miami-based Trunx is working out

Trunx is less than a year old but is carving out a niche among CrossFit participants.

Pop culture

$800 for pink tennis shoes? To ‘sneakerheads,’ that’s a bargain

Enthusiasts pay top dollar for limited-run models like the Nike X LeBron James Crown Jewel — of whic...

Miami Gardens

Miami Gardens makeup artist Kazumi Brown’s work a thing of beauty

A Miami Gardens makeup artist is giving local women a polished celebrity look for everyday and special events.

fashion

Florida teen with cancer designs clothing line

manufacturing

Rene Ruiz gives a boost to manufacturing — and jobs

Could manufacturing be returning to South Florida? Luxury designer Rene Ruiz’s new Hialeah factory i...

MARKETING

Hermès private Miami event combines interactive installations, illusions

Hermès is hosting a private event with 11 artistic installations and 31 male models. It is the first s...

How a spark of an idea for a sneaker turned Crystal4U into a sparkling business

A Weston woman’s spark of an idea turned into a sparkling business

design

The art of the mola comes from Panama’s Guna women

Sculptures in cloth are all-purpose pieces traditionally made by Guna women from the San Blas Islands

Nibbles & Bits

3030 Ocean chef cooking up a new course

Summer meals

Beat the heat with refreshing cold soup

Revenge, patient people tell us, is a dish best served cold. I feel the same way about soup, at least at th...

Summer meals

Classic chicken salad gets classy update

Chicken salad might be the easiest of the classic American salads to reinvent. Here, I’ve used a ba...

Seasonal cooking

Summer fruit makes colorful salsa for salmon

In today’s recipe, I used strawberries in a salsa along with mango, basil and, for crunch, cucumber....

Miami chefs share mango memories, recipes

These chefs grew up loving mangos — and it shows on their menus

Chew on this

Vegetables get star billing in Israel

Healthy lemonade chilled with a patriotic glow

A healthy lemonade chilled with a patriotic glow

Consumed

Miami Club Rum dances to its own beat

At a historic Coral Gables home, a white garden blooms

Living Smart

Curb appeal is key in selling a house

Curb appeal has always been a key component of selling a home. A well-manicured lawn, fresh paint on the fr...

Fairchild’s tropical garden column

The history of mangos in South Florida

Washington Report

Home equity levels on rebound

But in Miami and Tampa-St. Pete, more than 40 percent of owners are still in negative territory; just under...

Conservation

Big and small ways to cap your water bill

Condo Line

Neglectful HOA board hikes fees

No, you cannot put your fees in an escrow account. The payment of fees and the level of maintenance are dif...

What’s new

Get hot water from the fridge

GE’s new Cafe French door refrigerator dispenses hot water as well as cold.

Hot Property: L.A.

Evidence reveals ‘Elementary’ star wants out of L.A. home

Staycation for pets is solution for owners on the go

Summer is in full-swing, and for some consumers this means vacation time. But for their four-legged friends...

Pet Vet: Cut calories to cut cat's swing

Frankie is suffering from "the swing." Carmen, the 4-year-old cat's owner, says Frankie has developed exces...

Dr. Dolittler

Pet shampoo a better bet for Bowser

Human shampoos and pet shampoos are not created equal. That’s because pet skin and human skin are di...

When dog acts up, use leash to outwit it

Question: My once sweet, 10-month-old English bulldog Max has turned into a little devil. Things that used ...

Dr. Dolittler

Web full of misinformation about exercise for puppies

Though it seems everyone from Dr. Mother-in-Law to Dr. Google has an opinion, the truth is that veterinary ...

Television review

‘Dirty Little Secret’ ripped from tabloid TV

‘Jodie Arias: Dirty Little Secret.’ 8 p.m. Saturday. Lifetime.

Pets

From psychics to tarot cards, owners try untraditional ways of connecting with pets

It’s the age old and seemingly unanswerable question: What in the world is my dog thinking? Itȁ...

Dr. Dolittler

Snoring may lead to serious problems

Probably. Here’s why:

In my opinion

Ana Veciana-Suarez: A bad hair day is now an old hair day

As if I didn’t have enough to worry about.

Ana Veciana-Suarez: The enduring power of love and marriage

Something’s in the air, something sweet and tender, innocent even, because I’ve recently read...

In my opinion

Big Brother, and everybody else, is watching

I’m not, by nature, paranoid. I don’t worry a lot that cameras are watching, computers tracki...

Collection of Florida postcards offers a window to another time

Postcards in a library presentation by an avid collector, “Having Fun, Wish You Were Here: An illus...

School’s out: Let summer fun in

No more pencils/ no more books/ no more teachers’ dirty looks/ Out for summer/ out till fall/ We mig...

The big fat lie: McDonald isn’t junk food

Self delusion occurs among the most powerful men and in the most rarified places. Surely that would explain...

In my opinion

Ana Veciana: Bug hunting and the great outdoors

The breeze has turned brisk, the weather uncharacteristically balmy for this time of year. So on a bright m...

High school yearbook controversy a missed opportunity

Who would’ve guessed that high school yearbooks, those thick, hardbound collections of nostalgia and...