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Pork & Green Chile Stew (Chile Verde)

Ingredients 1-1 1/2 pounds fresh green chile peppers (See Recipe Notes) 8 ounces tomatillos, husks removed 2 tablespoons bacon grease, lard, or canola oil, for browning 3 1/2-4 pounds pork shoulder, excess fat removed, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 large yellow onion, chopped 5-6 large cloves
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MindMate

The MindMate app offers you a daily activities plan that helps you keep your mind and body fit. Work out, discover delicious and healthy recipes, play games to keep your grey matter engaged and learn in videos and articles about what you can do to stay healthy while you’re getting older. Great for individuals who […]
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Tips for keeping your home allergen-free

It’s impossible to keep your home completely free of allergens, bacteria and viruses, but a few simple changes can make a significant difference. Check out the following tips to make your family’s home healthier. Sponges: Get in the habit of squeezing water out of it between uses and sanitizing it regularly. Replace sponges regularly and […]
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ARE MEN MORE FORGETFUL? Apparently so. Women tend to access their memories faster and perform better in verbal-based episodic memory tasks. One theory links varying brain structures of men and women—specifically, that the hippocampus, (the part of the brain associated with memory), begins to decrease in volume faster in men than in women.   NEED […]
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Goodbye elephants

We’re all thinking and talking about our state of mind, what we shouldn’t be doing, and ways to adapt, cope, and re-organize daily life. In fact, lately there’s been plenty of what I like to call “bad news elephants.” Some are truly the equivalent of a trumpeting 6,000 kg pachyderm that eats 330 pounds of […]
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Slow-Cooker White Bean Minestrone

Ingredients 1 cup dried cannellini beans, soaked in water and overnight, and drained 6 cup chicken or vegetable broth 2 large tomatoes, chopped (3 cups) 2 cup chopped onion 1 fennel bulb, chopped 1 small piece of Parmesan rind (2 inches or 1 oz) 2 large cloves garlic, minced ½ cup elbow macaroni (optional) 4 […]
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Keep What You Love

By Irene Smit In this whimsical yet practical guide to sorting through the too-much-stuff of modern life, the premise is simple: on each page, a delightful illustration of items that fill our lives — novelty ice cube trays, a manual typewriter, game pieces, that souvenir snow globe. And beneath each drawing, two little checkboxes: Yes […]
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Simple Kale & Potato Soup

Ingredients 1 medium (8 ounce) yellow or russet potato, scrubbed clean and chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 2 cups vegetable stock, chicken stock, or water 1/2 bunch kale (6 to 8 big leaves), preferably dino, lacinato, or Tuscan 1 teaspoon lemon juice or cider vinegar 1 to 2 large eggs, depending […]