Posts Tagged ‘Bites’
‘Tis the season for picnicking. The weather is warm, the
days are long, and parks across the country are filling up with al fresco
diners. The record heat on the East Coast has even eased up this week, the
evenings becoming cool and breezy. So pack up a basket, roll out a blanket, and
mix and match the seasonal [...]

Your smell, heat, body odor, perspiration, and even exhaled breath all attract this winged pest. She makes an often undetected landing; before you know it, she has stuck her thin proboscis into your skin and began her meal.
sourceThe mosquito saliva contains proteins, anticoagulants, and digestive enzymes to assist her in a speedy attack. Maybe she [...]

My favorite healthy recipes for entertaining are ones that have simple (read: inexpensive) ingredients, are fun to make (not to too tough, but a little showier than just tossing a salad, please!) and, most importantly, are pretty enough to elicit “oohs” and “aaahs” from the friends I’m serving. Which is why I was elated when [...]
