Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Recipe from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe Prep time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 1hour & 5 minutes Serving size: 12 servings Ingredients Filling: Streusel Topping: Directions… Continue Reading
Yearly Archives: 2025
From Ditch Lilies to Showstoppers: Growing Daylilies in North Carolina
Our loyal Weekend Gardener listener and friend Steve is the pot master of the universe when it comes to daylilies (Hemerocallis). You may have heard them referred to as “ditch lilies. These perennials originated in China. I must say though, they just love the climate here in North Carolina. There are over 60-thousand varieties with lots of colors from pale yellow to pink to lavender to maroon. They are extremely popular in North Carolina and there are active daylily clubs all over the state including Raleigh. Our friend Steve’s club meets at the Ralston Arboretum. Once upon a time Rufus entered a daylily from his landscape in the club’s marvelous show and won a blue ribbon. You would have thought he had been handed the Nobel prize.… Continue Reading
Trump deploys California National Guard to LA to quell protests despite the governor’s objections
PARAMOUNT, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops despite the governor’s objections to Los Angeles over where protests Saturday led to clashes between immigration authorities and demonstrators. The White House said in a statement Saturday that he was deploying the Guardsmen to “address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester” in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, objected to the move and said in a post on X that the move from the Republican president was “purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.”… Continue Reading
Baked Salmon Sushi Cups
Baked Salmon Sushi Cups Baked Salmon Sushi Cups Recipe from Delish Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Serving size: 12 servings Ingredients Directions… Continue Reading
101 dogs living in packed, filthy conditions removed from North Carolina home
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dozens of dogs found living in packed, filthy conditions have been removed from a North Carolina home. Animal control officers responding to a complaint in Raleigh discovered 101 dogs crammed in stacked cages or roaming in confined quarters on Wednesday. News outlets report the homeowner agreed to relinquish the dogs, along with 21 chickens. The dogs were taken in by eight different shelters and were undergoing medical assessments. The Wake County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says many of the dogs it took in had matted fur as well as skin and dental issues.… Continue Reading
Video shows dolphin calf birth and first breath at Chicago zoo. Mom’s friend helped
CHICAGO (AP) — A bottlenose dolphin at the Brookfield Zoo Chicago gave birth to a calf early Saturday morning with the help of a fellow mom. Video of the birth inside the Illinois aquarium shows the 35-pound calf ejected into the water and sprint to the surface for its first breath, under the watchful eye of the other, older female bottlenose dolphin. A staff veterinarian says that kind of help during a birth reflects dolphin practice in the wild. Brookfield Zoo Chicago is celebrating the first birth from its dolphin group in over a decade. It will close part of the aquatic area while the new calf bonds with its mom and the group. The calf will be named this summer.… Continue Reading
Sovereignty beats Journalism to win the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Sovereignty bested Journalism in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga. Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado traversed the field of eight on a fast Saratoga track after downpours throughout the morning and early afternoon dried up before post time. Journalism was second and Baeza was third — the same 1-2-3 as the Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty led off the first leg of the Triple Crown by winning the Derby in early May. The Bill Mott-trained colt also edged Journalism in that race.… Continue Reading
Beef Birria Consomé
Beef Birria Consomé Beef Birria Consomé Recipe from Chef Billy Parisi Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 3 hours Serving size: 12 servings Ingredients Directions… Continue Reading
Walmart’s army of bakery decorators take the cake when it comes to hourly store pay
NEW YORK (AP) — The school graduation season is the busiest time of year for the Walmart workers who hand-decorate cakes per customers’ orders. The cakes and optional fillings come pre-baked and frozen from suppliers, but the nation’s largest retailer holds a big slice of the American custom cake market. The company says one out of four cakes sold in the U.S. comes from Walmart, and that its workers will collectively decorate more than 1 million cakes during May and June. The discount retail chain’s 6,200-strong army of icing artisans are Walmart’s highest paid hourly workers, excluding store managers. Detractors on social media have accused the decorators of stealing ideas and undercutting professional cake artists with inexpensive products.… Continue Reading
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend resumes testimony about his sexual interests
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ recent ex-girlfriend is back on the witness stand after testifying about how she endured drug-fueled sex marathons right up until the hip-hop titan’s arrest in September. The woman is using the pseudonym “Jane” at Combs’ sex trafficking trial in New York as she testifies for a second day Friday. Combs has pleaded not guilty to running his business empire as a racketeering enterprise that enabled the abuse of women. Jane testified that Combs had control over her life including paying her rent and pressured her into sexual encounters with other men, despite her telling him she didn’t want to.… Continue Reading