Recipes

I bet you remember the mascot of your favorite fast-food chain when you were young? If you grew up in the 1990s like I did, Ronald McDonald from McDonald’s restaurants is a red-haired clown / spokesperson you’re familiar with. Of course there are many fast-food chains who’ve adopted a mascot of some type like  Mascots are a great way to retain customer interest and increase brand reputation. But coming up with the right name and personality for a mascot isn’t always easy. To help you create a name for your mascot, I invested the last two days of my life...

In-season asparagus steals the show in this straightforward spring-time light lunch or starterAsparagus isn’t worth eating at any other time of year than spring, which is one of the reasons I look forward to the new season so much. Today’s dish is a classic combination of ingredients used throughout Spain, where the rich creaminess of good-quality egg yolks meets the deep saltiness of delicious jamón; they make the perfect match for the distinct, bittersweet, green earthiness of asparagus. There are many other ways to enjoy this vegetable, but, to my mind, simple is best: just three main ingredients make this...

There’s been a huge 86% increase in cases of pancreatic cancer in Northern Ireland, according to the firstnew audit in over 10 years looking into the disease. Every year, 10,500 people are diagnosed with the disease in the UK, which affects the pancreas, an organ situated behind the stomach that helps you digest food and makes hormones, such as insulin. How serious pancreatic cancer is depends on where it is in the pancreas, how big it is and if it has spread, coupled with your general health. There were 283 confirmed cases in Northern Ireland in 2020, up from 152 in...

You probably know that Mother’s Day is the second Sunday in May, but when is Mother’s Day around the world in different countries? Turns out that Americans are the only ones that celebrate Mother’s Day. However, the one thing that makes the American Mother’s Day celebration different from others around the world is this: the commercialization of the holiday. Some call it a Hallmark holiday, as people are expected to buy cards, gifts, flowers and more on Mother’s Day. And that is uniquely American. Here are some experience gift ideas for Mother’s Day. How Mother’s Day is celebrated in other...

One of the biggest new additions I noticed right away when playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was the introduction of a new status effect called Gloom. Like with the red and black malice that was present in Breath of the Wild, Gloom is not something you want to come in contact with, and if you do, it’s best you get away as quickly as possible. Here’s everything we know about the infamous Gloom and the best ways to get rid of its crippling effects.   What is Gloom?   Gloom is a Malice-like substance found in...