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June 30, 2014

Crunch Time

by Kate Paynephotography by Jo Ann Santangelo I always tote gluten-free crackers to events, potlucks and restaurants to ensure I don’t miss out on whatever

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From the Streets of Lima

by Shannon Kintner Even in winter, when street lamps replace daylight earlier and earlier and overcast weather mutes the senses, Lima, Peru, bursts with swirling

Trip to Bountiful

by Claudia Harding We landed in Mérida, Mexico, on a muggy October evening, almost a week before Día de los Muertos (known locally as Hanal

“E” is for Egg

by Lisa Joy Solomonillustration by Hillary Weber-Gale In her beautiful and brave memoir, “I Dreamed of Africa,” Kuki Gallmann—born and raised near Venice, Italy—recounts the

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Edible Flowers of the World

by Claire Cella While living and teaching in Thailand, I learned that it was common practice for Thai students to go by nicknames. I immediately

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Taking the Market by Hand

by Iliana de la Vega and Isabel Torrealba When taking a stroll through any market in Mexico, one of the first things that catches your

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Ghost Vineyards Of Texas

by Russell Kane and Terry Thompson-Anderson The absence of the moon combined with a dense fog made the night exceedingly eerie, but rounding the spot

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Terlingua

by Whitney Arostegui Terlingua, Texas, is what anyone might call a ghost town—a term particularly apt because of the town’s proximity to the Chisos (Spanish

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Good Dining, Vietnam

by Meredith Bethunephotography by Kate LeSueur The most memorable bite from a recent trip to Vietnam was a single scallop, grilled in its shell and

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Going Native

by Pamela Walkerphotos courtesy of Native American Seed Native American Seed is a seed propagation farm and seed cleaning and sales business, located a few

Handheld Europe

by Mary Stanley Mama says don’t leave home without your smartphone, but first make sure you have unlimited text and data download or you’ll come

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Pub Grub Gets a New Hat

by Andrea Duty The tradition of the London pub is as old and storied as the city itself. Bars of all kinds have been the