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If you have a craving for pasta tonight or this weekend, a creamy and rich tortellini dish is a tasty option worth pursuing — and it can be made in less than an hour. Mary Woita, a rancher’s wife and homeschooling mother of four who is the founder of Boots and Hooves Homestead (bootsandhooveshomestead.com), said she loves to make this …

If your mom or other special woman in your life loves Mother Earth, show her you care this Mother’s Day with presents that are kind to the environment. Below is a roundup of gifts that do just that — plus, you can save fuel by shopping online all in one spot. You can find all of these ideas on Amazon, …

Tamales are one of the hottest topics in the American food scene — proving that food-on-the-run paired with great flavor never goes out of style. Social conversations about tamales exploded 47% over the past year, according to Tastewise, a new platform that uses artificial intelligence to find food trends by tracking social media, restaurant menus and digital content. The platform …

Travis Gienger is the Michael Jordan of giant pumpkins: the greatest of all time. The stone craftsman, horticulture teacher and gourd whisperer from Anoka, Minnesota set the world record last year by growing a 2,749-pound pumpkin. The orange colossus was boldly named Michael Jordan in the spring, in honor of the basketball player widely considered the GOAT (Greatest of All …

Chocolate Easter bunnies are a sweet example of European tradition re-imagined by American ingenuity and capitalist creativity. Credit first-generation German-American Robert Lincoln Strohecker, known in confectioner’s lore as the “Father of the Chocolate Easter Bunny.” The source of Strohecker’s legend was a massive 5-foot-tall (or perhaps even taller) solid chocolate rabbit he displayed outside Pennsylvania retailers in 1890 to popularize …

Rick Bishop has spent decades foraging for ramps in the Catskill Mountains, guided by the country wisdom he learned long ago from an old-time woodsman. “He told me that ramps clean the winter right out of your blood,” said Bishop, a farmer, forager and owner of Mountain Sweet Berry Farm in Roscoe, New York, to Fox News Digital. Ramps are …

Cultures are full of traditions. Most often, if you’ve heard of a cultural tradition, it’s likely to be associated with food or weddings. Wedding day traditions span across many cultures, and for Italians, weddings and food go hand in hand. In Italian culture, there are traditional practices that can be woven into every part of the wedding day, and even …

Mother’s Day can be an extremely difficult day for those who have experienced the loss of their mother. It’s important to remember during the week of Mother’s Day that everyone handles grief differently. If it brings you comfort to remember and honor your mother on the day, and tell stories of memories, then you should feel encouraged to do so. …