Healthy food doesn't have to be bland (Newsday)

Let's start where we all dream of starting anyway--with dessert. Pistachio cake with vanilla cardamom cream, doubly accented with a bright blaze of pomegranate syrup and a more delicate drizzle of orange flower syrup. Intense and satisfying, the cake merely whispers sweetness, made as it is from groundnuts, whole flour, and maple crystals as sweetener.

Unearth black gold from yard compost (Bradenton Herald)

You may have heard the term "black gold" in your lifetime. While it is most often associated with oil, gardeners worth their salt will associate the phrase with compost. Compost is that dark, crumbly, organic material that is often a prerequisite for the green thumb.

Diet: How to Bake Healthier Holiday Goodies (Newsweek)

A dessert expert's tips on making holiday treats more healthful.

Urban trees can enhance water infiltration (New Kerala)

Washington, Nov 20 : A new research has indicated that urban trees have the potential to enhance water infiltration rates in reservoirs being used to store stormwater.

Schools look for help on reproductive health issues (The Saline Reporter)

The Reproductive Health Advisory Board for Saline Area Schools is accepting applications from parents, health professionals and community members.

High fructose corn syrup: just another sugar? (CBC)

Canadians are consuming less natural sugar than we were a few decades ago, according to figures released by Statistics Canada. Sound like reason to celebrate? Maybe not. Most people would never open a bag of sugar and then feed themselves 10½ teaspoons of the stuff. But that's exactly what you're doing if you drink your average can of soda pop.

Health Calendar (The Herald News)

Cesarean birth: 7 to 8 p.m. Nov. 24, Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center, 333 N. Madison St. in Joliet. This program is for couples who are anticipating a Cesarean birth. Registration fee is $10. Call (815) 725-9438.

Local Health Care Workers Face Charges (R News)

The state attorney general's office announced the arrest of two local health care employees on charges of forgery and fraud. Carla Philips, 29, of Rochester, is accused of stealing personal checks from a Westgate Nursing Home resident, where she was employed as a certified nurse aide.

Events in and around Kalamazoo help people manage their health (The Kalamazoo Gazette)

"Managing Dementia and Difficult Behaviors" -- Presented by Patti Nash, social worker with Area Agency on Aging 3A's Care Management Program, 6:30 to 8 p.m. today, Kalamazoo County Human Services Building, Nazareth Complex, 3299 Gull Road.349-7818.

Local Health and Fitness Events (Press of Atlantic City)

DIAL 2-1-1, NEW JERSEY'S HELPLINE , 24/7 to learn about breast cancer. Find a local screening center and make an appointment to receive a mammogram. Free screenings are available to eligible women. All calls are free and confidential.

Shannon McNally, Dash Rip Rock and other music not to miss in New Orleans Nov. 21-27

Posted by Keith Spera, Music writer, The Times-Picayune November 21, 2008 5:05AM Categories: Hot Picks Hear Shannon McNally sing Bobby Charles songs.

UNH football

They both grew up in New Hampshire and both earned all-state football honors in high school.

Pharmaceutical manager sells to cop in Hollywood

Charles and Dana Carlantone bought a three-bedroom, 2.5 bath at 3746 SW 50th St.

The Grey Cup: our Un-super bowl

The esteemed Jim Taylor has it right. Canada's funniest writer in sports is the most staunch defender of the real best game you can name.

The world loves London

London is one of the most famous cities in the world and with its cosmopolitan lifestyle it comes as no surprise that it is also one of the most multicultural capitals competing with New York and Toronto.

Maple

Maple, a hardwood tree valued for shade, ornament, lumber, and sugar. The maple is distantly related to the buckeye and horse chestnut.

Inkberry

Inkberry, an evergreen shrub that bears small, black berries. It is among several species in eastern North America that are sometimes called winterberries.

Gromwell

Gromwell, or Poccoon, an annual or perennial herb of the north temperate zone. There are about 10 species in North America.

Gilia

Gilia, a flowering herb found in mountainous and desert areas in the western United States.

Borrelli praised for career-long 100% effort

Tom Borrelli, the Buffalo News sportswriter who died Thursday, was the consummate professional reporter, a talented and knowledgeable "100-percenter" who lived and breathed lacrosse and other sports, his ...