Decorating the sugar skulls is one of the kids’ favorite activities in the household of Mexican cookbook author Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack. Her kids like to draw on them with royal icing, adding their late family members’ names or special lyrics that …
Día de los Muertos recipe: Mexican sugar skulls recipe great for adorning an ofrenda Read MoreThe world around her is moving fast, but Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack knows how to slow down. She uses food as a conduit to connection. Two days each year, she whips up her favorites for one person in particular: her late grandmother, …
Expert chefs share their favorite Día de los Muertos recipes and traditions Read MoreThere are two types of Mexican sugar skulls: those made to eat and those made for decoration. Thankfully, Mexican cookbook author Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack has offered a solution, mini lemon sugar skull cakes that can be used for both eating and …
Día de los Muertos recipe: Mini lemon sugar skull cakes to decorate and eat Read MoreAs schools across California prepare to limit students’ cellphone use during the school day by July 2026, new research by the University of California, Los Angeles cautions school leaders that completely banning phones on school grounds can cause more harm …
UC and CSU researchers caution against blanket cellphone bans in schools Read MoreSALT LAKE CITY — It was a frustrating night for Martin Necas that was almost salvaged by one moment of brilliance. The Colorado Avalanche was heading for its first regulation loss of the season on a weird night in Utah. …
A fantastic shot secured an Avalanche point, but didn’t salvage Martin Necas’ frustrating night Read MoreToday is Wednesday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2025. There are 70 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 22, 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and received …
Today in History: October 22, Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour titles Read MoreDear Eric: My cat died in 2013. Everyone said I treated him like a child. He got so sick, so suddenly, it freaked me out so badly. Then my dad died out of nowhere in 2018. I wanted to die …
Asking Eric: Prolonged grief complicated by obsessive-compulsive disorder Read MoreMost Colorado homeowners do not have enough insurance coverage to rebuild their house after a total loss. That’s according to our new research examining whether homes destroyed in Colorado’s Marshall Fire — which burned more than 1,000 houses in suburban …
Insurance companies are underinsuring Colorado homes to disastrous results (Opinion) Read MoreOh, how quickly things can change. ESPN’s Rich Cimini revealed that the New York Jets plan on making a quarterback change ahead of the Week 8 contest against the Cincinnati Bengals. On Tuesday, October 21, Jets owner Woody Johnson threw …
Justin Fields Could Be Traded in Deadline Deal After Jets Benching Read MoreThe Buffalo Bills could be seeking some help for their offense at the upcoming NFL trade deadline, and the path to one talented wide receiver may have just gotten a bit easier. The Bills have struggled on offense over the …
Bills Get Good News on Rumored WR Trade Target Read MoreEl comandante general de la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos, Gregory Bovino, deberá presentarse a declarar en una demanda en curso relacionada con el trato que le han dado las autoridades a los manifestantes durante la agresiva campaña de deportaciones …
En demanda, jueza permite interrogar a Greg Bovino por trato a manifestantes en Chicago Read MoreA Calumet City man is charged in the fatal shooting of a 40-year-old woman who attempted to defuse a fight he was having with his girlfriend early Saturday in Fuller Park on the South Side. Demar King, 35, was charged …
Man charged with killing woman who tried to stop party bus fight in Fuller Park, police say Read MoreLarge portraits of tattoo icons Tatts Thomas and Ralph Johnstone watch over Nick Colella as he works. “Both of those guys tattooed on the 400 block of South State Street where the Harold Washington Library is,” said Colella, owner of …
Tattooing, which dates back thousands of years, also has rich Chicago history Read MoreUno de los filmes latinos y en español que integran la programación de la edición 61 del Festival Internacional de Cine de Chicago (ChiFilmFest) es “Emi”, una coproducción de Argentina y Uruguay. Del director Ezequiel Erriquez Mena —quien además es …
Descubre a ‘Emi’, filme argentino que se estrena mundialmente en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Chicago Read MoreBlackhawks goalie Spencer Knight isn’t required to understand the nitty-gritty details of coach Jeff Blashill’s systems, so he intentionally doesn’t learn them. “Even in practices, I couldn’t tell you what drill we’re doing,” Knight said. “Personally, I don’t like knowing …
Blackhawks goalie Spencer Knight’s terrific October aided by defensive system that plays into his strengths Read MoreShaun Murphy has offered a different view to his rivals (Picture: Getty Images) Shaun Murphy says snooker’s future is bright, defending the game’s decision-makers amid criticism from high profile players. The recent birth of the independent Professional Snooker Players Association …
Shaun Murphy defends snooker chiefs after high profile criticism Read MoreNicolas Pepe impressed Pep Guardiola with his performance against Manchester City (Picture: Getty) Pep Guardiola was full of praise for Nicolas Pepe following Manchester City’s 2-0 victory over Villarreal, saying there is a reason Arsenal ‘paid the amount of money’ …
‘Dangerous player’ – Pep Guardiola praises Arsenal flop after Manchester City beat Villarreal Read MoreLily Allen got a boob job earlier this year which she said was ‘incredible’ – but left her with a ‘massive’ lump (Picture: John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images) Lily Allen has revealed she found lump in her chest following her …
Lily Allen finds ‘massive lump’ on breast after augmentation surgery Read MoreTom Blyth has apologised for calling Cillian Murphy a ‘British icon’ (Picture: COOLMedia/NurPhoto/Shutterstock) Tom Blyth has apologised after mistakenly calling the Irish actor Cillian Murphy a ‘British icon’. The 30-year-old actor, best known for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of …
Hollywood actor has ‘nothing but respect for the Irish’ after Cillian Murphy blunder Read MoreDragons’ Den investor Nick Jenkins left the show in 2017 (Picture: BBC) Former Dragons’ Den investor Nick Jenkins has said he left Russia in the wake of a death threat being posted to his door. The man behind the ubiquitous …
Dragons’ Den star who founded £690million company ‘fled Russia after warlord death threat’ Read More