Author: Lily

Sweet shrimp and tangy tomatoes become a near effortless pesto shrimp skillet dinner with the help of a little pesto and lemon!  Photo Credits: Ali Redmond No pasta? No problem. I had plans to make shrimp pesto pasta for dinner one summer evening, but when I opened the cabinet mid-recipe, I realized we were somehow out of pasta. Instead of resorting to takeout or changing gears completely—I had already prepped the shrimp at this point—I came up with this simple pesto shrimp recipe. I marinated the shrimp with a little lemon and garlic for a few minutes while I halved…

Creamy pumpkin pasta combines pumpkin puree, garlic, sage, vegan yogurt, and nutritional yeast in a smooth, savory sauce. Ready in just 22 minutes, this easy vegan pumpkin pasta is a comforting fall dinner that can also be made gluten-free. Why You’ll Love This Creamy Pumpkin Pasta This pumpkin pasta delivers a creamy, savory sauce without heavy cream or dairy cheese. Pumpkin puree gives the sauce its smooth texture, while garlic, onion, sage, and nutritional yeast balance the pumpkin’s mild sweetness. It is also an easy weeknight meal. The sauce cooks while the fettuccine boils, so the entire dish is ready…

Returning to school can be exciting and filled with anxiety and worry, especially for parents if the child did not do well in the previous academic session. If the anxiety and worry are not controlled, it can lead to a severe mental issue that can impair the child’s academic performance in the new session. To ensure the child is well-balanced in school, here are some mental health tips for returning to school, for parents, that can help the child navigate this transition and prioritize their mental well-being, which can positively impact academic performance. 8 Mental Health Tips For Returning To…

The night before a first treatment, somebody is standing in a kitchen with a tote bag open on the counter, trying to figure out what to put in it. That’s usually the spouse. Sometimes it’s a daughter. They’ve been handed a folder of printouts about side effects and port care and when to call the after-hours line, and somewhere in there was a line that said bring a snack. That’s it. That’s the whole instruction. So the bag gets filled with crackers and a granola bar and whatever was in the pantry, because it’s ten at night and there’s a…

When Rebecca wrote about her first week as a nanny grandmother, one line stopped me mid-scroll: “Each month I increase the amount of weight I lift.” She was talking about her grandson. He arrived four weeks early at 4.5 pounds and has been adding to the load ever since. She also, without meaning to, offered the clearest plain-English take I have ever read on the rule behind every strength routine. Trainers call it progressive overload. Grandmothers call it Tuesday. If your week includes grandchildren, groceries, suitcases, or bags of potting soil, you already have the raw material for strength training.…

Pumpkin Panna Cotta is a silky, creamy fall dessert that puts a seasonal twist on classic Italian panna cotta. Easy to make yet effortlessly elegant, this velvety dessert melts in your mouth with warm pumpkin spice flavor in every bite. Jump to: A Twist on Panna Cotta When autumn rolls, pumpkin desserts take center stage. While pumpkin pie is a classic go to, sometimes you want a dessert that feels extra special, elegant, yet so simple to make. This is an effortless dessert with only 15-20 minutes of active preparation time. Because it needs to chill in the refrigerator, it…

Lionel Richie was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of a St. Louis hospital after completing his Saturday, August 29, 2026, concert at The Muny in Forest Park. Sources describe the hospitalization as precautionary, with doctors evaluating him for possible mild dehydration. This marks the second health episode in just over two months for the 77-year-old singer, who was rushed to a hospital after a dizzy spell during the opening night of his tour in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 24. Multiple sources close to Richie describe his condition as stable, and a representative confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that…

Happy Friday! Here’s the latest Columbus restaurant news: The big news in the Columbus restaurant world is the abrupt shuttering of Nocterra Brewing this week. They closed their original Powell taproom and their brewpub next to Scioto Audubon Park. The official announcement came after rumors circulated on social media that employees and guests were told of the closing. The Nocterra owners posted an official statement on Monday, rebuffing rumors of them being purchased by Wolf’s Ridge Brewing, and indicating that the closures may be temporary while they “regroup, reorganize, and re-emerge.” Indian Oven, which has been downtown since 2001, announced…

When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn More This blackberry cobbler recipe is a summertime delight! It features jammy blackberries underneath a tender, golden, scone-like topping. I’m quite smitten with this recipe—something borderline magical happens when you bake blackberries. The heat of the oven seems to enhance their floral undertones and make them taste extra special. This is a simple dessert that you’ll want to make over and over again. Lemon zest, a touch of cinnamon, and a dab of tangy Greek yogurt add some flavor intrigue. Your guests might ask, “Why is this so…

It’s one sheet of paper, and the word that matters appears on it about thirty times. Normal, normal, normal — down the whole right-hand column. She reads it twice in the parking lot before driving home, because the paper and the body are saying two different things, and only one of them came with a letterhead. That’s where a great many women are when they first write to us. Not sick, by the only measure anyone has offered them. Not well either. And somewhere underneath it, a question they’d rather not say out loud: if the test is fine, is…