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FOOD
Mothers Day-French Toast: How to make Mom some Challah French toast for Mother’s Day. By Katie Workman. UPCOMING Thursday, photos.
Salt & Straw Ice Cream: Intimidated by the idea of making ice cream at home? Just think of it as making soup. That’s advice from Tyler Malek of Salt & Straw, the gourmet ice cream maker who has perfected an ever-changing lickable treat. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Wednesday: 1,000 words, photos. With recipe: Food-Salted Malted Chocolate Chip Dough.
Food-MilkStreet-Romaine Radicchio Salad: This crisp and colorful romaine and radicchio salad eats like a meal. By Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street. UPCOMING Monday, photos.
GARDENING
Mothers Day-Growing Roses: 8 new varieties of rose plants to choose as a gift for Mom. By Jessica Damiano. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.
CULTURE
Southern Accent Disappearing: The southern accent, in all its variations, is disappearing in some parts of the U.S. South due to the migration of people into the region from other parts of the United States and around the world. UPCOMING Saturday, photos, video.
US Cinco De Mayo-Rhetoric: Some Mexican-Americans and immigrants are feeling at odds over the political rhetoric about Mexico and planned celebrations of Cinco de Mayo. Latino activists and scholars say that ambivalence is bolstered by the hazy history of the holiday and by stereotypes exploited by marketers. UPCOMING Monday, photos.
TRAVEL
Rain-Barrel-Village: A holdover of the once numerous roadside attractions that lined U.S. 1 in Florida from Jacksonville to Key West, the Rain Barrel Village is collection of eccentric buildings that serve as home for artists and art sellers in the Florida Keys, home to Betsy, a 30-foot-tall, 40-foot-long sculpture of a Florida Keys spiny lobster. By David Fischer. SENT Monday: 750 words, photos.
FASHION
Met Gala Fashion: Event is Monday. Coverage Monday and Tuesday, photos, video.
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In case you missed it:
WEDDINGS: Photo Tips.
WORK: Be Well-Working Well-Decluttering.
GARDENING/NATURE: Cocktail Time; Woodpeckers Terrorize Town.
MONEY: Retirement Savings Worries.
FASHION: Met-Gala-Race-and-Fashion; Met Gala-Dandyism-Explainer; Vatican papal tailors, with Vatican-Papal-Tailors-Photo-Gallery.
WELLNESS: Be Well-Immigrant Ministry-Stress Relief.
FOOD: Climate-Coffee Prices; Food Dyes; MilkStreet-Shrimp Tacos-Cinco de Mayo.
PETS: Hungary Dachshund World Record.
— The AP