Here is the AP Lifestyles Digest for the week of Sept. 14.
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TRAVEL
America 250-The Road: The road trip holds a special place in Americans’ hearts. It evokes images of long drives and iconic destinations like the Grand Canyon or Death Valley. Despite the love we have for the idea of a road trip, most of us opt for cheap air travel or fast interstates when vacationing. It’s still possible to experience the charm of slower journeys, tolerating the minor inconveniences in exchange for the delight of unexpected discoveries. UPCOMING Monday, photos.
FOOD
Textured Food: Texture is having a crunchy, gooey moment in the R&D departments of food and beverage companies. Industry experts say the way products feel in the mouth has become as important as the way they taste; consumers are looking for crispier fast food, frothier coffees and crunchier, juicier candies. SENT Monday, photos.
Yom Kippur-Appetizing Stores: In traditional Jewish American food culture, there was the deli and there was its less famous sibling, the appetizing store. You went to the deli for meats, like a pastrami sandwich. You went to the appetizing store for lox and cream cheese. Today, many delis combine the two traditions. Appetizing spreads are particularly popular during the Jewish High Holidays. UPCOMING Wednesday, photos.
Voracious-Sesame-Cumin Chicken: Betty Liu’s Sesame-Cumin Chicken is double-fried for flavor and crispiness. SENT Monday, photos.
GARDENING
Clover-Grass Lawns: Would you like a lawn that grows well in full sun or part shade, requires little or no watering, chokes out weeds, doesn’t need fertilizer and stays green all summer? Try adding mini clover to your grass seeds. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.
BACK TO SCHOOL
Education-Learning to Bike: Kindergartners in the U.S. are learning to ride their bikes during P.E. classes at school. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.
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In case you missed it:
FOOD: School Lunch-PB&J; Girl Scouts-Dog Cookies; Voracious-Halibut Skewers; Cyclospora Outbreak-Food Inspections; Alpha Gal-Ostrich Meat.
BACK TO SCHOOL: US Education-Schools Satisfaction Poll; Education-Be Well-Independent Kids; Education-Test Scores.
GARDENING/OUTDOORS: Gardening-Critter-Resistant Bulbs; Drought-Bear Trouble.
AMERICA 250 OBJECTS: Apple Pie; Sept. 11 Golf Ball.
AMERICA 250 TRADITIONS: Friday Night Lights.
BE WELL: Alzheimer's Blood Tests.
RELATIONSHIPS: Divorce Influencers.
TRAVEL: Financial Wellness-Travel Scams; Britain-Bayeux Tapestry.
HAVING A MOMENT: Brazil-Social Media.
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