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Waters, Alice

(Encyclopedia) Waters, Alice, 1944–, American chef and author whose advocacy of organically grown, locally produced seasonal food and of sustainable agriculture has influenced America's approach to…

Chemistry: Adding Variety to Our Menu

Adding Variety to Our MenuChemistryChemical EquationsLet's Make Chili!Getting Our IngredientsHow Much of Each Ingredient Do We Need?Writing Complete EquationsAdding Variety to Our MenuPredicting…

Best-Selling Children's Books, 2003

Source: Publishers Weekly.HardcoverHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J. K. RowlingThe Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events #10), Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Brett…

Asian Food Primer: Myanmar Food

by David Johnson Formerly known as Burma, Myanmar's cooking includes Indian curries and Chinese stir-fry. In this overwhelmingly Buddhist country, vegetarian cooking is widespread,…

Beef Stroganoff?

The Question: What are the origins of beef stroganoff? The Answer: Beef Stroganoff was the prize-winning recipe created for a cooking competition held in the…

Measurement Conversion

The Question: I need to give my infant medicine and do not know the proper amount. I need to know how many mililiters (ml) are in 1/4 of a teaspoon. How do…

Norfolk Island

(Encyclopedia) Norfolk IslandNorfolk Islandnôrˈfək [key], island (2016 pop. 1,748), 13 sq mi (34 sq km), South Pacific, a territory of Australia, c.1,035 mi (1,670 km) NE of Sydney. Its capital is…

Tahiti

(Encyclopedia) TahitiTahititähēˈtē [key], island (2002 pop. 169.674), South Pacific, in the Windward group of the Society Islands, French Polynesia. The capital is Papeete. Tahiti is the largest (402…

Thomas, Clarence

(Encyclopedia) Thomas, Clarence, 1948–, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1991–), b. Pin Point (Savannah), Ga. Raised in a poor family, he graduated (1974) from the Yale Law School and…