“OH, JUNIPER!” said my friend’s Norwegian mother when I told her what my next story was about. “We used to call it genever,” she said. “That’s Dutch for gin. Dutch gin is completely different from the ...

Bombay native and cookbook author Raghavan Iyer explains how to improvise Indian cuisine with juniper berries, fish sauce and mixed berry jam — three ingredients submitted by Victoria Dougherty's ...

Last week's crash course on martinis made me realize that I've never covered one of my favorite spirits in the column: gin.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

I am always amazed that animals make it through winter around here. However difficult it seems, native wildlife have a variety of adaptations to surviving winter; knowing where to find food is one of ...

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Remove the turkey breast from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to cooking. Season all sides of the breast with salt and pepper, cover with a towel, and let sit for ...

Diabetes is understood as a lifelong disorder of carbohydrate metabolism, that requires meticulous management. It can occur when insulin production falters, or when the body becomes desensitised to ...