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Balsamic beef stew with pearl onionsEasy prep work and inexpensive ingredients make a rich stew with complex flavors that can easily be frozen and saved for later.
Perfect popoversPopovers make a savory sidekick for soup. You can also serve them with butter and jam for breakfast or make mini melted sandwiches out of them for lunch.
'Jupiter Ascending': What are critics saying about the movie starring Mila Kunis?So far reviews have been mostly negative, with even critics who admired the visuals admitting that the story is at times difficult to follow.
Top Picks: The Sidekicks' album 'Runners in the Nerved World,' Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast, and moreAmazon's show 'Mozart in the Jungle' is one of the best of the new shows created by the bookselling behemoth, PBS's 'The Great British Baking Show' features lovable and quirky amateur bakers, and more top picks.
Bald man haircuts for 鈥榖ad鈥� boys: Is this a good parenting move?A Georgia barbershop is using an embarrassing haircut to discourage kids from misbehaving. Is this an effective way to enforce discipline?
String theory: Talking to kids about Sports Illustrated swimsuit issuesSports Illustrated has released its annual swimsuit issue 鈥� including its first a plus-size model 鈥� offering parents a chance to check in with their kids about body image and offer a reality check.聽
'Jupiter Ascending': The nutty movie isn't exactly 'The Matrix''Jupiter,' the newest film from the Wachowskis, centers on Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis), a resident of Earth, and the intergalactic hunter (Channing Tatum) who protects her.
Grammy Awards: Leading nominees broke out on YouTube, SpotifyAmong the nominees for this year's top awards 鈥� song, record, and album of the year 鈥� only British soul singer聽Sam Smith聽and R&B artist聽Pharrell Williams聽had a hit that placed among the top 10 radio songs in total plays in 2014. Nominees like Iggy Azalea and Meghan Trainor came to the public's attention online.
'Pirates of the Caribbean 5': Here's what's happening with the sequel'Pirates' recently added new cast members and the film now has a release date. 'Pirates' will include the return of actor Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow.
Creamy roasted garlic & potato soupRoasted garlic blended with onions, potatoes, and a splash of cream makes a rich soup with a sweet, nutty flavor. Extra potatoes and frozen stock get put to good use in this vegetarian recipe.- Girls in sports: 鈥橪ike A Girl鈥� has never been more importantGender equity in sports is still lacking, but a mom wants to make sure her son sees women as powerful athletic role models, and that he never learns 'Like A Girl' to mean anything other than powerful.
Verbal EnergyHistory of the world in a ketchup bottleStanford linguist Dan Jurafsky doesn鈥檛 just explain the origins of the word for the red sauce we slather on 鈥楩rench鈥� fries; he uses the global ketchup trade as evidence for a new understanding of global economic history.
Is your phone making you clueless? Man misses whale from two feet awayA man glued to his phone misses the whale sighting of a lifetime. Is this just a sign of the times?
'Daredevil': What you need to know about Netflix's upcoming seriesThe Marvel superhero is the focus of a new series from Netflix. The first season will debut this April.
Katy Perry: Here's where that Super Bowl lion came fromStaff at Michael Curry Design of Scappoose, Ore. worked to create the 30-foot-long lion on which Perry made her entrance during the Super Bowl halftime show. 'We were all very uplifted and elated,' Curry said of Perry's entrance. 'It was as if we had won the Super Bowl ourselves.'
Marshawn Lynch: Some NFL peers aren't impressed by off-field showArizona Cardinals聽linebacker Larry Foote criticizes Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch's defiance of authority as a bad role model for young fans.
Will Felicity Jones star in a new 'Star Wars' movie 鈥� and who would she play?Jones is reportedly in talks to appear in an upcoming 'Star Wars' film. The movie is directed by Gareth Edwards of 'Godzilla.'
Paperwhites鈥� promise of springPro: They are absurdly easy to grow. Con: Not everyone likes their scent.
Indian spiced butternut soup in the slow cookerCome home to a warm and inviting house filled with savory smells and this easy soup ready for dinner. Serve with a dollop of yogurt swirled on top and some warm naan on the side.
Academy Awards: Oscar nominee Robert Duvall shares his thoughts on Hollywood today'The young actors today, for me, are better than ever," Duvall, who is nominated for an Oscar for his role in the film 'The Judge,' said. 'We learn from them, we learn from each other.'
