Oct 30th, 2008 · The leaves are falling — and food writer Nigella Lawson is ready to share some of her favorite autumn recipes. With ingredients like butternut squash, pears and chestnut puree, many of the flavors are tart but mellow, with an earthy sweetness.
Oct 1st, 2008 · Fall brings the kind of days when you're glad to be inside, standing over a hot stove and listening to the rain on the roof. Celebrate with a hearty meal featuring a farmers-market bounty — and capped with a pear-studded rustic bread pudding.
Apr 9th, 2008 · From those earliest painful eruptions (the unforgettable screams of a teething baby), through the tooth fairy, wisdom teeth, root canals and rot, your teeth have a lifecycle all of their own. Here's a look at your pearly whites.
Jan 10th, 2008 · The makings of a young smile now go beyond whitening your teeth. For those who have the means and the inclination, cosmetic dentists now offer subtler improvements, such as lengthening or reshaping your pearly whites.
Nov 24th, 2007 · Researchers are exploring the microscopic jungles of bacteria found all over the human body, especially in the mouth. It's a landscape teeming with bacteria that help determine whether your teeth fall out or stay pearly white.
Jul 26th, 2007 · Perry, or alcoholic pear cider, was a favorite drink of Napoleon's. Now, it's getting a modern makeover. A conversation with a perry maker from England, and a taste test of different perries, explore what sets it apart from other libations.
Apr 12th, 2007 · Robert Chapman, a farmer in central Georgia, says he has been hit hard by unusually cold temperatures. Chapman tells Melissa Block that he has lost all his crops, from peaches, pears and plums to blueberries and pecans, during a 25-degree Easter Sunday freeze.
Feb 12th, 2007 · The Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research lab -- or PEAR -- is closing later this month, after 28 years of investigating how human thoughts can influence physical reality. Its findings were largely rejected by the scientific community. Robert Siegel talks with laboratory manager Brenda Dunne.