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A PASSION FOR PEPPERS
Dr. King White Turns Hot Peppers Into A Hot Sauce Hobby Dr. King White piles crimson-colored cayenne peppers into his Cuisinart and presses the puree button. The sharp tangy scent of hot peppers fills his kitchen. He adds a pinch of salt, a dash of vinegar, and whirs the spicy slurry again. This local »
Rumors, Lies And Truths At McNeese
There was a rumor floating around southwest Louisiana recently that was growing legs and about to turn into urban myth. It was pretty far-fetched, and fell into the unbelievably ridiculous file when I heard it from several different McNeese supporters and in various circles a few weeks ago. I patiently listened to several groups »
ON HOARDERS
The practice of watching recent seasons of television shows on DVD or streaming video has grown in tandem with the decisions of several networks, such as HBO, Showtime and AMC, to lavish huge budgets on the production of particular television shows. These developments give us vastly increased opportunities to watch television that’s both entertaining »
MIAMI
I just came back from a trip to South Beach Miami and Coconut Grove in Florida. We were in town for our friends Dave and Jessica’s surprise engagement party, and I and Chelsea took the opportunity to check out some of Miami’s amazing culinary scene. The first night we were in town, we »
Jealousy
Dear Dr. Archer, I’m 16, and have always been jealous of my sister, who is two years older. She’s always been the smarter one, the prettier one, and the most popular one. Worst of all is the fact that she’s really nice. I feel terrible for reacting this way. She doesn’t deserve it, but »
Cowboys Aiming High In 2014
The sting from last year’s playoff loss to Jacksonville State had to feel like being engulfed in a swarm of those South American killer bees. And when the Cowboys had gone through that swarm, the agonizing pain of defeat resembled the after-effects of an encounter with the genetically engineered Tracker Jackers from the Hunger »
Bobcat Lake
It sure is sweet when your best laid plans come together. Bobby George had a dream, and it has now become a reality. He envisioned a place out in the country where his family could enjoy all the simple pleasures Mother Nature has to offer; a place the grandchildren could visit and get out »
Will Edwards Get Dem Nod?
With former Gov. Edwin Edwards more than likely serving as the Democrats’ best hope of seizing the 6th Congressional District, attention is turning to whether the state party will get behind the candidate, who was in federal prison just a few years ago. “If he asks for a vote of the (Democratic State Central »
LAGNIAPPE MEAT CO.
So I decided to revisit the Lagniappe Meat Company in Westlake since it’s been a couple of months since they opened. I don’t stop in as often as I’d like, but when I do, I always have to have their rib-eye breakfast sandwich that comes with a fried egg and cheese on Texas toast. »
taking charge
Dear Dr. Archer, I am a recently divorced 40-year-old man. The dating scene is nothing like I remember from my college days. It’s like a whole new world! Women in the nightclubs I go to are doing the pursuing — and they are very aggressive, I might add. Younger women treat sex like a »
