Talia Hazelton

The melanin in your eyes determines eye color, and like a fingerprint, each person’s eye color is unique. Your eye color isn’t just unique, though. It is also a factor that can help determine what eye diseases you might encounter in your life. So, what does your eye color say about what health concerns you might want to look out for in your own eyes? Your eyes can tell you so much about your body!

Your alarm goes off, and you can tell something feels off before you even open your eyes. Yesterday, your eye felt itchy, but today it feels heavy, and you have difficulty opening it. When you make it to the bathroom, you discover your eye looks inflamed, red, and it’s leaking discharge. Could these symptoms be signs of a bacterial eye infection?

A blog about crown moulding and potential mistakes from The Moulding Company

A blog post about different types of wood paneling available for your home.

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A blog on the dangers of cyberattacks and the top 4 common ways they occur.

Grilling vegetables is great for the summer months, but the winter months call for a different kind of preparation called roasting. Roasted vegetables are a wonderful addition to any meal that requires rich hearty flavor without all those extra calories and unhealthy fats that an extra serving of meat would bring. These vegetables are an excellent addition to meals, both for their delicious flavor and their health benefits. They are rich in vitamins and minerals, and some have quite a bit of fiber, too. Carrots, garlic, and potatoes can even be used as fat substitutes in recipes for casseroles, cream soups, and creamy sauces.

From surface texture alone, dried chiles can be an intimidating ingredient. Usually, when shopping for chiles (or peppers) you're looking for plump, juicy, and the least amount of wrinkly-ness possible… but the dried chile defies all those conventions. Dried chiles are ideally dehydrated in the sun and not in an oven, and their color, length, and shape are all affected by the region, level of maturation they're grown to, and method of drying.

Japan is full of interesting people and interesting food. Flavors that you wouldn't expect to find in existence at all probably exist in Japan, wrapped up in adorable packaging inside individual pouches that you can take with you anywhere. This includes but is not limited to green tea flavored kit kats or corn soup flavored crackers. For Japan, food is not just a part of life, it is life. Nourishing the body is part of nourishing the soul.

Africa is a huge continent. It is home to many distinct cuisines, all of which have some commonalities in which spices and seasonings they use. Food in Africa, much like in America, is both a personal experience and a social event. When you eat an African meal, be prepared to eat something that both soothes your hunger and your soul. There is always a little spice, whether from the chiles or the attitudes of the chefs who will be sure you have eaten your fill and enjoyed yourself. We can b

Herbs and cheese are as timeless a pair as Beauty and the Beast. Herbs give the cheese a flavor boost and the cheeses are a nice base to help the flavor of the herbs truly shine. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner all deserve a cheesy partner in crime, full of delicious herbs. These kinds of pairings can take any meal from average to gourmet in a few short moments.

Food is supposed to be enjoyed, not just consumed for fuel! A perfectly seasoned meal can become the star of the evening, or maybe even the whole week, depending on how long it takes you to stop fantasizing about leftovers. Meat can seem like one of the hardest things to get right, but with these flavor suggestions, you will quickly discover that no matter your level of experience in cooking meat, you too can have some incredibly flavorful meat.

Learning more about olive oil will both inspire your cooking and surprise you. There is almost a scandalous aura around the olive oil industry, especially surrounding the foreign olive oils that we import to the United States. Have you thought about the olive oil in your cabinet recently?

Ever wonder about the different flavor profiles behind a chile's heat? This blog explores the different types of chiles and unveils a variety of unexpected flavors you will encounter when cooking with chiles!