Explore More More than a million Con Ed customers came dangerously close to being left without heat for months after last year’sdeadly Winter Storm Elliot triggered widespread power outages — and worse may be yet to come, according to recent reports from top energy regulators. A joint investigation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) found that Elliott was the fifth winter event in 11 years where blackouts threatened the electric grid. Read More...
Ingredients2 cups Peanut Ice Cream (recipe below) 16 ounces Pepsi4 ounces bourbon (optional)
Peanut Ice Cream (makes 1 quart)1 cup milk2 cups heavy cream3 cups salt-roasted peanuts, divided8 egg yolksA tiny pinch salt1 cup granulated sugar1 teaspoon vanilla extractDirectionsMake ice cream: In a 1-quart container with a lid, stir together the milk, heavy cream, and 1 ½ cups peanuts. Tuck this in the refrigerator overnight. Roughly chop the remaining peanuts and set aside. Read More...
More from Elyse about Repatriation and Native American artifacts. Today, literally millions of American Indian artifacts are housed in non-native museums and private collections. Many of these objects, like tools, weapons, and clothes, were acquired through perfectly legal means. Others, however, were bought for pennies, or stolen.
The U.S. government saw nothing wrong with this, since it's official position on the tribes was to try to assimilate them into the mainstream. Read More...
