Chocolate is often called an aphrodisiac because it contains a chemical (phenylethylamine or PEA) that stimulates emotion. However, even the darkest, richest chocolate contains only a small amount of PEA, so it’s probably not enough to alter your mood significantly. Chili peppers have also been touted as an aphrodisiac, most likely because they contain capsaicin (the chemical that makes your tongue burn and your face flush), which can cause increased heart rate and sweating, similar to arousal.

A timid prince — the son of a domineering queen and a mute king — seeks love and marriage in the current Showtimers musical, “Once Upon a Mattress.”. Will the prince find his true love and the spine to stand up to his cruel mother? Will the plucky princess so eager to find her happy ending that she leaves her home and swims a castle moat prove worthy of his hand in marriage?

Follow the instructions for your machine. Some require more peeling and coring of the produce than others. Always wash produce thoroughly before juicing. This will help prevent dirt and pesticides from getting into your juice and make the pulp more usable. Remember to remove the pit from any stone fruit (peaches, nectarines, cherries)

Planning this year’s Super Bowl party — and attempting to pay homage to the two cities represented in the game — could be as easy as opening a few bags of Doritos and boxes of Hostess snack cakes. Denver and Seattle, cities in the two states that legalized recreational marijuana, will be facing off on the gridiron Sunday, so you could serve some traditional munchies.

Buying dried pasta is inexpensive and easy. There’s even “fresh” pasta located in refrigerated grocery cases. And yet, the thought of kneading, cooking and smothering warm, fresh, homemade noodles appeals to me. Maybe somewhere in my psyche there is an Italian grandmother seeking culinary satisfaction.

After what felt like the longest winter we could recall since moving to Roanoke, my husband and I needed a little sunshine. With limited time to get away and a desire to keep our travel budget in a reasonable range, we decided to head to St. Petersburg, Fla., for a long weekend getaway. Allegiant Air flies direct to St.

DeeDee Hartson's name was misspelled in an earlier version of this story. It has since been updated. Getting a feeding tube down the throat of an infant opossum is not for amateurs. It took two tries for Sabrina Garvin, a rehabilitator with almost 20 years of experience caring for orphaned and injured wildlife, to complete the task.

T he drummer, Dakota, and the guitarist, Annie, have a heated relationship, so Dakota could storm off stage at any moment. The percussionist is known to get aggressive with the rest of the band members. Tuna, the band’s manager, will randomly bang the cow bell throughout the show. But what else can you ask of The Rock Cats — a band made up of five felines and a hen named Gregory Peck.

Many people who are overweight exist in a holding pattern; the happy life they envision for themselves will begin as soon as they lose the excess pounds. Emotional peace, self-esteem and a feeling of normalcy are waiting at the end of the weight loss rainbow. Jen Larsen lived most of her childhood and early adult life waiting for self-acceptance to arrive as soon as her extra weight disappeared.