This season we celebrate spring and the Easter holiday. Serve your family
and friends vibrant greens packed with fiber and flavor, sweet and sour carrots and lamb chops. It’s a menu which is easy to prepare, healthy for you and delicious, too! Warm Spring Vegetables Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 large zucchini sliced into ribbons with a vegetable peeler
1 lemon, juiced
1⁄2 pound asparagus, washed and trimmed
1 cup frozen...

Ramadan, the holy month of fasting, reflection and prayer for Muslims, begins April 12 and lasts until May 12. The daily fasts begin at dawn and are broken at sunset with meals shared with family and friends. The religion teaches that at this time of year, Muhammad received revelations which became the Quran, the Muslim holy book, according to History.com. During Ramadan, bad behavior and intimate activities are to be put aside,...

Alice is a 12-year-old Maltese-Shih Tzu mix. She lives with the Castaneda family – Becky and Carlos and their daughter Valerie, 18, – in the Lake Martha neighborhood in Miami Lakes. “Alice enjoys sitting on the couch, taking naps, and occasional visits to Tavernier Key,” Becky Castaneda said. Alice also likes to nosh.
“Her favorite snacks are cheese, scrambled eggs and bacon,” Castaneda...

Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral 16601 NW 77th Court, Miami Lakes Sunday Divine Liturgy: 10 a.m. Saturday Vespers: 6 p.m. The Church of the Epiphany Episcopal 15650 Miami Lakeway North, Miami Lakes 305-558-3961 Misa en Espanol: 9 a.m. Sunday Eucharist: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School: 10:15 a.m. Escuela Dominical: 12:15 p.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 8201 NW 186 St.,...

Meet Yoda! Like the “Star Wars” character he’s named for, Yoda is an 11-year-old Pug who is “pretty smart,” says owner Jacqueline Sheesley of Miami Lakes. Yoda is also adventurous: He likes to go camping and boating in the Atlantic Ocean, as long as he can be with his family. “He’ll go wherever we go, and do whatever we do,” she said. Yoda would rather lie down than sit, so that he may...