“We’re not out of the inflationary cost woods yet,” he said.

Extend your hand in front of you and spread your fingers. Press the same spot with the index finger of the other hand. The flesh will be firmer but not hard — springy and slightly resistant. This is the feel of medium-rare steak.Make a fist and press that same spot between thumb and index finger. It will feel firm and snap back quickly, offering only a minimum of give, as does meat cooked to medium.

A grilled top sirloin on a plate with asparagus in New Milford, Conn. (Cheyenne Cohen via AP)A grilled top sirloin on a plate with asparagus in New Milford, Conn. (Cheyenne Cohen via AP)A wonderful way to finish your grilled steak is to top it with a pat of compound butter, which is simply softened butter mixed with some herbs and/or seasonings. As the meat rests, place a bit of the butter atop it and let the butter melt as the meat rests.

2 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)1 tablespoon finely grated Parmesan

1 small garlic clove (minced)

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)The mating pair of “four mirrors” moths as they’re popularly known in Mexico, or scientifically as Rothschildia orizaba, are evidence that the museum’s efforts to save some 2,600 cocoons rescued from an empty lot were worth the trouble.

The moths, whose numbers have fallen in Mexico City due to urbanization, have cultural relevance in Mexico.Maria Eugenia Diaz Batres, a biologist, looks at cocoons of moths hanging from a clothesline in the gardens of the Natural History Museum in Mexico City, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Maria Eugenia Diaz Batres, a biologist, looks at cocoons of moths hanging from a clothesline in the gardens of the Natural History Museum in Mexico City, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)“The Aztecs called them the ‘butterfly of obsidian knives,’ Itzpapalotl,” Díaz Batres said. “And in northern Mexico they’d fill many of these cocoons with little stones and put them on their ankles for dances.”