Best of the week at PRA, March 22-28.

Our friend Ben, Silence Dogood, and Richard Saunders pick our favorite posts from the past week here at Poor Richard’s Almanac. If you’ve missed any, here’s a chance to catch up. Just search for the title in the search bar at upper right or scroll down to find the post you’re looking for. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we’ve enjoyed writing them!

Will killing coral kill us, too? Our friend Ben sheds some light on a major global problem.

The spoon wars: Dish it up! Silence takes on the folks at Cook’s Illustrated to defend her favorite stirring spoon.

Restoring the monarchy. After a couple of years of disastrous population drops, the beloved monarch butterfly is in danger. You can help. 

Eating elephant’s ears?!! Silence introduces a delicious new dish made from the leaves of a favorite ornamental plant.

Bombs away! The world’s hottest pepper’s not just for eating anymore.

Blessed are the poor. Our friend Ben blunders—we mean, plunges—into a blog controversy that’s set many garden bloggers on edge. OFB has (shock surprise) a somewhat different perspective on the issue.