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Food and Video Games
Video games may be the art medium of the 21st century, but they're also an advertising medium. Here are five notable games that promoted foods
March 13, 2012 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Five Ways to Eat Lentils
Tired of soup? Use them in cookies, pies or puddings—no, really
February 29, 2012 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Sugar of Lead: A Deadly Sweetener
Did ancient Romans, Pope Clement II or Ludwig van Beethoven overdose on a sweet salt of lead?
February 07, 2012 |
By Jesse Rhodes
The Squishy History of Bath’s Buns
Was Sally Lunn a 17th-century Huguenot refugee named Solange Luyon? Or just a great tall tale?
February 03, 2012 |
By Guest Blogger
Meringue Chemistry: The Secrets of Fluff
If these things were made by Renaissance chefs in the days before electric mixers, surely I could manage to whip some up myself
January 20, 2012 |
By Jesse Rhodes
When Did the Girl Scouts Start Selling Cookies?
What are your favorite varieties, and what do they say about you? And did you sell the cookies as a kid?
January 12, 2012 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Four Food-Themed Resolutions For 2012
Never mind losing weight. Isn't it possible to make a few resolutions that embrace food?
December 29, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
The Wonderful English Pudding
Pour flaming brandy over the hot pudding. The blue flames dance and sparkle around the traditional sprig of holly stuck into the top of the pudding
December 22, 2011 |
By Guest Blogger
Inviting Writing: What Do You Call That Cookie?
It is nearly impossible to find anything on the Internet when you have only a phonetic spelling from a foreign language
December 12, 2011 |
By Guest Blogger
The Gingerbread Man and Other Runaway Foods
The tale of the gingerbread man is part of a genre of folklore about goodies gone wild, specifically "The Fleeing Pancake" stories
December 08, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Inviting Writing: Must-Have Holiday Foods
Tell us, by Friday, December 9, what lengths you've gone to for your favorite celebratory dishes
December 05, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Treacly Treats for Guy Fawkes Night
The anniversary of a failed assassination is celebrated with fireworks, bonfires, effigy burning and some very sweet desserts
November 04, 2011 |
By Lisa Bramen
Is Licorice Dangerous?
Overindulgence in black licorice, according to the FDA, can cause potassium levels to fall, potentially leading to arrhythmia, a rise in blood pressure or other problems
November 01, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Deviled Eggs and Other Foods from Hell
What, exactly, is so wicked about mixing hard-boiled egg yolk with mayonnaise and mustard?
October 26, 2011 |
By Lisa Bramen
Toast, A Coming of Age Story Told Through Food
Based on the memoir by English food writer Nigel Slater that explores his coming of age by way of the foods that marked his childhood for better and for worse
October 13, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Inviting Writing: Food and Reconciliation
"The Joys of Jell-O," a cookbook published in the early 1960s, campily hails the glory of aspics and novelty desserts, all in the awful palette of mid-century color printing
October 11, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Five Ways to Cook With Pumpkin
It's time to think outside the pie crust and consider other ways you can put pumpkin on your table
October 04, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Inviting Writing: Sweet Independence
My mission was to sample as much sugar as my stomach and allowance allowed
September 19, 2011 |
By admin
Five Funky Ways With a Peanut Butter Sandwich
Although peanut butter and jelly is the classic combination, there are plenty of other, very strange permutations for your lunchbox
September 08, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Sugar and Spice in Colombia’s Alluring Cali
Candied treats and salsa music go hand in hand in this South American city high above the Cauca Valley
September 02, 2011 |
By Laura Kiniry
