Last Minute Food-Themed Gift Ideas
Food, jewelry, toys and books for those hard-to-shop-for people on your gift list
December 15, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
The Gestational Diabetes Diet: Taking Carbs from a Pregnant Lady
The last thing a pasta-loving pregnant lady with a sweet tooth wants to hear is that she should cut out carbs
December 14, 2011 |
By Lisa Bramen
Raise a Glass to Cocktail Science
Harvard scientists examine the science behind mixology and may help you build a better cocktail
December 13, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
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 Edible Is Political: Cookbooks from Both Sides of the Aisle
The cookbook has been a campaign tool for the women's suffrage movement, John F. Kennedy and now Ron Paul
December 09, 2011 |
By Lisa Bramen
Farthest South: News from a Solo Antarctic Adventurer
Aston is in no-man's land, where schedules, deadlines and responsibility seem to carry little relevance, but she is tightly bound by one crucial logistic: "I can't miss the last plane out"
December 09, 2011 |
By Alastair Bland
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
Scandinavians’ Strange Holiday Lutefisk Tradition
People in the Old Country won’t touch the stuff, but immigrants to the American Midwest have celebrated it for generations
December 08, 2011 |
By Erica Janik
Tourtière: Québecois for Christmas
For French-Canadians, the must-have holiday food is a spiced meat pie
December 07, 2011 |
By Lisa Bramen
The Most Pungent Prize: Hunting the Truffle
“As a journalist working on a story about truffles, it felt like risky business. There’s a lot of cash flowing around, there’s a black market, and I felt like I was entering a world where I wasn’t wanted”
December 06, 2011 |
By Alastair Bland
Rice Grits: Southern Comfort Food From Flaws
Nearly all of the intact grains were exported, but Carolinians developed a fondness for the faulty brokens, or middlins, that stayed at home
December 06, 2011 |
By Guest Blogger
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
Five Ways to Eat Persimmons
Both fuyu and hachiya persimmons are usually available in late fall and early winter. Here are a few ways to use either variety
December 02, 2011 |
By Lisa Bramen
Cooking May Have Driven Human Evolution
Why have humans and our ancestors been cooking for all this time? A first-of-its-kind study suggests cooked food gives the body a "pick-me-up"
December 01, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Julia Child in Paris
Though the American chef popularized French cuisine, she hasn't yet received her due in the city she loved
December 01, 2011 |
By Susan Spano
Mocktails for Expectant Moms and Hangover-Free Holidays
Going beyond the usual soft drinks, some bars and restaurants are starting to get creative with their nonalcoholic beverages
November 30, 2011 |
By Lisa Bramen
Women and the Way of the Pedal-empowered
Susan B. Anthony said bicycling "has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel"
November 29, 2011 |
By Alastair Bland
A Thanksgiving Meal (in-a-pill)
The future of food was envisioned by many prognosticators as entirely meatless and often synthetic.
November 23, 2011 |
By Matt Novak
Thanksgiving in Literature
Holiday readings from Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain, Philip Roth and contemporary novels that use Thanksgiving as the backdrop for family dysfunction
November 23, 2011 |
By Lisa Bramen
Why Does Meat Dry Out During Cooking?
Before you find yourself in the kitchen on Thanksgiving, losing this battle and cursing the world, it might help to learn what happens to meat during the cooking process
November 22, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
