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The Smithsonian Castle

Happy First Birthday to Us

Figs

Five Ways to Eat Fresh Figs

Fresh figs are wonderful! They’re in season in many places right now, so enjoy them while you can

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Cracking into Crabs

Zongzi, also known as jung, contains rice, beans, sausage, pork and bamboo leaves.

Jung and Zongzi Recipe

Learn how to cook this traditional Chinese delicacy in a family recipe passed down from older generations

The Humdinger sandwich is a mother-in-law with melted cheese on top.

Searching for a Mother-in-Law Sandwich

Eager enthusiasts track Chicago’s indigenous—and sometimes endangered—food traditions

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Pass the Hoax, Please

Chile Pepper Institute director Paul Bosland had so many chili pepper recipes that when asked for his favorite, he sent two.

Can You Handle the Heat of Chili Peppers?

Learn how to stuff a jalapeno pepper and to give your brownies a spicy kick with two recipes involving chili peppers

Geoduck can be blanched, stir-fried or cooked up in chowder.

How to Cook a Geoduck

It not only doesn’t taste like chicken, it’s not even poultry. Learn how to cook a geoduck, a large clam

Nesselrode pudding.

At Home with the Darwins

Recipes offer an intimate glimpse into the life of Charles Darwin and his family

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