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Perfectly Prepared Eggs


Posted by Hal J. on The Cook’s Kitchen.
Sometimes the best trick in the kitchen is the simplest. An egg is perhaps a wonder food, fat and protein all bundled into a neat package, that’s just the right size for a balanced part of a meal or a meal in its own right. But people get […]

Give Peas a Chance


Posted by Sarah Smee on Kids Cuisine.
I admit it — I am a sucker for puns. I get a little chuckle when I see a beauty parlor called “Curl Up and Dye” or a yarn store called “Knit Knack.” So when I read about a new food company called Peas of Mind, I was excited […]

Tropical Smarties


Posted by Joanna Miller on Sugar Savvy.
When I was 3 years old, I “ran away” from home with my older brother, Ricky, and next-door neighbor, Jimmy (both 4). Well, we didn’t really run away so much as take a self-guided field trip to Tiffany’s Drug Store (no relation to the jewelry store, fyi) to load […]

The Elusive Swedish Punsch


Posted by Sonja Kassebaum on The Spirit World.
One of my friends is Swedish, and she often brings interesting things for me to try have made their way to the U.S. with her friends and family from Sweden. Her latest gift was a bottle of Carlshamn’s Swedish Flaggpunsch.
Finding Swedish Punsch
Some bloggers have written about Swedish Punsch […]

Inside Iron Chef America


Posted by Ramsey Merritt on Edible TV.
Robert Sietsema from The Village Voice attended a taping of Iron Chef America at the Food Network studios; here are some excerpts from his write-up “Iron Chef Boyardee”:
The taping began promptly at 9 a.m. …The choice of Iron Chef had clearly been made much earlier, because two of the […]

A Weekend Treat: Senseo Barista Blends


Posted by Sarah Caron on A Nice Cuppa.
If it weren’t for coffee, I wouldn’t be writing this right now. Seriously. When you have an infant and a toddler, you might as well have an IV drip of the strongest stuff available. Last night alone I went to bed at 11 and was up at 12:30, […]

A Great Make-Ahead Breakfast


Posted by Erika Waz on Kids Cuisine
A few weeks ago, I had planned a pancake dinner for our evening meal. We do that every once in a while, and while it’s always a hit, I wanted something other than greasy bacon or sausage to accompany our pancakes and fresh fruit. I decided on eggs, which […]

A Love Affair with Southern Cooking


Posted by Alex Prichard on Paper Palate
The title refers to southern American cooking - something about which I know next to nothing. But if someone has written about a love affair with it, it must be pretty good and I was full of high hopes for the book.
Written by Jean Anderson, winner of a James […]

Too Loyal to the Crunch


Posted by Ashley Hinderman on Sugar Savvy
My love for Nestle Crunch sets my taste buds in a frenzy when the crunch bar is just mentioned. So, when I saw the new Nestle Crunch Crisp Candy Bar, I had to try one.
It has crispy wafers that are stacked with a slathering of chocolate cream filling. The […]

Anti-Antibiotic Action


Posted by Erin Rosas on Growers and Grocers
It began innocently enough. In 1953, just 10 years after penicillin became widely available, Lain Macleod, the then minister of Health, told the House of Commons in England that feeding antibiotics to farm animals to make them grow faster would have “no adverse effect whatever on human beings.” […]