AppScout:
If you can make friends with a local cheese maker or find a spice shop in your neighborhood, I recommend doing so. But if specialty shops that suit your champagne tastes aren't available, you might like Gourmet Library. .The site is a new social network plus Web service that brings people who love food together with the foo (Read More)
Submitted by Dcrebekah
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I don't have an especially outgoing personality, yet I generally have little problem approaching complete strangers when we're on bikes, talking with them and often enough shooting photos of them. I have little in common with many of the bike riders I see on Caltrain and the bus, but I know about their families, where they (Read More)
Submitted by Todd
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If you think these fuyu persimmons seem to be looking wide-eyed off into space, you're wrong. They're looking into the future-- namely, theirs.Shortly after this photo was taken, they were mercilessly vivisected and consumed by me, the author of this post.I shall be doing the same to their brethren soon on that greatest of (Read More)
CHOW: The Grinder:
The Atlantic writes about an effort to take back the mai tai, a beverage that must surely rank among the most debased drinks in modern bartending. Typically a syrupy-sweet fruit bomb, it can—and should—have a more mature flavor. Julie Reiner, a New York mixologist, makes a mai tai “with aged rum, fresh lime, and almond syru (Read More)
Submitted by Shayna
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Over the years, the school cafeteria has become a place of too many choices. From franchise fast food offerings to the usual stuff we grew up with, most kids don’t know how to pick a healthy lunch or are not inclined to do so considering the many tempting offerings. The alternative is packing your child’s lunchbox and it is (Read More)
The Kitchen:
Done right, dishes featuring lentils are rich with flavor and oh-so-satisfying to put in our bellies. They're the kind of dishes you want to linger over and scoop up every last bite. Here are nine recipes that are sounding really good to us right now!Read Full Post. (Read More)
FitSugar -- Healthy, happy you.:
Take a peek into my kitchen cabinet for a healthy eating tip. If you can't tell from the picture those are jars with chalkboard labels. I've been using them for almost a year now and for two good reasons: health and money.I love nuts but find that it can be easy to eat too many at one sitting. I use the chalkboard labels to (Read More)
Submitted by Reechard
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Gingerbread cookbook by Jennifer Lindner McGlinnGingerbreadIf you recall, last year, I told you about the first cookbook I contributed to, styling and photographing the foods. Jennifer, the author, came to my house for a few days to work — we immediately became friends. Her cookbook was just published and I am so honored to (Read More)
Mark Edwards' shared items in Google Reader:
History/Documents/Facts/PlacesContinental Congress Thanksgiving Proclamation (1782)The First Thanksgiving Proclamation (1676)George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving ProclamationChief Seattle's 1854 OrationThe History of Thanksgiving and Its CelebrationsThe Importance of ThanksgivingMayflowerHistory.com, by Caleb JohnsonHugely (Read More)
The Simple Dollar:
November is here. Winter is sneaking up on us, and with winter comes winter heating bills for most of the United States. I live in northern Iowa, where temperatures can get quite cold in the heart of the winter months and, since I work from home, I have to utilize lots of different tricks to ensure that we’re not burning (Read More)
Submitted by Shayna
from Google Reader:
If you’re like over half the adult population in the United States, you drink coffee every day. By the end of the year, you will have consumed over ten pounds of the stuff. At over 400 billion cups consumed per year[1], coffee is the most popular drink in the world. The U.S. imports over $4 billion in coffee each year, and (Read More)
Submitted by Todd
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Green Papaya Deli's namesake. Photo by Rudy R. In July, I was working on a feature article about Lao food in East Oakland for the food section of a major Bay Area daily newspaper. In very early August, a few weeks after I'd finished the first round of interviews, I found out that newspaper's food section was merging entire (Read More)
Submitted by Todd
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Today, I finally felt on the verge of a burn out. Yep. It finally happened to me. If I had worked today, it would have been two solid weeks without a break. That is just not healthy. While I laid in bed, tucked in my overstuffed down comforter, I texted my sous chef at Tavolata and told him that I would not be a good cook t (Read More)
Submitted by Todd
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When I was 12, my father took me to see a little film called Evil Under the Sun– the last in a trio of tony Agatha Christie whodunit films that somewhat shaped the person I am today. The first, Murder on the Orient Express, cemented my passion for train travel and smart suits; the second, Death on the Nile, ignited a fondne (Read More)
Submitted by Shayna
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Some will balk at their flavor and size. Many will have texture issues. And still others just won’t enjoy the farting.But know this: there are few cheaper, healthier, and more versatile foods than the humble bean. Members of the legume family, beans can be found everywhere from gourmet restaurants to campfire cauldrons. The (Read More)