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Op-Ed Columnist: Paula Deen’s Revelation

By FRANK BRUNI — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:09:00 +0000

Lessons from Paula Deen on indulgence and its consequences.

Paula Deen Says She Has Type 2 Diabetes

By JULIA MOSKIN — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:37:20 +0000

Paula Deen’s disclosure that she has Type 2 diabetes has added impetus to the debate on the national diet.

Op-Ed Contributor: China as a Destination for Job Seekers

By JONATHAN LEVINE — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:43:02 +0000

Moving to China was the best decision I ever made.

Kinshasa Journal: In Congolese Capital, ‘Power Cut’ Applies to Food

By ADAM NOSSITER — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:50:07 +0000

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the French term délestage is used to describe power cutoffs, but when applied to food shortages, it illustrates a stark reality.

Well: A Recipe for Simplifying Life: Ditch All the Recipes

By TARA PARKER-POPE — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:04:28 +0000

In instructing readers on the art of intuitive cooking, the chef and food writer Tamar Adler offers not just cooking lessons, but a recipe for simplifying life.

Personal Health: High Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio in Diet Is a Major Heart Risk

By JANE E. BRODY — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:10:25 +0000

While a diet high in sodium — salt is the main source — increases heart disease risk, even more important is the ratio of sodium (harmful) to potassium (protective).

Loma Linda Journal: Loma Linda Frets About Unhealthy Inroads

By JENNIFER MEDINA — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:40:09 +0000

Residents are fretting after the City Council of Loma Linda, Calif., known for healthy lifestyles and longevity, recently approved the city’s first McDonald’s outlet.

Frugal Traveler Blog: Can It Be Done? Midtown on a Budget

By SETH KUGEL — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:57:27 +0000

Midtown Manhattan is famously overpriced. But it doesn't have to be.

Frugal Traveler Blog: Can It Be Done? Midtown on a Budget

By SETH KUGEL — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:57:27 +0000

Midtown Manhattan is famously overpriced. But it doesn't have to be.

Opinionator: The Problem With Breakfast for Children

By MARK BITTMAN — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:10:34 +0000

Too many children are still being fed — and marketed — dessert disguised as breakfast.

Turkey + Dunkin’ Donuts = tarDunkin’

Cory O'Brien — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:04:24 +0000

Before serving your guests a freshly made Cherpumple, you’re going to need a main course worthy of such a delicious desert.

So what goes well with pie-on-pie pandemonium?

How about the tarDunkin’, a turkey brined in Dunkin’ Donuts Coolattas, stuffed with Munchkins and served with coffee gravy and mashed hash browns?

Yup; it doesn’t get much better than that.

[Instructables - tarDunkin']

Apple Pie + Cherry Pie + Pumpkin Pie = Cherpumple

Cory O'Brien — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:18:19 +0000

What the Turducken is to birds, the Cherpumple is to cakes.

A Cherpumple is an apple pie, a cherry pie and a pumpkin pie each cooked inside of a cake, and then combined into another cake and then covered in frosting.

The example you see here weighed in at more than 20 pounds, and took 200 guests more than 4 hours to finish.

[Charles Phoenix - Cherpumple]

Arizonans Vie to Claim Cross-Cultural Chimichanga

By MARC LACEY — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:57:20 +0000

The savory chimichanga has drawn such a following that residents want to nominate it as the state’s official food.

Girl Scout Cookie Pie Chart

@CoryOBrien — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:29:50 +0000

When Girl Scout Cookie time rolls around each year (they sell them from October through March) I’m usually good for at least a few boxes of Thin Mints and Samoas, but do you know what varieties are the most popular? Wired put together this delicious looking pie chart to compare sales data, and show you how your favorites stack up:

The Cookie Chart Of Girl Scout Cookie Sales (geekologie.com)
Girl Scout Cookie Quiz (fitsugar.com)
Girl Scout Cookies Types (mademan.com)
Cookie Chart Shows Breakdown of Types of Girl Scout Cookies Sold (laughingsquid.com)
The Prudent Pantry: Knock-off Girl Scout Cookies (savings.com)

Op-Ed Contributor: Revive Home Economics Classes to Fight Obesity

By HELEN ZOE VEIT — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:20:07 +0000

We remember the stereotypes about home economics, while forgetting the movement’s crucial lessons on healthy eating and cooking.

Opinionator: Profits Before Environment

By MARK BITTMAN — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:27:24 +0000

When it comes to sacrificing the environment for the benefit of big corporations, President Obama's policies look a lot like those of former President George W. Bush.

Turn Pizza Flavored Snack Foods Into Meta-Pizza

@CoryOBrien — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:01:24 +0000

If it looks like a pizza, and tastes like a pizza, it must be a… snack food?

What you see here is actually a meta-pizza, made from a variety of pizza flavored snacks, including Pizza Supreme Doritos, Pizzalicious Pringles, Pepperidge Farm Flavor Blasted Xplosive Pizza Goldfish crackers, Pepperoni Pizza Combos, and pizza flavored hummus:

Delicious, I’m sure.

[Meta-Pizza]

Opinionator: Food’s New Foot Soldiers

By MARK BITTMAN — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:22:50 +0000

A new national service program is working to get kids smarter about good eating.

Op-Ed Contributor: Engineering Food for All

By NINA V. FEDOROFF — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:30:38 +0000

Regulating genetically modified crops stifles innovation.

At Vacant Homes, Foraging for Fruit

By KIM SEVERSON — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:32:53 +0000

Some urban foragers have turned their focus to the produce ready to be picked at abandoned or foreclosed homes.

You Are Not A Poet » Food

Op-Ed Columnist: Paula Deen’s Revelation

Paula Deen Says She Has Type 2 Diabetes

Op-Ed Contributor: China as a Destination for Job Seekers

Kinshasa Journal: In Congolese Capital, ‘Power Cut’ Applies to Food

Well: A Recipe for Simplifying Life: Ditch All the Recipes

Personal Health: High Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio in Diet Is a Major Heart Risk

Loma Linda Journal: Loma Linda Frets About Unhealthy Inroads

Frugal Traveler Blog: Can It Be Done? Midtown on a Budget

Frugal Traveler Blog: Can It Be Done? Midtown on a Budget

Opinionator: The Problem With Breakfast for Children

Turkey + Dunkin’ Donuts = tarDunkin’

Apple Pie + Cherry Pie + Pumpkin Pie = Cherpumple

Arizonans Vie to Claim Cross-Cultural Chimichanga

Girl Scout Cookie Pie Chart

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