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Vineyards become the most dramatic at the end of the day, when, like mountain ridges, they can be caught by the last light of the sun. I love this image, both for the way the light rakes across the rows of vines, but also for the subtle depth of the landscape in the haze beyond the foreground. The willingness to wait for moments like this separates the average photographer from pros like Andy. -- Alder Yarrow
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Gretchen Becker says going low-carb for diabetes control is “extreme”
We’re living in strange times as it relates to diabetes health nowadays. We know that carbohydrates stimulate increases in blood sugar and insulin and yet the major diabetes organizations like the American Diabetes Association (ADA) ENCOURAGES a high-carb, low-fat diet for people with this disease. [...]
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On Fridays, Joshua Bousel drops by with a recipe for you to grill over the weekend. Fire it up, Joshua!
Before you run out and grab all those burgers and hot dogs for tomorrow's great Fourth of July cookout, let me tempt you with another great American tradition that's great for the grill and revelers alike: pizza Although the high heat of the grill produces a truly excellent pizza, it's a challenge to get a perfectly cooked crisp crust at the same time the toppings ...
Recipe: Here’s a quick little recipe for a BBQ rub that goes great on pork. It’s what I’m using this 4th of July weekend.
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup paprika
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1/4 cup cumin
1/4 cup granulated garlic
1/4 cup granulated onion
1/4 cup cinnamon
1 1/5 dashes of ground cloves
mix together and sprinkle liberally over your [...]
So much has been going on since my last post… There was Fathers Day, a bunch of graduations, birthdays, the Summer Equinox and now the 4th is this weekend.
Long weekends are perfect for barbecuing, especially now that June gloom has dissipated and our weather has warmed up. I’m currently working on making some rub and [...]
Salmonella concern spurs recalls Creve Coeur-based Precision Foods Inc. is among food distributors across the U.S. that are recalling nonfat dry milk, cocoa and other products that are linked to a possible salmonella contamination at a Plainview, Minn., milk processor. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Malt-O-Meal Recalls Oatmeal With Possible Salmonella Malt-O-Meal Company is voluntarily recalling oatmeal that contains instant nonfat dry milk that may be contaminated with salmonella. New Yo...
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Plantains are not that popular in the U.S., but the rest of the world eats them up. They are a starchy staple of many tropical countries' diets. Wikipedia lists no fewer than 23 regional dishes that revolve around plantains. In the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Colombia, Honduras, and Venezuela they are sliced into chips and called pl??tanos maduros. In Cuba they are mashed into a porridge known as fufu. Plantains are fried in Ivory Coast and served with a tomato onion sau...
Note: I wrote this piece for my friend Tuffer’s magazine project. I’ll post the link to it soon!
Last weekend was a crazy pop cultural roller coaster. After wallowing in an endless rotation of Jackson 5 singles and seriously epic music videos, I came up for air to do some baking. And what better way to [...]
I am putting together a gift basket for my 38 y/o BF and so far I have a gift cards from I-tunes and Blockbuster. He loves Dunkin Donuts coffee so I am getting a pound of that, and his new puppy chewed his slippers so a new pair will go in there as well…he really [...]
The good people at teapigs are on a mission. Though the UK has been closely identified with tea for hundreds of years, the truth is that much of what's being consumed there is not very good. The teapigs crew refer to it as "shameful brown slop" and are "calling on people to demand better quality tea from cafes, restaurants, and hotels across the country." For more info and to sign the mission petition, go here. Adagio Teas triniTea Tea Maker Zarafina Tea Maker Suite ...
Name: M&Ms Premiums: Dark Chocolate
Brand: Mars
Place Purchased: Target (Burbank)
Price: $3.99
Size: 6.0 ounces
Calories per ounce: 153
Type: Chocolate
Rating: 7 out of 10
Photographs from reader Mike Murphy
After more than 35 years in business, quintessential greasy spoon Joe Jr. Restaurant on West 12th Street and Sixth Avenue will close this weekend. Devoted regulars and casual admirers were both dismayed at the news yesterday, and over 1,000 customers signed a petition begging the landlord to renew the lease, which expired June 30th. But 65-year-old owner Teddy Hondros seems resigned to his fate, and says an 11th hour overtu...
Filed under: Grilling, Summer
Gena's peachy bread pudding. Photo: Erica George Dines Photography
Part of a continuing summer series by grilling expert Gena Knox. Growing up in Georgia, my summer jobs always revolved around produce. From the time I was eight years old, I worked selling boiled peanuts, silver queen corn and peaches on the side of the road. Once I turned 16 and could drive, I began...
Filed under: Celebrities, Food News
A Michael Jackson tribute in sushi. Photo: alainalele/flickr
Don't stop till you get enough! It was only a matter of time, as our friends at Cake Wrecks pointed out, before the Michael Jackson cake tributes would start to roll in at neighborhood grocery stores. But it is the great state of Iowa that surprised us this week with the announcement that the State Fair wo...
July is National Hot Dog Month and the 4th of July is traditionally a big day for hot dog consumption. Here's a few fast food ideas for your holiday hot dog cravings... Krystal's has the Chili Cheese Pup and the Corn Pup: Carl's Jr. has a Jumbo Chili Dog: Sonic, of course, has their famous Extra-Long Chili Cheese Coney and their Corn Dog: And if you happen to have a Wienerschnitzel nearby you have a whole variety of hot dogs to choose from including the Pastrami Dog (far righ...
Filed under: Dairy, How To, The Skinny Chef
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. Photo: The Skinny Chef
When I was a kid, ice cream was synonymous with summer. I had a trained ear and could pick out the perky chimes of the ice cream truck from miles away. Ice cream is a cool, satisfying summer treat, but a scoop a day can keep the bikini away. Most people don't know that one pint of many commercial ice creams co...
These kettle-style potato chips were wiggly and in many cases folded-over, generally golden in orange color, with skin visible around the edges of most chips. ...
Filed under: Trends
These are the '80s. Photo: Kasia/flickr
With the songs from "Thriller" playing nonstop on the radio this week, we've been daydreaming of the 1980s, when soda cans were pink (Tab) and the frozen treats were electric orange (Push-Ups). Our sister blog Lemondrop has been daydreaming of the decade too. What foods from that decade to you miss? [Via Lemondrop] Permalink | Email...
Filed under: In Sixty Seconds
Rose salt. Photo: seesternrea, Flickr
Professionals, history and calculators, oh my! Here is just about everything you could ever want to know about salt.
Chef Rob Feenie shares a recipe for Baked Marinated Sake and Soy Sablefish, Asparagus and Soybean Salad and Tomato-Caper Jam.
Dishing on local delights, from Halifax's tiny lobsters to Calgary's sausa...
Yesterday the top dogs of competitive eating faced off at the scales. Reigning champ Joey Chestnut and six-time winner Takeru Kobayashi were weighed in prior to their annual July 4th Nathan't Hot Dog showdown tomorrow. Chestnut, 25, came in at 218 lbs, to his 31-year-old competitor's 132 lbs. The two have faced off four times, with each taking home the belt twice, so this year will be a tie-breaker. C...
Renaud's Amazing chocolate macaron Originally uploaded by santa barbarian. May I suggest you think about obtaining Renaud's amazing macarons. Sure Bastille Day isn't until July 14th, but I'm sure Renaud's will be sold out of these amazing chocolate gobs of goodness quite early on, so check on pre-ordering. ...
From coffee cups that fit together, to the example above that relies on the shape of the coffee and sugar molecules to make the experience something new, most of the designs are pretty breath taking.
Filed under: Foodie Flicks Fine dining isn't always so "fine." Sometimes that delicious meal is tainted by overcooked meat, still-frozen food, caterpillars nestled in the greens or other surprises that ruin a perfectly good dinner. When bad luck strikes, you might want to cast a seething glare at your waiter or stamp your foot and throw a hissy fit, but if Miss Manners has taught us anything, it's that a little kindness can go a long way. The clip above outlines how to handle thos...
Blight is hitting the Right Coast, hard. Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States. Late blight -- the same disease that caused the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s -- occurs sporadi...
Act Fast! The first 8 people to follow and send a private message (with your snail mail address) to FastFoodNews via Twitter will get a pair of McDonald's "Be Our Guest Cards." Each card can be redeemed for a free Angus Third Pounder. (These cards were supplied to Fast Food News by McDonald's Inc.) Yesterday was the first day for McDonald's first nationwide roll-out of a new burger in 8 years, the Angus Third Pounder. We tried 2 of the 3 new versions of the Third Pounder, the Deluxe and t...
Filed under: Feast Your Eyes
Red, white and blue tartlet. Photo: Nicisme, Flickr
So it's nearly Independence Day weekend, and we're celebrating, too, by stepping away from the computer, throwing some shrimp on the barbie (or, OK, maybe burgers) and trying to find some local fruit as gorgeous as these snapped by Nicisme on Flickr. We'll be back in full posting mode on Monday. Meantime, if you're anywhe...
You know that chicken I roasted in the slow cooker? Well, one downside of letting something cook for five hours is that by the time its ready, you may have lost your enthusiasm for actually eating it. Thats what happened to me the other daythe slow cooker filled the apartment with delicious roast-chicken smells all afternoon, but by dinnertime it just felt too heavy to eat. I wanted something lighter, something livelier (and to be perfectly honest, I was feeling far too lazy to...
Canning food is good way to make use of all your garden's fruit and vegetables. This kit has everything you need to get started canning at home. It includes a steel boiler with canning jar rack, canning funnel, and...
Healthy food is about much more than obesity prevention. Yet, in its place, without obsession, obesity deserves a place on the list of nutrition concerns, not for cosmetic reasons, but because it is connected to diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic diseases. The leading theory is that increasingly abundant and inexpensive and palatable food, combined with lower physical activity, has produced rising rates of overweight and obesity. If you just look at the changes in the food system, re...
The most astonishing passage in the Washington Post's fascinating and detailed article about organic standards today comes from Joe Smillie, a member of the National Organics Standards Board (NOSB) and an executive at Quality Assurance International (QAI), a leading organics certifier. Smillie explains why advocates for a strict interpretation of the organic rule are unrealistic: "People are really hung up on regulations," said Smillie, who is also vice president of the certifying firm Quality...
Will Allen, a 1998 MacArthur Fellow for his leadership in Milwaukee's Growing Power project, is the focus of a nice piece in the New York Times this week. Elizabeth Royte's article discusses the good food movement's reach into low-income communities. If there weren't a place for people from all backgrounds, Grist food editor Tom Philpott says in one quote, "weve got big problems, because the critics will be proven right that this is a consumption club for people whove traveled to...
Let me start off by saying that the new McDonald’s Angus Third Pounders are the best burgers ever released by The Golden Arches. Of course, that’s not really saying much since most of their burgers suck. It’s sort of like saying Kim Kardashian is the most famous Kardashian but only because the others didn’t come [...]
Let me start off by saying that the new McDonald’s Angus Third Pounders are the best burgers ever released by The Golden Arches. Of course, that’s not really saying much since most of their burgers suck. It’s sort of like saying Kim Kardashian is the most famous Kardashian but only because the others didn’t come [...]
Jul. 3, 2009 (9:32 PM EST) 
Recipe: Here’s a quick little recipe for a BBQ rub that goes great on pork. It’s what I’m using this 4th of July weekend.
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup paprika
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1/4 cup cumin
1/4 cup granulated garlic
1/4 cup granulated onion
1/4 cup cinnamon
1 1/5 dashes of ground cloves
mix together and sprinkle liberally over your [...]
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