Building a well-stocked pantry
The Food 52 editors have an interesting discussion on the basic foods people need to create and maintain a well-stocked pantry and refrigerator. It's not as easy as it sounds. As they say: "When we first began, we…
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Designer fruit-the iMandarin
Described as a "celebration of a fruit's perfect design," the Smithsonian blog, Designer Decoded, has a seven-part article on the Cutie - a seedless, easily peelable mandarin designed specifically to be kid-friendly.…
Weird but wonderful fruits
Given the enthusiasm our members have for recipes, we're sure many of you have seen references to fruits named "Horned Melon," "Buddha's Hand," "Noni,"-but have you ever seen them? The site Mental Floss has compiled…
Eat intensely flavored food to keep portion sizes small
According to the Salt (NPR's food blog) and a study in Flavour, smell can affect how much we eat. The more intense the aroma, the smaller the bite. It's logical; when we encounter a new especially aromatic food, we tend…
What's new in the natural products expo
Remember chia pets? They're back....but now on your plate-at least the seeds are. The largest natural products exposition was recently held in Los Angeles and, besides reintroducing chia seeds, it highlighted some…
Gail Monaghan on what makes a great chef
In this brief (less than 2 minute) video, Gail Monaghan explores the mind of a chef, including the difference in mentality between a pastry chef and a cook. She also gives some basic tips that any good cook should…
Setting up a container garden
It's so warm and sunny here that thoughts of gardening are impossible to push off. Amy Pennington over at Food52 has an excellent series of articles on apartment gardening-how to start growing your own food, no matter…
New book: Maman's Homesick Pie
The first day of spring is celebrated in many parts of the MidEast as the New Year (in Persian, "Nourouz"), a time of rebirth and renewal. Donia Bijan's new cookbook, Maman's Homesick Pie, introduces us to homecooking,…
Celebrate the first day of spring with asparagus
How better to celebrate the first day of spring than with an asparagus recipe. This recipe for Absurdly Addictive Asparagus won Food 52's Best Asparagus Recipe last year, earning such accolades as "Oh yeah, you've made…
Now's the time for CSA signups
I'm sure many know about CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) projects. For those who don't, here are the basics: a farmer offers for sale a certain number of shares to the public. Typically the share consists of a box…
New book: How Carrots Won the Trojan War
Over on Serious Eats, Leah Douglas has posted a review of the book, How Carrots Won the Trojan War (Curious but True Stores of Common Vegetables) by Rebecca Rupp. While the review is mixed, if nothing else this book has…
Pizza cornucopias
With the release of the new iPad, other innovations have received little attention. But the recent pizza expo in Las Vegas-attended by 10,000 people-highlighted some fun developments in the world of pizza. So are pizza…