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As Europe braces for its worst-ever heatwave, BBC Good Food is providing recipes along with tips and tricks for dealing with the hot weather. You will find ideas for no-cook meals, foods to make that are perfect for…
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Finding the right cookbook fit
I have been wearing the same athletic shoes for nearly 30 years - not the exact same pair of course, but the same brand and style. After trying different brands and types, I discovered that these worked best for me,…
France encounters a mustard shortage
While the French celebrated Bastille Day today, many of the festivities were missing a beloved ingredient. France is in the midst of a Dijon mustard shortage, depriving the country of "the condiment that gives edge to a…
Global chickpea shortage looms
Hummus and falafel lovers won't want to hear this news, but it looks as though there will be a worldwide shortage of garbanzo beans, aka chickpeas, in the coming year. Reuters recently reported that global supplies of…
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This week's theme centers on fried chicken in honor of the fact that July 6 was National Fried Chicken Day in the US. Up first is Eater's series, The United States of Fried Chicken, which takes us all over the country…
Ingredient snobbery must go
Just about every TV chef I have watched has maligned a ready-made ingredient like boxed chicken broth or pre-peeled garlic. I've also seen scads of articles like Food & Wine's "29 things chefs never buy pre-made," where…
Dome cakes are the perfect timeline cleanse
Reading the news today seems to be a masochistic endeavor. Endless stories about shooting, shenanigans (if not outright crimes) by high-ranking government officials or former officials, weather disasters, and other…
Enhance your pizza IQ
Forget about the tired pickup line of "What's your sign?" - I posit that you gain a lot more insight into what someone is all about by asking them about their favorite pizza. You learn whether or not they are into food…
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This week UNESCO added borsch (aka borscht) to its list of endangered intangible cultural heritage, saying that the war "threatened" the cooking of borsch. Ukraine claims the soup as its national dish, and the country's…
Everything's coming up ube
I don't know about you, but I've been seeing a lot of purple foods in my social media feeds recently. Everything from hamburger buns to drinks seem to be colored in an eye-catching deep lilac hue, and the ingredient…
World's largest chocolate plant shuts down after salmonella discovery
Chocolate lovers, brace yourselves: Barry Callebaut just shut down its chocolate plant in Brussels - billed as the world's largest - after it discovered salmonella in a batch of chocolates on Monday. The suspected…
You never forget your first real taste
When I was growing up, I rarely ate any strawberries or even anything strawberry-flavored. My mother detested strawberries, so they didn't make an appearance in our house very often. Generally speaking, I was fine with…