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Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) for our readers, we failed to report on a limited-edition popsicle flavor that was available earlier this week in Canada. The flavor was certainly not run-of-the mill: the…
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Breakfast of champions
As soon as my eyelids pop open in the morning, I am thinking about food - namely, what I will eat for breakfast. Something sweet usually appears on the menu such as toast with homemade jam, pancakes or waffles, or if I…
Dandy ways to use a common weed
Dandelions are the bane of most gardeners' existence. The plants are deep rooted and difficult to control without resorting to herbicides (and even then it can be a struggle). Every spring they dot my yard, and I…
Ice cream has gone to the dogs
Move over, puppuccino, there's a new game in town. The market for doggie treats that echo human ones is exploding, and the latest entrant is ice cream made specifically for your pampered pooch. Last year Ben & Jerry's…
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Today is Juneteenth (although it will be officially celebrated tomorrow), which commemorates the day of June 19, 1865, where in the aftermath of the bloody U.S. Civil War, slaves were declared free under the 1862…
Cookbook authors don't have it easy
Even though cookbook sales surged during the first year of the pandemic and were growing at a crisp pace even before then, cookbook authors still face many challenges. At Tasting Table, Jill Barth runs down the…
Ice cream's cool history
With the temperature in my area hovering around triple digit mark, eating only cold foods sounds like a splendid plan. Ice cream ranks near the top of the list of enjoyable cold foods - nothing beats a waffle cone…
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Jane and I have returned home following a whirlwind weekend in Chicago, where we attended the James Beard Media Awards ceremony. Today the JBF announces the winners of its Restaurant and Chef Awards and yesterday they…
Favorite road foods
Jane, Jenny, and I will be attending the James Beard Foundation Cookbook Awards ceremony this Saturday in Chicago. This will be my first major trip in two years, and I am looking forward to it - not only because I will…
The fascinating career of Freida DeKnight
Freida DeKnight holds the distinction of being the first food editor at Ebony Magazine, but the journey that brought DeKnight from Topeka, Kansas to this prestigious career is a fantastic story in itself. You can learn…
Food news antipasto
If you are over 50 and lived in the United States from the 1960s to 1980s, chances are good that you ate at a Howard Johnson's restaurant or stayed in a Howard Johnson's motel. The orange-roofed buildings are part of…
When there are too many notes
There is a scene in the 1984 movie Amadeus when the Emperor tells Mozart that while his new composition was good, it did suffer from a flaw: there were simply too many notes. My husband feels the same way about recipes.…