September 2011
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August 2011
2 posts
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“When you can, pick currants over raisins.”
ohheygreat:
This is an old, not (oh hey) great photo but bear with me.
Right now is tomato season and you need to make this tomato paella (you can also read about here, which is where I learned about it) (and yes, I know it’s a Mark Bittman recipe, and a lot of people have Opinions About Bittman, but just trust me on this. You can even ask one of those people what he thought of it).
Like, now....
July 2011
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A Way to Save America's Bees: Buy Free-Range Beef... →
As the insects that pollinate our crops disappear, a team of scientists has learned that they thrive on land grazed by cattle
June 2011
2 posts
May 2011
3 posts
make your own damn hummus
ohheygreat:
Earlier today, Michele requested a hummus recipe. She likes flavored hummus. I like plain hummus because I love the taste of chickpeas, so here’s the hummus recipe I learned from my mom.
Notes before you begin:
1. I never bother with dried chickpeas. Canned taste fine and like I ever think that much ahead of time.
2. I don’t use jarred tahini. It goes bad too quickly and it’s...
“According to current guidelines, in an average 10,000-square-foot supermarket,...”
– Sarah Rich
April 2011
5 posts
“This is why so disconsolate about the closure of Gourmet: Before there was a...”
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Susan Glasser, editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy, lays our her media consumption habits. (via theatlantic)
The Arab uprisings began when authorities denied a man the right to sell food.
artislovely: HOW TO: Grow an Edible School Garden →
wilddirt:
For a lot of families, growing their own garden is something akin to that big trip abroad: a great idea in theory, but hard to actually make happen in reality. With over a third of the nation’s children overweight or obese, healthy eating habits aren’t just a private…
howling at the moon: FALAFELBALLS →
tank-commander:
so i was trying to figure out what to do with a bunch of chickpeas i’d been soaking for like 2 days. apparently you’re not supposed to do that cause they start sprouting. luckily that didn’t happen.
but anyways. so i ground them up with chopped onion, fresh cilantro, garlic, cumin, coriander and…
March 2011
17 posts
WatchFirst Course: Pilot | Foodies
Foodies can be such assholes.
Me included.
I hate the word ‘foodie’.
American Drink: Questionable Taste: An Intro to... →
americandrink:
Am I the only one who remembers that day in grade school when our teacher handed out tongues? Not real tongues, which would’ve been way cooler. I mean those crude, hand-drawn blobs reaching out to lick you from damp ditto papers labeled THE HUMAN TONGUE or YOUR TONGUE, that mapped out the…
February 2011
6 posts
Robot Heart Recipes: Sunday Night Dinner: Olive... →
robotheartrecipes:
Olive Lentil Burgers Makes 6 patties
After my recent experiment in making Chickpea and Quinoa Burgers resulted in delicious tasting burgers, that were not too fond of staying together in patty form, I was eager to try these lentil burgers from Post Punk Kitchen. I stayed mostly true…
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green goop soooooup
tank-commander:
shallot, garlic, kale, fuckloads of spinach, vegetable broth, red lentils, bit of arborio rice, bokchoy, thyme, salt’n’peppa, and plopped some dumplings in there
goopericious
There’s your recipe. Now go make awesome soup.
Eating fruits and veggies makes you sexier →
theweekmagazine:
A new study published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior found that people who consume five servings a day of fruits and vegetables maintain a healthy glow in their skin that makes them more attractive.
Here’s how the study worked, and what fruits and veggies are best for boosting your health and your attractiveness.
Learn to cook, people.
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Poor diets may lower children's IQ | Science | The... →
We deserve to fail.
January 2011
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Make Your Own Taco
americastestkitchen:
Taco Bell now claims their tacos are 88 percent beef. Others say it’s 35 percent. Answer? Make your own tacos.
We’ve decided to free up our beef taco recipe to encourage this taco-making effort.
Get it here.
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Duh.
