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Agriculture
fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

India's harvest festivals under climate strain

Communities in India are adapting to climate change impacts on agriculture while celebrating traditional spring festivals.
Cooking
fromTasting Table
2 days ago

For Ultra-Flavorful Pot Roast, It's As Easy As Switching Up One Main Ingredient - Tasting Table

Pot roast can be enhanced by using flavorful vegetables and considering their texture during long cooking times.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

The boomer generation that hosted every holiday for 40 years is now waiting to be invited and most of their kids don't realize how much that silence hurts - Silicon Canals

Generational shifts in family gatherings lead to a decline in traditional hosting roles, leaving older generations feeling forgotten and disconnected.
Books
fromItsnicethat
6 days ago

Every meal is a celebration in Maggie Cowles' first picture book, Table!

The book invites both children and adults to engage in culinary storytelling through observation and creativity.
Cooking
fromTasting Table
4 days ago

Why Apple Pie Tastes So Much Better From A Bakery - Tasting Table

Proper seasoning, especially salt, enhances the flavor of apple pie, making bakery versions superior to homemade ones.
Cooking
fromTasting Table
5 days ago

The Old-School Potluck Dish That Effortlessly Stretched Ground Beef - Tasting Table

Calico beans are a simple, hearty dish made with ground beef, bacon, and multiple types of beans, perfect for potlucks and barbecues.
Cooking
fromTasting Table
2 weeks ago

How I Respectfully Decline To Share Top-Secret Family Recipes - Tasting Table

Unnecessary food gatekeeping is detrimental; sharing family recipes can be a way to show love and connection.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

The So-Called Potluck 'Rule' That Doesn't Actually Matter - Tasting Table

Potlucks offer community and variety, but the unwritten rule against store-bought food has valid exceptions when cooking is impractical or skills are limited.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Another Holiday Dinner, Another Political Meltdown?

Introspection and self-reflection reduce confirmation bias and emotional polarization, enabling people across political divides to humanize adversaries and build trust.
Cooking
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Every Thanksgiving table in America has a chair that belongs to the person who did the most and gets thanked the least - and that chair has belonged to the same person for so long that if she didn't sit in it nobody would remember to set a place for her there either - Silicon Canals

Holiday meal preparation involves significant invisible emotional labor, disproportionately performed by women, encompassing memory management, dietary coordination, and logistical planning beyond cooking.
Miscellaneous
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

I hosted Christmas for 28 years and the moment I loved most was never the meal or the gifts - it was 11 PM when the last car pulled away and I stood in the kitchen alone with the mess and finally exhaled for the first time in 12 hours - Silicon Canals

Holiday hosting demands invisible emotional and physical labor that extends far beyond meal preparation, requiring hosts to manage logistics, social dynamics, and performance anxiety simultaneously while rarely receiving acknowledgment for this effort.
#turkey-breast-recipes
Cooking
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 month ago

Recipes: Turkey isn't just for holiday feasts anymore

Turkey breast offers versatile, quick-cooking options for weeknight dinners beyond holiday meals, serving as lean protein for roasting, simmering, sautéing, or freezing for later use.
Cooking
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 month ago

Recipes: Turkey isn't just for holiday feasts anymore

Turkey breast offers versatile, quick-cooking options for weeknight dinners beyond holiday meals, serving as lean protein for roasting, simmering, sautéing, or freezing for later use.
more#turkey-breast-recipes
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

9 things that happened at every boomer family dinner that today's kids would find completely foreign - Silicon Canals

Sunday roast at six o'clock sharp. The smell of gravy wafting from the kitchen. Everyone seated around the same table, no exceptions. The clatter of cutlery on proper plates, not a phone in sight. If you grew up in a boomer household, this scene probably triggers some serious nostalgia. But describe it to today's kids, and they'd look at you like you're describing life on another planet.
Food & drink
fromBoston Herald
2 months ago

Start the holiday with a special breakfast

Valentine's Day is about expressing love for special people in your life. One way to do so is to pamper that person as much as possible. That can mean starting the day off with delicious breakfast in bed. Muffins can be prepared in advance and are easy to enjoy in hand for a breakfast that involves lounging and love. Blackberry Crunch Muffins marry coffee cake and muffin elements and tart berries for something that is equal parts breakfast and dessert.
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Food & drink
fromBoston Herald
2 months ago

Recipes: Turkey isn't just for holiday feasts anymore

Roasted, simmered, or sautéed turkey breast provides quick, versatile, lean protein suitable for entrees, sandwiches, casseroles, pasta, and salads.
from101 Cookbooks
4 months ago

Holiday Baking Beyond Cookies

Let's talk about holiday baking that goes beyond cookies! These are the festive winter bakes to try. The list includes an ultra fragrant gingerbread cake, a bright citrus loaf, and the perfect flourless chocolate cake. Few people love baking holiday cookies more than me, but a good amount of my favorite December baking happens outside the cookie platter. Think fragrant spice cakes, all things citrus, buttery, and bright - or deep, melty chocolate on the frostiest nights.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

Is Making Your Own Pumpkin Puree Ever Worth It? - Tasting Table

When it comes to homemade pumpkin pies, George shares her experience from a self-instigated baking extravaganza. "I put myself to the test myself by baking 12 different pumpkin pie recipes (mostly from food bloggers, with a couple from cookbooks)," she explains. Only one of the recipes required puréeing fresh pumpkin, so it was easy to distinguish the results compared to the other 11 pies. In her opinion, all the extra work didn't justify the time, mess, and effort.
Cooking
Food & drink
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

White America Is Wrecking One of the Best Winter Foods. Here's How to Do Better.

Lentils are flavorful, protein-rich, and America largely underutilizes them due to poor cooking and a dominant meat-centric dietary culture.
Cooking
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

This week, 4 holidays collided. Here's what to cook for all of them

Overlapping holidays and a solar eclipse inspired reflection and celebratory cooking, highlighting symbolic foods and cross-cultural festive traditions, from dumplings to beignets.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

The Best Pies In Every State Across America - Tasting Table

Roundup names the best pie shop in each U.S. state based on local recommendations, online reviews, and media attention.
fromJezebel
2 months ago

My Two Comfort Foods, Ruined in Twenty-Four Hours

In this cursed timeline of one alarming headline after another, I dream-on a daily basis-of shutting my laptop, plugging in some earphones, and diving headfirst into a steaming container of rotisserie chicken. (I have a whole rotisserie routine of arranging various sauce cups around the bird, which usually includes honey mustard, buffalo sauce, and ahem, Jezebel sauce.) But, alas, a new report by the Wall Street Journal has killed my high.
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