August 23, 2010
Harvest Time: Cherry Tomatoes

Try something different and tasty with your cherry tomatoes.

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August 18, 2010
The Hostess Twinkie Deconstructed: 37 Ingredients By photographer Dwight Eschliman Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour [Flour, Reduced Iron, B Vitamins (Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Folic Acid)], Corn Syrup, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable and/or Animal Shortening (Soybean, Cottonseed and/or Canola Oil, Beef Fat), Whole Eggs, Dextrose. Contains 2% or Less of: Modified Corn Starch, Glucose, Leavenings (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate), Sweet Dairy Whey, Soy Protein Isolate, Calcium and Sodium Caseinate, Salt, Mono and Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin, Soy Flour, Cornstarch, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sorbic Acid (to Retain Freshness), Yellow 5, Red 40.

The Hostess Twinkie Deconstructed: 37 Ingredients

By photographer Dwight Eschliman

Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour [Flour, Reduced Iron, B Vitamins (Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Folic Acid)], Corn Syrup, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable and/or Animal Shortening (Soybean, Cottonseed and/or Canola Oil, Beef Fat), Whole Eggs, Dextrose. Contains 2% or Less of: Modified Corn Starch, Glucose, Leavenings (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate), Sweet Dairy Whey, Soy Protein Isolate, Calcium and Sodium Caseinate, Salt, Mono and Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin, Soy Flour, Cornstarch, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sorbic Acid (to Retain Freshness), Yellow 5, Red 40.

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August 10, 2010
The Dirty Dozen and The Clean 15: The 2010 Shopper's Guide To Produce Pesticides
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August 8, 2010
Blueberry and Peach Crisp This was easy and tasty on its own, but twice as good with a generous scoop of homemade honey vanilla frozen yogurt. I followed Heidi Swanson’s recipe at 101cookbooks, substituting blueberries for plums.

Blueberry and Peach Crisp

This was easy and tasty on its own, but twice as good with a generous scoop of homemade honey vanilla frozen yogurt. I followed Heidi Swanson’s recipe at 101cookbooks, substituting blueberries for plums.

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August 7, 2010
Truck Farm Extreme urban farming:  King Corn filmmakers Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney are cruising around Manhattan in an ‘86 Dodge Ram tricked out with a veggie garden. The film documenting their recent adventure is due out this fall.

Truck Farm

Extreme urban farming:  King Corn filmmakers Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney are cruising around Manhattan in an ‘86 Dodge Ram tricked out with a veggie garden. The film documenting their recent adventure is due out this fall.

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August 6, 2010
“ There are people in this world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
Mahatma Gandhi
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July 31, 2010
Petite Patty Pans from Nichols Farm, Illinois Tired of zucchini? Try a patty pan squash this summer.

Petite Patty Pans from Nichols Farm, Illinois

Tired of zucchini? Try a patty pan squash this summer.

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July 30, 2010
“ Stored away in some brain cell is the image of a long-departed aunt you haven’t thought of in 30 years. Stored away in another cell is the image of a pink pony stitched on your first set of baby pajamas. All it takes to get that aunt mounted on the back of that pony is to eat a hunk of meatloaf immediately before going to bed.
Robert Brault, writer
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July 29, 2010
Pennsylvania State Poster, 1917 Part of an online Smithsonian exhibit (via The National Agricultural Library) created by Cory Bernat showcasing American food posters from World War I and II.

Pennsylvania State Poster, 1917

Part of an online Smithsonian exhibit (via The National Agricultural Library) created by Cory Bernat showcasing American food posters from World War I and II.

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July 27, 2010
Making Cherry Bounce A friend brought me a couple quarts of fresh sour cherries from Michigan. She even pitted them for me! My first thought was pie, until I came across this recipe (courtesy of the Beekmans) for a Cherry Bounce, a yummy sounding libation that dates back to the 18th century. A long-time fan of the Manhattan (bourbon, straight up please), I already knew that cherries plus bourbon equals luscious. Alas, there is a downside - “Do not open until Christmas.”

Making Cherry Bounce

A friend brought me a couple quarts of fresh sour cherries from Michigan. She even pitted them for me! My first thought was pie, until I came across this recipe (courtesy of the Beekmans) for a Cherry Bounce, a yummy sounding libation that dates back to the 18th century. A long-time fan of the Manhattan (bourbon, straight up please), I already knew that cherries plus bourbon equals luscious. Alas, there is a downside - “Do not open until Christmas.”

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