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• 30 People Who Had A Way Worse Thanksgiving Than You

  11-11-2024 19:00 via shareably.net
  
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• Forget what you think you know about fruitcake

  23-12-2024 18:00 via npr.org
  
  Nature's Candy, Wynne guides cooks through making not-terrible candied fruit, for cakes such as the Stollen Pound Cake, above.'/>For generations of Americans, making fun of fruitcake has been a holiday tradition.But a Canadian pastry chef and master food preserver would like us to reconsider our assumptions.(Image credit: Mickaël A. Bandassak)
  
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• Why Trump's tariffs on Mexico would mean higher avocado prices at the grocery store

  23-12-2024 11:00 via npr.org
  
  Most avocados consumed in the U.S. are grown in Mexico. Here's what Trump's proposed tariffs would mean for prices at the grocery store and for the avocado industry.(Image credit: Alfredo Estrella)
  
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• Mulled wine in the microwave? Don't knock it until you've tried it.

  23-12-2024 00:56 via npr.org
  
  NPR's Scott Detrow tries to spread holiday cheer by reviving an old office holiday tradition: making mulled wine in the microwave at work on Christmas Eve.
  
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• On tap for the holidays: A blend of multicultural drink traditions and fond memories

  22-12-2024 11:00 via npr.org
  
  For this year's All Things Considered holiday cocktail interview, we visited Providencia in Washington, D.C., a bar that brings its owners' personal stories to life.(Image credit: Moriah Ratner for NPR)
  
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• This cookbook is unlike any other from India. Pass the honeycomb, please!

  15-12-2024 14:15 via npr.org
  
  Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada.'/>In Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada, Shahu Patole pays tribute to a cuisine that has long been considered not worthy of documentation. We interviewed Patole — and are sharing some of his recipes.(Image credit: Maya Levin for NPR)
  
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• Are you confused by labels that tell you when food is freshest? Here's some guidance

  13-12-2024 22:32 via npr.org
  
  The FDA is trying to find out why food companies use the labels they do. Food waste and food safety experts share what these labels mean and how to reduce food waste while making sure food is fresh.
  
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• 'Does This Taste Funny?' is a Colbert family cookbook

  12-12-2024 20:00 via npr.org
  
  What do cooking and a nightly TV show have in common? Both require "a little care, a little love and a little imagination," says Stephen Colbert. He and his wife Evie Colbert have written a cookbook.(Image credit: Eric Wolfinger)
  
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• Albertsons sues Kroger and ends failed grocery megamerger

  11-12-2024 16:52 via npr.org
  
  The lawsuit over a deal to combine the two largest U.S. supermarkets came just a day after it was blocked in both federal and Washington state courts. (Image credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
  
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• Kroger and Albertsons grocery megamerger halted by two courts

  10-12-2024 22:12 via npr.org
  
  Two rulings — in federal and state courts — make it increasingly likely that Kroger might abandon its $24.6 billion plan to buy Albertsons. The merger aimed to combine two of America's largest supermarket chains. (Image credit: Al Behrman/AP)
  
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• Kroger and Albertsons grocery megamerger halted by federal court

  10-12-2024 22:12 via npr.org
  
  The ruling makes it increasingly likely that Kroger might abandon its $24.6 billion plan to buy Albertsons. The merger would have combined two of America's largest supermarket chains. (Image credit: Al Behrman/AP)
  
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• Cooks We Love: 11 cookbooks from 2024 recommended by NPR critics and staff

  09-12-2024 14:00 via npr.org
  
  NPR has an appetite for great recipes — every year, plenty of cookbooks get thrown in the mix as we assemble our annual Books We Love guide. Here's a sampling of our food favorites from 2024.
  
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• Yes, the number of food recalls has been rising. Here's what you need to know

  09-12-2024 13:00 via npr.org
  
  Food recalls fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic but are on an uptick now. Here's how the government is tracing outbreaks — and some tips on handling food safely to minimize the risk of illness.(Image credit: Justin Sullivan)
  
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• USDA orders testing across nation's milk supply amid rising bird flu cases

  06-12-2024 22:12 via npr.org
  
  The virus has spread to over 710 dairy herbs across 15 states, with California reporting the highest number of infections. At least 58 people have been infected with bird flu, including one child.(Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon)
  
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• How sweet! A daily dose of dark chocolate may cut your risk of diabetes

  05-12-2024 12:00 via npr.org
  
  A new study finds people who eat a small, daily serving of dark chocolate have a reduced risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. People who ate milk chocolate did not have a lower risk. Here's why.(Image credit: Dulin)
  
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• SunFed cucumbers and Costco eggs recalled for potential salmonella contamination

  30-11-2024 13:56 via npr.org
  
  Cucumbers shipped to the U.S. and Canada, and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states, were recalled this week for potential salmonella contamination.(Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin)
  
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• Don't throw away that turkey carcass until you try this Cajun gumbo

  30-11-2024 11:00 via npr.org
  
  In rural Louisiana, Cajun cooks add spicy sausage to Thanksgiving leftovers for a tasty, warming gumbo.(Image credit: Chris Granger)
  
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• Comedian Stephen Colbert is serious about food

  29-11-2024 23:13 via npr.org
  
  If you've followed Stephen Colbert's career closely, you might have picked up on something. It's there back in his days on The Colbert Report, when he issued a throw-down about the proper way to make barbecue sauce and that time on The Late Show, when he took calls on the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line the weekend before Thanksgiving.
  Colbert has opinions about food. Like, strong opinions.
  And it turns out that's true off-camera, too. Stephen and his wife, Evie McGee Colbert say they basically live
  
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• Here are some tips for getting creative with Thanksgiving leftovers

  29-11-2024 22:57 via npr.org
  
  NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Bon Appetit food editor Rachel Gurjar about creative ways to use up your leftover Thanksgiving ingredients.
  
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• A famed Capitol Hill restaurant is closing its doors

  29-11-2024 13:19 via npr.org
  
  Capitol Hill staple Charlie Palmer Steak will serve its last porterhouse on Friday. It became a destination for lobbyists and lawmakers.
  
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• Ina Garten was ready for the luck

  29-11-2024 00:24 via npr.org
  
  Thirteen bestselling cookbooks, a thriving food business in the Hamptons that she sold decades ago, and now her memoir "Be Ready When the Luck Happens" has hit number one on the New York Times bestseller list.
  None of that was in Ina Garten's plan.
  Her legendary career began when she was working in Washington DC as a somewhat discontented government employee, and saw an ad for a food store in the Hamptons.
  For this Thanksgiving, a holiday celebrating gratitude and food, we take a look at how Ina
  
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• The story behind the Thanksgiving po' boy

  28-11-2024 10:07 via npr.org
  
  A New Orleans Chef keeps up the tradition of a Thanksgiving Po Boy, the perfect holiday sandwich.
  
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• PHOTOS: A drone's eye view of 'foodscapes,' from cattle to soybeans to shrimp

  27-11-2024 13:43 via npr.org
  
  Traveling to 36 countries and 5 oceans, George Steinmetz (and his drones) take us on a food tour in his new book Feed the Planet:  A Photographic Journey to the World's Food.(Image credit: George Steinmetz)
  
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• You might be surprised to hear how the word pecan is supposed to be pronounced

  27-11-2024 10:52 via npr.org
  
  How do you pronounce pecan? Is it pee-CAN? Pee-CON? Why does it matter?
  
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• Taste in music: Eating on tour with indie musicians Alex Bleeker and Luke Pyenson

  26-11-2024 22:35 via npr.org
  
  For touring musicians, who often spend holidays away from home, working and eating on the road is not always a rock star experience.
  
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• Beer before liquor? Busting 6 popular myths about hangovers

  26-11-2024 20:56 via npr.org
  
  People have a lot of opinions about how to cure a hangover. Are any of them true? Medical experts dispel common misconceptions about the effects of drinking too much alcohol. (Image credit: Photo illustration by Becky Harlan)
  
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• Chef Jose Andres discusses his mission to feed the hungry in times of disaster

  26-11-2024 11:09 via npr.org
  
  Chef Jose Andres talks about his work around the world as founder of World Central Kitchen, and how he spends Thanksgiving.
  
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• Tips from a top chef to beat holiday cooking stress

  25-11-2024 11:00 via npr.org
  
  Tips from a top chef to beat holiday cooking stress(Image credit: Steve Klise)
  
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• Some NYC households will opt for carrot cake instead of pie this Thanksgiving

  25-11-2024 10:18 via npr.org
  
  Lloyd's Carrot Cake has been a New York institution for nearly 40 years. Every Thanksgiving customers from near and far flock to the shop to purchase the moist cakes, topped with cream cheese icing.
  
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• A viral chocolate bar from Dubai is here to stay

  25-11-2024 09:37 via npr.org
  
  Dubai chocolate bars are kind of like KitKats, but stuffed with pistachio nuts and aromatic pistachio nougat. Foodies used to have to order the confections from Dubai — now they are everywhere.(Image credit: Yasser Hashwi)
  
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