Food
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6 things I’ve learned in 25 years of food journalism
Aug 12, 2025 5:06 am - As Veggies columnist Joe Yonan enters semi-retirement, he looks back on 25 years in the food business and the things he’s learned from talented writers, cookbook authors, home cooks, chefs, farmers and gardeners along the way.
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A jammy, sweet-tart plum sauce steals the show in this skillet chicken
Aug 12, 2025 4:14 am - Peaches are the golden child of summer stone fruit season. Meanwhile, plums are like the oft-overlooked middle child — rarely in the spotlight but no less deserving of love and attention. This savory skillet dinner pairs plums and red onion as a deliciously sweet-tart complement to chicken thighs.
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Why you should buy your berries in the freezer aisle
Aug 12, 2025 4:11 am - Many people prefer fresh berries for their yogurt or cereal, certain recipes or healthy snacks. But when you can’t eat them fast enough — since they spoil, often within days — or they are out of season, frozen berries are the way to go, experts said.
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How I learned to stop stressing and just have people over for dinner
Aug 12, 2025 4:10 am - Having people over doesn’t have to be stressful, time-consuming or expensive. Here are a few strategies for making it something we could all do a little more often.
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Why burgers cost so much right now
Aug 11, 2025 9:32 am - There’s no question that steak and hamburgers contribute to global warming, driven by cows’ potent methane burps and their wide-ranging grazing habits. But a warming planet with intensifying extreme weather is also affecting the price of your steak and hamburgers.
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How much sugar is in orange juice? Here’s what to know.
Aug 11, 2025 4:58 am - The Food and Drug Administration last week proposed a tweak to reduce the amount of sugar required in pasteurized orange juice. But this isn’t a proposal to lower the amount of sugar in the American diet; it’s intended to help Florida’s citrus industry.
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‘Tastes like childhood’: Craft business revives memorable GlenRock Pop brandAug 06, 2025 4:56 pm - The happy memories and feel-good vibes of GlenRock Pop are being revived in Lake County. “It’s been 45 years since I had this, and it still tastes like yesterday,” says Rob Gartley.
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Skip the oven with these saucy skillet peaches and maple pecans
Aug 06, 2025 8:26 am - Ripe summer peaches simmer with a touch of maple syrup, cinnamon and vanilla and get topped with a maple pecan topping for a skillet dessert that requires minimal effort.
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Meet tarator, tzatziki’s lighter, more flexible cousinAug 06, 2025 5:54 am - Is it soup or is it salad? Could it be a sauce, too? With the right tweaks, tarator can be all three. This refreshing cold cucumber and yogurt concoction is especially popular in Bulgaria and North Macedonia. It’s refreshing, versatile and possibly one of the easiest recipes you’ll ever try.
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Want to drink like a pope? Try this Lazio redAug 06, 2025 5:36 am - The U.S. has proudly worn its banner of World’s Top Wine Consumer by volume for more than a decade. But honors for top consumption per capita are held by another country, the Vatican.