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Obviously, this is something I can get behind.

good:

Did you know that making your own meals could save your life? A recent Cambridge study found that people who regularly cook at home may live longer than those who don’t. And no, nuking Kraft mac and cheese does not count. To that end, for June’s GOOD 30-Day Challenge, we’re pledging to make all our own meals for the month.

Read about how to participate at GOOD.is→

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All-Beef Burger, Totally-Not-Gay Special Rainbow Sauce, Fairy Sprinkles on a Bun

Super Tuesday Super Burgers

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Treat your fingertips to a new shade of orange with Doritos Tacos Locos!!!

daughterofartists:

Watching Sandra Lee’s Halloween Wonderland on the Food Network. So bizarre. After whipping up a dish with a hand mixer, in the woods, with a horse in the background, in a Cher costume, while delivering awkward Cher trivia, she mixes up a cocktail and toasts not only Cher, but also Sonny, and finally Bob Mackie for creating Cher’s amazing costumes.

SANDRA LEE IS SO STRANGE, I LOVE IT.

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More details on Michel Richard’s Meatball Shop

I am so excited. 

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npr:

It is the act of bringing sustenance or sweetness that communicates caring – and something larger. It cements our bonds, the chemistry of flour and eggs, butter and sugar making not just a cake, but a community.

-Michele Kayal, in her Kitchen Window piece on showing compassion through the gift of food.

My heart explodes

"HOW do you change a culture? The answers, not surprisingly, are complex. “Once I look at what I’m eating,” says Dr. Kessler, “and realize it’s not food, and I ask ‘what am I doing here?’ that’s the start. It’s not about whether I think it’s good for me, it’s about changing how I feel. And we change how people feel by changing the environment."

Is Junk Food Really Cheaper? - NYTimes.com

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L’Shanah Tova, y’all. Last night we broke some bread and had a feast for Rosh Hashanah. Since I’m thinking of doing a little food blogging I thought it’d be nice to share my recipe for the Apricot Chicken I made for the celebration! 

Apricot Chicken

Ingredients: 

• 8 pieces boneless chicken thighs
• 1/2 cup apricot preserves
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup dried apricots, halved
• 1-2 sprigs of tarragon (can used dried as well, ~ 1 tsp) 
• paprika

Method: 

1. Arrange the chicken pieces in a glass baking dish (I used both a round and rectangle dish because I increased the size of the recipe) 
2. Sprinkle chicken with paprika
3. In a small bowl, mix together preserves, mayonnaise, pepper and garlic. Pour sauce over chicken
4. Arrange apricots on top of chicken, sprinkle with tarragon
5. Cover chicken with aluminum foil, and let it marinate in the refrigerator overnight (or an hour, or not at all) 
6. Preheat oven to 350°F 
7. Bake chicken, covered, at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 30-45 minutes, or until the chicken is lightly browned and cooked through. (If you are worried about the apricots charring, go ahead and move them into the sauce when you remove the foil.)

Man, was this dish a success. The chicken was so moist; the mayonnaise adds a tang to the sweetness of the apricots and allows it to brown up really nicely. The tarragon was an addition of mine, since it pairs so nicely with both chicken and apricots, and adds an herbal/savory freshness to it. It is such an easy dish to prepare, its almost ridiculous. I would definitely make this dish again and perhaps serve with herb roasted potatoes and steamed string beans. Serves 8.

 
See some more pics from the feast here. Recipe adapted from here. 

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This shall be one of the first dishes I make in my (hopefully) new house. 

Artichoke Sun-Dried Tomato & Goat Cheese Pasta

Interesting and beautiful way to do a branding video… 

Anolon: Duck Recipe (by William Hereford)