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Create a sweet gift using items from your spice drawer
We all have them. Those lovely people that fall in the gift-giving grey area. You'd like to give them a gift, but you don't want to overwhelm them. A sweet token is all it takes. Instead of the typical cookies or cakes,…
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The ugly truth about chasing peace
Sometimes I think I chase this thing called peace because I can't bear the thought of looking the ugly truth in the eye. And the ugly truth is that peace will…
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Bulgarians read “Life From Scratch” & fall in love
It arrived one summer day in a nondescript, brown paper package reinforced with bubble wrap. We were on our way to the pool, I in my flip flops, she in her hat. "Keith," I squealed (because squealing is still a…
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Silk Road Punch | Uzbek Kompot
Today, we enjoy an autumn fruit punch from the heart of Uzbekistan's Kyzyl Kum desert, shared with me by Paul Salopek, National Geographic fellow and journalist. The chilled punch quenches with ripe pear, apple, and plum, while a sprig of basil…
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Nova Scotia’s Hodge Podge, with Tuna
Nova Scotia's Hodge Podge is a homey one-pot supper of fresh potatoes, carrots, peas and green beans. What takes it over the top? The addition of heavy cream and butter, along with a few pearl onions for mild sweetness. A…
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What does it mean to eat in peace?
What we put on our tables tells a mighty important story. In my time so far as a Research Fellow at University of Tulsa, I've come to appreciate globalization of our food on an entirely new level. Everything is connected -…
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The Science & Geography of Mermaids: A Birthday Party
My daughter loves science and mermaids; when she couldn't decide on a birthday theme, we agreed on an epic sci-fi mashup of mermaids, science, and geography. Mermaid goals A pool party seemed inevitable when Ava wrote in her writing journal that…
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A Fellowship of Food
This is my cat, Malky. Sitting on my homework. Moments later, after some gentle kneading, he fell fast asleep, fuzz down on "The Language of Food," by Dan Jurafsky. I debated the merits of waking him. But instead I've decided to…
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What if you could live off Victory?
The Olympics celebrate the human form: bodies that move - blood pumping through veins, muscles twitching, brains firing. A place where gravity seems to be as awestruck as the rest of…
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Turkish Stuffed Apricots – Sweet Fairy Food
These golden morsels are inspired by a place where giant fairy chimneys rise above yellow brick roads, leading travelers past a network of underground cities. It sounds like fantasy. But this surreal scene lives - as real as you and…