Have you grilled broccoli? Most people steam or roast it. Grilling gives the florets charred edges and a smoky flavour that makes them taste like a different vegetable entirely. This pasta salad combines grilled broccoli and grilled corn kernels with fusilli, halved cherry tomatoes, and …
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Pancakes with Brandied Peaches
I made these pancakes on a Sunday when I had leftover brandy from a dinner party and ripe peaches sitting on the counter. The peaches, cut into eight pieces each, cooked in a saucepan with brandy and sugar for about ten minutes until soft and …
Coconut Strawberry Popsicles
Three ingredients and a freezer. One cup of strawberries, one cup of coconut milk, and two tablespoons of honey blended until smooth. Poured into popsicle moulds, sticks inserted, frozen for at least four hours. The popsicles come out creamy, pink, and dairy-free. These don’t last …
Southern Strawberry Cake
My aunt in Mississippi made this cake for every family birthday, and nobody ever complained that it started with a box of white cake mix. The mix combined with a packet of strawberry gelatin, four eggs, vegetable oil, water, mashed fresh strawberries, milk, and vanilla …
Cyclospora outbreak sickens almost 150 people
An outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite has impacted 145 people. The source of the parasite has not yet been determined. Patients have been reported by 17 states. These people became sick after eating food in the United States and did not report any …
Chocolate covered raisins recalled because they contain peanuts
Lehi Valley Trading Company of Mesa, AZ, is recalling 624 units of its 15-ounce packages of High Valley Orchard chocolate covered raisins because they contain undeclared peanuts. People who have allergies to peanuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume …
FDA knew of deficiencies at foreign plants that produced infant formula
The FDA has revealed that it inspected two foreign plants that manufacture Nara Organics infant formula that has been tied to an outbreak of botulism. The agency found deficiencies at both plants. The Food and Drug Administration has not named the businesses nor reported what …
Arugula Salad with Grilled Watermelon and Shrimp
Grilled watermelon changes everything about a salad. The heat caramelises the natural sugars and the grill marks give it a smoky sweetness that raw watermelon does not have. Two thick slices, brushed with olive oil, grilled two minutes per side, then placed on a bed …
Vegan Blueberry and Peach Crumble
The moment you open the oven after forty-five minutes, the kitchen smells like a fruit stand in July. Three cups of blueberries and four sliced peaches with sugar, flour, and lemon juice, baked under a crumble of oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted vegan …
Green Pea Pasta Salad with Halloumi
Why does this pasta salad have wasabi in the dressing? Because wasabi mayonnaise mixed with Greek yoghurt and lemon juice makes a dressing that is creamy, tangy, and sharp in a way that regular mayo never manages. It coats pasta, blanched green peas, fava beans, …
