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Asian countries rehearse food incident response

Eleven Asian countries have rehearsed preparation for a cross-border food contamination event. All 11 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Jakarta, Indonesia, in July for a food safety emergency response simulation exercise. ASEAN includes the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand …

Honey Glazed Cornish Hens

I used to think Cornish hens were strictly a special-occasion bird, something you’d only bother with when you wanted to impress guests. Then one Tuesday night I found two of them in my freezer and a near-empty fridge, and everything changed. I put together a …

Baked Salmon

If there is one fish recipe every home cook should have locked down, it is baked salmon. It takes fifteen minutes in a hot oven, requires almost no technique. Produces results that look and taste like you put in far more effort than you actually …

Moroccan Lentil Salad

I ate a version of this salad at a riad in Marrakech where the cook used a combination of spices I had never tasted in a cold dish before: cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and turmeric. This recipe does the same. Beluga lentils cooked until tender, cooled, …