Cooking class in Tuscany

The patient count for the ongoing Cyclospora outbreak is now more than 16 times greater than that of the total for 2025. Since May 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has received reports of 19,595 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis acquired in the United …

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The American peanut industry has made major efforts to improve controls on exports to Europe, but aflatoxin contamination remains a problem, according to the European Commission. An audit by DG Sante in March 2026 was planned because of regular Rapid Alert System for Food and …

Marler Clark has been suing the companies that poison people since 1993 — since a nine-year-old girl named Brianne Kiner nearly died from a hamburger. Sixteen years later it was Stephanie Smith, a children’s dance instructor paralyzed by a hamburger, whose case put the grinding …

El Eden Import Distributor Corp., a Long Island City, NY, firm, is recalling 264 pounds of potato chip products containing chicharrón (pork cracklings) because they were produced in the Republic of Colombia, a country that is not eligible to export meat products to the United …

These came from a batch of grilled cheese sandwiches I made too many of and did not want to waste. I cut the leftovers into small squares, and what I ended up with were croutons that had melted cheese inside and buttery, golden bread on …

Chicken katsu is a dish that sounds like a weekend project but actually needs about 30 minutes. The contrast of a shatteringly crisp panko crust against tender, juicy chicken breast is what makes it so satisfying. Building it into a bowl with warm rice, crunchy …

Tuna steaks should be seared hard and fast, then left rare in the center. The sesame crust adds texture and a nutty flavor that works with the meaty fish, but only if you don’t overcook it. This is a weeknight dinner that feels fancy but …

Yesterday I named the 30 organizations that work the acute side of food safety: the eleven that asked Congress last month to rescind the traceability rider; the groups that fight over chemicals and antibiotics; and the scientists, state regulators and educators who are not consumer …

Why settle for syrup when you can have real strawberries inside the pancake? Chopped fresh strawberries folded into a standard pancake batter of flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, milk, egg, and melted butter. Cooked on a griddle until golden on both sides. Served with strawberry …