Cooking class in Tuscany

The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific region has opened nominations for an award related to food safety. One of the categories in the WHO Healthy Cities Recognition Awards 2026 covers nutrition and food safety. Initiatives must have been implemented within the past two years; …

Frozen blueberries sold at Publix grocery stores have been recalled because of contamination with E. coli O145:H28. Twelve people have fallen ill. On July 3, Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. — the Chilean grower-packer that sells under the Comfrut brand — announced the recall …

Why grill the vegetables for a potato salad instead of just the potatoes? Because the bell peppers and onion pick up char and sweetness on the grill that you cannot get from a raw salad. Two pounds of small red potatoes, sliced red and yellow …

Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week A significant Salmonella outbreak across Europe has sickened more than 100 people now. Children and young adults have been most affected, with 49 victims hospitalized. The UK and Lithuania have the largest number of cases. The …

Four cups of de-seeded watermelon and two cups of skinned cucumber. Blended together until smooth. Strained if you want it clear. Chilled in the fridge for at least eight hours. Served cold. The cucumber mellows the sweetness of the watermelon and makes the drink taste …

Can you make a cake with only four ingredients? Two eggs, sugar, peaches, and whole wheat flour. That is it. No butter, no oil, no milk. The lift comes from beating the egg whites to stiff peaks and folding them into the yolk-sugar mixture with …

Chef Sami Tallberg served this salad in Helsinki at a dinner where every ingredient came from Finnish forests and fields. Four medium cep mushrooms, sliced paper-thin. Tender cattail cores sliced on the diagonal. A large handful of wild edible greens. Cold-pressed rapeseed oil, salt, and …

Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A., San Carlos, Chile is recalling frozen GreenWise Organic IQF Blueberries 10 oz. Because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O145:H28 (E. coli O145). E. coli O145 is a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) that can cause illness characterized by severe stomach cramps, diarrhea …

I first had this salad at a spring lunch in the countryside where the host had picked the asparagus that morning. A dozen fresh asparagus spears blanched for two to three minutes and cooled. Sweet peas blanched for a minute until bright green. Arranged on …

This Saturday, somewhere around 150 million Americans will pick up a hot dog, a hamburger, a scoop of potato salad, or an ear of sweet corn dripping with butter. It is the most democratic meal of the year — the one day a country that …