Posts for October 20th 2011

Sugar Shout Out Oct 20, 2011

Sugar Shout Out: Get Jennifer Aniston's Sculpted Arms!

Get the bod: Jennifer Aniston's arms!

by Katie Henry

Sam Kass Oct 20, 2011

Sam Kass Takes Us on a Tour of the White House Gardens

After an intimate round table with Michelle Obama, we headed outside to the HealthierUS School Challenge Celebration, where we were given recipes form the White House and a tour of the gardens where Bo posed so perfectly with the first lady.

by Lisa Sugar

After an intimate round table with Michelle Obama, we headed outside to the HealthierUS School Challenge Celebration, where we were given recipes form the White House and a tour of the gardens where Bo posed so perfectly with the first lady. White House chef Sam Kass got giddy when showing off purple lima beans, colorful peppers, and a growing fig tree.

A Recently Harvested Section of the Garden

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LA Food and Wine Festival Oct 20, 2011

Favorite Festivities From LA Food & Wine

This past week, a smattering of our favorite chefs from across the country descended upon the first annual Los Angeles Food & Wine festival, whipping up a taste of their famous dishes and desserts.

by POPSUGAR Food

This past week, a smattering of our favorite chefs from across the country descended upon the first annual Los Angeles Food & Wine festival, whipping up a taste of their famous dishes and desserts. Culinary personalities like Guy Fieri, Wolfgang Puck, and Tyler Florence walked the red carpet — but not without also plating gourmet finger foods and sweet treats. For a few of our favorite memories from the festivities, keep clicking.

Photos courtesy Nicole M. Iizuka

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Giada at Home Season 4 Details and Cooking Tips

POPSUGAR Food Oct 20, 2011

What to Expect on the Next Season of Giada at Home

Giada fans, get excited: there's plenty cooking for the next season of Food Network's Giada at Home.

by POPSUGAR Food

Giada fans, get excited: there's plenty cooking for the next season of Food Network's Giada at Home. We caught up with Giada De Laurentiis at the LA Food & Wine Festival, where she shared what special guests she'll be hanging out with in her kitchen this coming season, the importance of offering a stiff drink, and why cooking doesn't have to mean sweating. Watch the video to learn more!

2011 Candy Bracket Oct 20, 2011

Pixy Stix or Pop Rocks? Help Us Pick the Best Candy!

Retro candy lovers, help us decide this Halloween: are Pop Rocks the better throwback, or Pixy Stix?

by POPSUGAR Food

Retro candy lovers, help us decide this Halloween: are Pop Rocks the better throwback, or Pixy Stix? If you're a bigger fan of Pixy Stix, then it's time to weigh in, because they're currently trailing Pop Rocks in the standings for Best Candy of All Time!

From Sugar Babies to Sugar Daddy and Snickers to Milky Way, we've selected 64 of the most beloved candies, and we need your help to pick the winner! Start by clicking above, and go through the first-round matchups by picking your favorite candy each time. Once you've done that, we'll take your favorites and pair them against each other until there is only one winning candy left. At the end of the month, we'll tally up your votes and crown our ultimate candy. Plus, when you finish voting, you'll have the opportunity to enter to win a year's supply of candy from Dylan's Candy Bar. What are you waiting for? Play now!

Food News Oct 20, 2011

Link Time: From Bad Macarons to Airport-Approved Peanut Butter

Ten traits that make a bad macaron. — Serious Eats NY
Eight foods that should be restricted before foie gras. — Huffington Post Food
Is New Orleans's Brett Anderson the next New York Times critic? — Eater NY
Calorie-cutting shortcuts from Rocco DiSpirito's latest book. — KitchenDaily
Meet Christina Tosi, Momofuku Milk bar crack pie mastermind. — Food Republic
How to order wine in one sentence. — The FN Dish
Fall must make: quinoa with whiskey-spiked cranberries. — Grub Street NY
Brilliant: peanut butter you can get through airport security. — Saveur

by POPSUGAR Food

Ten traits that make a bad macaron. — Serious Eats NY
Eight foods that should be restricted before foie gras. — Huffington Post Food
Is New Orleans's Brett Anderson the next New York Times critic? — Eater NY
Calorie-cutting shortcuts from Rocco DiSpirito's latest book. — KitchenDaily
Meet Christina Tosi, Momofuku Milk bar crack pie mastermind. — Food Republic
How to order wine in one sentence. — The FN Dish
Fall must make: quinoa with whiskey-spiked cranberries. — Grub Street NY
Brilliant: peanut butter you can get through airport security. — Saveur

community Oct 20, 2011

Savory Sight: World's Best Pumpkin Bread

Now's the perfect time to bake up a batch (or three) of pumpkin bread.

by Yum Community

Now's the perfect time to bake up a batch (or three) of pumpkin bread. Just take it from Gabriela Une Vie Saine.
I'm not joking — this truly is the world's best pumpkin bread. Moist, soft, sweet, spicy . . . I promise it won't disappoint!

Check out her recipe and other great Fall dishes in our YumSugar Community — then share your favorites! You could wind up featured here.

Wolfgang Puck, Giada de Laurentiis, Morimoto Cooking Tips

POPSUGAR Food Oct 20, 2011

Cooking Secrets From Giada, Morimoto, and More

What's the key to kitchen success?

by POPSUGAR Food

What's the key to kitchen success? At the LA Food & Wine Festival, everyone from Wolfgang Puck to Masaharu Morimoto had some sort of sage advice to offer home cooks. From Giada's tips for keeping it cool to Antonia Lofaso's must-have pasta add-ons, we've got you covered. Watch now to find out all you need to know to be a pro!