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Food Fight!
I saw this video earlier this week and thought it would make a nice weekend distraction. In Food Fight, a video by Stefan Nadelman, various modern battles are recreated using food from the regions of the world engaged in the conflict. It begins at WWII, but if you're not that well versed in war, don't worry, the folks at Boing Boing have kindly edited the video to include subtitles.
Does Soda Mess With Your DNA?
All of you soda drinkers might want to pay attention to this one. A new study from Britain's Sheffield University is linking sodium benzoate, a preservative found in some sodas, to cell damage. Research is suggesting that the preservative has the ability to switch vital parts of DNA.
Yummy Link: Chocolate "Carbonite" Han Solo
geeksugar often likes to tell me how awful her cooking skills are (which, btw folks, they are not) - I think she's just intimidated by the recipes. However, I just came across a food creation that I think she'll love. Remember that scene in Star Wars where Han Solo gets stuck in carbonite?
Miracle Fruit Will Get Your Taste Buds High
Sure, we've all heard of the Superfruits, but how about miracle fruit? Miracle fruit is a little known berry that alters taste buds making bitter things better and sour things sweet. The effect lasts anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours.
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Taste Test: La Famiglia DelGrosso Pasta Sauce
Since it's easy to prepare and so versatile, I cook pasta at least once a week. Lately, I've been experimenting with various sauces and pasta shapes to see how the factors make a difference in taste, so I gave La Famiglia DelGrosso a try.
I sampled three of eight different sauces, all of which have kitschy titles named after family members.
Reader Recipe: Grilled Three Cheese Sandwich with Tomatoes
One of my favorite things in the whole world is a great grilled cheese sandwich. I love the way the melted cheese oozes along the crispy bread. Apparently, I am not the only one.
Get Stōked - Add Coffee to Your Coffee
Would you like cream or sugar with your coffee? How about an extra shot of coffee with your coffee? A new company called Stōk has created a Black Coffee Shot that is sold in those little containers that usually contain creamer.
Robert Rodriguez's 10 Minute Cooking School
Any of you guys fans of director Robert Rodriguez? Well, did you know that he includes his own 10 minute cooking school videos on many of his DVDs? In each episode you get footage of Rodriguez walking you through one of his favorite recipes, intermixed with footage of his films.
Stephen Colbert for Dessert!
If the rumor mill is true, looks like you'll soon, as in this summer, be able to have Stephen Colbert for dessert too! The folks at No Fact Zone have gotten an inside "scoop" and it appears that Ben & Jerry's is planning a Stephen Colbert "Americone Dream" flavor (currently, vanilla ice cream with fudge covered waffle cone pieces and a caramel swirl, but it may change). All I can say is that it better have the delicious sweet taste of the Truth!
The Machine Project's Dorkbake
Alright, so maybe I should have passed this news on to geeksugar instead of writing my own post, but I couldn't resist! The folks over at the Machine Project are hosting a "dorkbake" bake-off and I just had to share the news.
Now you're probably asking yourself, what's a "dorkbake"?
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