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In Season: Long Beans
Yard-long beans, or asparagus beans, are at the peak of their season right now, which runs from late Summer to early Fall, with the exception of places such as California and Mexico where they grow year-round. They've been springing up in local farmers markets, but you can also find them at most Asian grocery stores. Do you know much about these leggy legumes, which are a relative of the black-eyed pea?
8 Prosperous Chinese Courses
In Mandarin, the number eight, or "ba," sounds similar to the word that means "prosper" or "wealth"; therefore, eight is considered lucky in Chinese culture. Today being 08.08.08 is an incredibly fortuitous day that has me in the mood for Chinese food. Since this Asian civilization has existed for thousands of years, its people are highly attuned to texture, flavor, color, and aroma.
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Mad Men, "Shut the Door. Have a Seat": This Week's 5 Maddest Moments
Wow. The biggest surprise of the third season finale of Mad Men isn't actually a plot point, but how light and almost exciting it manages to be. For a show that's normally so tense and tightly wound, this week's episode has a quick pace, and at times, a sense of humor.
Announcing Our Thanksgiving Recipe Challenge!
Calling all home cooks: Thanksgiving is just around the corner and we want you to share your tried and trusted recipes in the community. Just join the Kitchen Goddess group and go hog wild! Does your giblet gravy get rave reviews?
Would You Drink Kopi Luwak Coffee?
In honor of today being National Coffee Day, I thought I'd ask all you coffee lovers out there how far you'd go for a good brew. At more than $100 a pound, kopi luwak, also known as civet coffee, likely takes the title of the world's most expensive coffee. But it also holds the title of world's only twice-consumed coffee.
World's Largest Burger Among New Record-Setting Foods
It's a tale that'll go down in burger history. At an event this week in London, Guinness World Records revealed a host of new record breakers, among them a 185-pound, $499 whopper of a hamburger, which is officially the world's largest. The record belongs to Mallie's Sports Grill and Bar in Southgate, MI.
Do You Know What's Cooking This Week?
Every day that followed the long weekend seemed to feel shorter than usual — yet we still had plenty of time to make basil sangria, toss an Asian chicken salad, and tailgate with seven-layer bean dip.
How will you know if you were around for it all? Only by taking our quiz!
Do You Know What's Cooking This Week?
We've spent most of this week mentally preparing (read: getting excited) for the long weekend. We bookmarked Chick-fil-A's holiday giveaway. We learned all sorts of fun facts about the food culture of Labor Day.
Big News! Archie Proposes to Veronica
Well, Betty already spilled the beans on her blog, but today we'll get to read how it all goes down when Archie Marries Veronica: "The Proposal" hits comic book stores.
That's right: one of the world's most comically long love triangles is coming to an end with the latest issue of Archie comics, which will be the first in a six-part wedding series. For more than 60 years, the endearing Archie character has gone back and forth between perky blond Betty and sophisticated, dark-haired Veronica, to whom he finally pops the question.
Flashback: Knox Gelatin Cookbook
I was looking at some old Gourmet magazines the other day and thought — wow, food photography has really come a long way. Then I found this "turn every food you can imagine into a gelatinous mass" cookbook. Three bean jello mold, anyone?
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