Fresh Spinach From California Recalled

Salmonella this time.

I was going to post this last night but I was way too tired to spell. Went over to a friend's house last night to make dolmades and cram as many as I could into my face before entering a food coma. This is sort of a recipe, but very little measuring went on. We made a double batch, so this is that much.

( Eclectic Dolmades (stuffed grape leaves) )

Is San Francisco killing its restaurants?

Recent labor mandates cut dangerously close to the heart of their businesses, say many of our most respected restaurateurs, and some are seriously questioning how much longer they can afford to cook here. ( Could this be the beginning of the end for one of the world’s great dining cities? )

Mmmmmm.

Peach cobbler.

That Dropped Doughnut: How Soon, and How Often, Will It Come Back Up?Last month, scientists at Clemson University in South Carolina determined that applying the five-second rule to dropped food will not actually prevent the food from gathering bacteria ( Read more... )

Summer Express: 101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less

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I think I maight have blogged about a version of this salad before, but if I did, it was a couple of years ago and it bears repeating. I got the recipe from a semi-authentic Brazilian cookbook ( Read more... )

It's National French Fries Day and there's still time to go celebrate, if you hurry.

And who cares if you're a little late?

McDonald's Takes ParisLe Big Mac Booms in the Land of Haute Cuisine ( Read more... )

Evidence of ancient farming found in Andes

Anthropologists in northern Peru have found evidence of peanut, cotton and squash farming dating back 5,000 to 9,000 years, researchers said on Thursday, in a finding that helps pin down the start of organized agriculture in the Americas.

( Farming marks an important turning point in human history because it signals a change from a nomadic hunter-gatherer way of life to more settled, sedentary society. )