January 2012
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Signs that you really ARE a student again:
Your Christmas list includes:
Stretchy pants
A TI-89 graphing calculator
Gift certificates to Barnes and Noble
Is this real life?
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My Anchovy Experiment
I’ve never thought to cook with anchovies before because I never think about anchovies. This is because:
I don’t eat very much fish/seafood, as I usually keep a vegetarian diet.
They don’t look very appetizing.
Fish in a can?
I can remember my grandmother eating anchovies in her kitchen, directly from the can. I’m sure I’ve eaten anchovies before, in sauces or...
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Simple Dal with Roasted Vegetables
I am the master of totally unauthentic Indian food. I’ve adapted the recipe to work with my tight schedule and lack of ethnic ingredients. But guess what? It still tastes good, it’s healthy and super simple to make.
For the dal:
1 cup of red lentils
1 clove minced garlic
1 tsp minced ginger
1 tsp garam masala
cayenne pepper to your liking
Add 1.5 to 2 cups of water and...
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Watch“Pushy Pops finally addresses the most annoying part of eating: the pause between putting food in your face and putting more food in your face.”
Stephen Colbert’s Though For Food segment is perfect, every time.
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WatchTweaking Tastes and Creating Cravings
You should watch this clip about flavor scientists from 60 Minutes. The science behind creating flavors is fascinating (I created an artificial banana flavor in organic chem lab last week), and I can’t believe people actually hold jobs as Flavorists. However, what does it mean for consumers when flavors are actually being calculated to make people...
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