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In Videos: Terrified Corn
What has this family of corn terrified? See if the answer pops into your head before clicking play on the video after the jump....Rachael Ray Shucks Corn, Suggestively
The Huffington Post has Rachael Ray suggestively shucking corn in an amusing (and potentially NSFW) video titled "Rachael Ray Corn Porn." It's worse than you think....Pro-HFCS Ads: Do They Bother You?
Many people know they don't want high-fructose corn syrup (or HFCS) even if they don't know why. The fuzzy grey area—like how HFCS affects your body, what it's made from, and how it differs from cane-based sugar—is exactly what the Corn Refiners Association is tapping into when promoting the ingredient in new commercials and print ads, now visible nationally and on the site SweetSurprise.com. The ads ask what's so wrong with a little HFCS? The complexities are hardly known or explained—people just know to avoid it. In one commercial, a girl picnics with her boy and offers him a popsicle. He declines. It's not you, it's the high fructose corn syrup, babe. Instead of taking offense, she merrily explains that...Blogwatch: Cute Corn Cupcakes
Caution: Does not contain any actual corn. But that's the fun part! Blogger Peabody's corn-on-the-cob cupcakes employ jellybeans, yellow fruit chews and white decorating sugar to create the adorable impression of salty, buttery summertime goodness....Market Scene: Tomatoes, Melons, and Figs in Los Angeles
Golden Jubilee tomatoes. The Hollywood Farmers' Market (at Ivar Avenue & Selma Avenue; map) looked like a gem show yesterday with hues of ruby, garnet, and citrine spilling across most farmers' tables. It's August and tomatoes are finally here, and their sweet, fruity, meaty perfume will spin you around like a child on a merry-go-round. Your mind surges with the possibilities: heirloom tomato tarts, gazpacho, caprese salads, tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and salt, tomatoes out of hand, tomatoes with ricotta and fresh herbs on crostini. Fortunately this bounty will continue unabated through September. According to produce guru Russ Parsons, "scientists who study flavor chemistry have identified more than four hundred compounds that go into the taste of a...In Season: Corn
Everyone's favorite and simplest way to eat corn is corn on the cob—here are a few of our favorite tricks for bringing out its best.Backlash to the Ethanol Binge
Texas Governor Rick Perry has asked the FDA to waive a mandate that requires gasoline processors to mix ethanol into fuel. The corn used to make that ethanol, he says, could be better used to feed livestock. "When you find yourself in a hole, you have to quit digging," he said....Photo of the Day: Cuban Grilled Corn with Queso Fresco
"Oh my god, yes," is one of the first things I think of when I see grilled corn. (Other thoughts include, "Get in my belly," and drool.) Serious eater unarata contributed a photo of her homemade Cuban grilled corn with queso fresco to the Serious Eats Flickr Pool. In response, my stomach is a-growlin', just in time for dinner. Check out the recipe at her blog, Una Rata En La Cocina. Related Dinner Tonight: Grilled Corn (Red Hook Ball Field Style) What do you do with fresh corn? Fresh Corn on the Cob: Your Favorite Preps and Recipes?...In Videos: Cell Phone Popcorn Hoax: How It Actually Worked
You can finally get some sleep tonight. Someone figured out how those popcorn kernels were mysteriously popping without a nearby microwave. Oh wait, there was a microwave involved! The magnetron, or the power-generator inside the machine, was hiding underneath the table. According to the video's step-by-step instructions, the process seems fairly simple: just dismember the microwave, connect a few extension cords and hook up that magnetron. BUT WE DO NOT ENDORSE TRYING THIS AT HOME. Watch the video after the jump....Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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