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Mail-Order Ice Cream from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams in Columbus, Ohio

Jeni's is without question the best ice cream I've ever had - and I live in San Francisco. Highly, highly recommended.

Cook the Book: 'Mrs. Rowe's Little Book of Southern Pies'

The man I was desperately in love with requested a blueberry pie for his birthday. I went out, bought a beautiful ceramic pie pan, found a recipe for pie crust, and then just put the blueberries in with some sugar. I'd never made a pie before, and I assumed the berries would extrude liquid and become the luscious blueberry filling I always saw in pie. Instead, they came out of the oven perfectly intact; slice a piece, and the berries would just roll around the plate. He never said a word about it, but neither did he ever propose to me.

rebeccablood at 3:54PM on 07/16/09

From Serious Eats: New York

New York Trans-Fat Ban Kicks in Full Gear Tomorrow

Some more information from Wikipedia:

The primary health risk identified for trans fat consumption is an elevated risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).[30] A comprehensive review of studies of trans fats was published in 2006 in the New England Journal of Medicine reports a strong and reliable connection between trans fat consumption and CHD, concluding that "On a per-calorie basis, trans fats appear to increase the risk of CHD more than any other macronutrient, conferring a substantially increased risk at low levels of consumption (1 to 3 percent of total energy intake)".[4] This study estimates that between 30,000 and 100,000 cardiac deaths per year in the United States are attributable to the consumption of trans fats.

So, yes, it is a health risk - even saturated fats (animal fat and delicious, delicious butter, for example) are better for you than these artificially made products.

rebeccablood at 4:10PM on 06/30/08

From Serious Eats: New York

New York Trans-Fat Ban Kicks in Full Gear Tomorrow

Transfats have little or nothing to do with flavor. They are popular because they have a long shelf life and are easy to transport and store. There are no traditional foods that rely on transfats for their flavor. Transfats were substituted into those recipes for convenience or to save money.

rebeccablood at 4:01PM on 06/30/08

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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 18: What Happens When You Lose Control?

A very wise friend said to me once, "One meal doesn't make you fat". Neither does one day, or one week. Honestly, the only part of your description that worries me is "I was eating without thinking, to quell anxiety". Other than that, you indulged a little - enjoyed yourself, I hope - and you're back on track.

rebeccablood at 10:50AM on 05/16/08

From Serious Eats

Southern Foodways: Franklin Food and Spirits Festival Benefitting the SFA

This is maybe in Franklin, TN?

rebeccablood at 6:33PM on 05/10/08

From Recipes

Sack Lunch: Black Beans and Rice

I find her version of Spotted Rooster to be a bit oily, but we have her "Black Beans Charros" about once a month. Beans and rice is my favorite category of food. :)

rebeccablood at 1:43PM on 02/25/08

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