Novelty Carrots, Casseroles, Comfort Food and ...

Instant 'wow' factor ~
Will novelty carrots take root?

"variegated, rare-breed roots wheel round attractively"

Are purple and yellow carrots the thing to encourage children to eat more vegetables, or is the future still orange? ...
Read more: Will novelty carrots take root? guardian.co.uk

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Prep for Eggplant Parmigiana

"Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world." ~Lily Tomlin (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations

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Comfort food
~ You're stretching your brain, challenging your vocabulary, taking yourself on a trip to another time or place ...
Read more: Finding Comfort in a Kugel; huffingtonpost.com

~ A good casserole will often take care of itself, especially if cooked, or finished off, in an oven ...
Read more: Casserole recipes; bbc.co.uk

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Food for thought
~ Swedish design duo Hjärta Smärta ("Heart Pain") observed that there weren't nearly enough female design role models ...
Read more: 'Hall of Femmes': Celebrating the Female Icons of Graphic Design; theatlantic.com

~ That rarest of creatures — a film critic everyone knows — he really enjoys being Roger Ebert ...
Read more: Roger Ebert: A Critic Reflects On 'Life Itself'; npr.org

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Travel bites
~ A scotch eggstravaganza; guardian.co.uk
~ How to cook perfect cheese soufflé; guardian.co.uk
~ The New Moscow; travelandleisure.com
~ The New Spanish Scent That's Good Enough to Eat; time.com

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Gluten-Free notes
~ FDA Says Antacids Make People Sick-Gluten Intolerance Treatment Could Cure Digestive Upsets; marketwatch.com

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Healthy corner
~ Resistance Training For Your 'Willpower' Muscles; npr.org

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~ Adventurous &... @TravelBitesInfo On travel and other life distractions ...
~ ::The Daily Flavour @EtherNett:: » On Movie, media, sport ...
~ ::GlutenFree Etc @FoodMeditations:: Healthy eating in the global food community ...

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