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Yummly Author Page

Yummly Author Page

I write food stories for Yummly.com several times a month, dozens of pieces over the years on everything from…

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Our Favorite "Weekend Mom" Wants To Talk About Her Air Fryer

Our Favorite "Weekend Mom" Wants To Talk About Her Air Fryer

As a doctor and the mom of two young boys, Grace Farris was busy enough. But she'd always drawn for fun, and …

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What Is Shrinkflation? The Sneaky Way Manufacturers Are Raising Prices

What Is Shrinkflation? The Sneaky Way Manufacturers Are Raising Prices

If your family seems to be going through favorite products faster than usual, it doesn't necessarily mean som…

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Impossible? New Veggie Burgers Make a Run at Beef

Impossible? New Veggie Burgers Make a Run at Beef

Imagine you're about to bite into a decadent-looking burger. You inhale the aroma of grilled meat, note the e…

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I'm a food writer and a mom and I'm here to tell you: food writers lie

I'm a food writer and a mom and I'm here to tell you: food writers lie

Food writers are lying to you. In our quest to inspire people to cook, we offer images of glorious plates of …

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14 Commonly-Held Ideas About Food-And Exactly How True They Are

14 Commonly-Held Ideas About Food-And Exactly How True They Are

Just because you read it on the internet doesn't mean it's true. We set out to find which of these 14 current…

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The Restorative Power of ‘Sacred Moments’ in Medicine

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By Debbie Koenig
| Medscape Verified
An intern had an ICU patient who wanted to get married in his hospital room before he died. On the day of the ceremony, she traded her scrubs for a dress. The patient asked, “Did you dress up just for me?” When she said yes, he thanked her. “That simple exchange was a sacred moment for her,” said Sanjay Saint, MD, Chief of Medicine at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and co-author of a new paper on how clinicians can cultivate these experiences.
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An Easy (and Cheap) Week with Almost No Cooking

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By Debbie Koenig
| The Family Plan
As I type this, it’s not insanely hot here. Open windows are all I need to keep cool. But lately it feels like as soon as we get comfortable, Mother Nature (or God, or whoever’s in charge, if anyone actually is in charge…) decides to have a little fun by turning up the global thermostat. Just in case, I’ll aim for minimal cooking for the rest of the summer. Next week, you’ll only have to prepare a double-batch of quinoa and grill a bunch of protein and vegs.
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Brown Rice + $90 = 5 Fast & Easy Family Dinners

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By Debbie Koenig
| The Family Plan
This week’s secret is so simple, I’m kind of shocked I haven’t used it more often: Over the weekend, cook up a lot of brown rice—two-and-a-half cups raw, which should yield more than seven cups cooked. (Easiest way: cook it like pasta.) It figures into three dinners this week, but they’re so different from each other I doubt anyone will notice.
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