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Ice cream for breakfast? The hot trend that's making Breakfast cool again

Ice cream for breakfast? The hot trend that's making Breakfast cool again

Seattle Times — This is likely the best news you'll hear this summer: Yes, you can eat ice cream for breakfast. It's not just an impossible kids' fantasy anymore. A rumored scientific study, some social media attention and a nifty new kitchen appliance...

Motel drip to gourmet sip: Insider secrets to making great coffee on the road

Motel drip to gourmet sip: Insider secrets to making great coffee on the road

Baltimore Sun — Finding a great cup of coffee while on the road can be a challenge.

America's love affair with fiery flavors heats up winter menus

America's love affair with fiery flavors heats up winter menus

Chronicle-Tribune — Remember the big American Sriracha Shortage of 2023? That tragedy wasn't just a fluke but a bold marker of the country's growing passion for spicy foods. Evidence of this steamy

Fire Up Your Tastebuds: Your Guide to the Best Chili Paste

Fire Up Your Tastebuds: Your Guide to the Best Chili Paste

fooddrinklife.com — If you love a hit of spice with your food, you'll want to stock up on various types of chili paste to add a kick to any meal. Discover the different kinds of chili paste, what they taste like, what ingredients they contain, and how to use them.

Easy Onigiri Recipe: Delicious Japanese Rice Balls

Easy Onigiri Recipe: Delicious Japanese Rice Balls

All Ways Delicious — Onigiri, Japanese rice triangles or Japanese rice balls with savory fillings, are great to eat on the go. This onigiri recipe provides an easy step-by-step guide for how to make onigiri rice balls at home. The Japanese have been making filled rice snacks since before chopsticks were invented.

Quick & Easy Cucumber Kimchi

Quick & Easy Cucumber Kimchi

All Ways Delicious — Korean Cucumber Kimchi is a spicy, flavorful Asian condiment. It is ubiquitous on Korean tables, but makes a delicious addition to any rice bowl. This quick version, which isn't truly kimchi but rather a quick pickle salad, can be ready to eat in just 30 minutes. It's the easiest kimchi recipe I've made!

Miso Paste: Everything You Need To Know

Miso Paste: Everything You Need To Know

All Ways Delicious — Mmmmm, Miso paste! If you're not already using this umami-packed condiment in your cooking, you need to start. It will add deep, intense, and delicious flavor to everything you cook. When we use the word umami, we're talking about the fifth of the five basic tastes (the others being salty, sweet, sour, and bitter).

Miso Paste: Everything You Need To Know

Miso Paste: Everything You Need To Know

All Ways Delicious — Mmmmm, Miso paste! If you're not already using this umami-packed condiment in your cooking, you need to start. It will add deep, intense, and delicious flavor to everything you cook. When we use the word umami, we're talking about the fifth of the five basic tastes (the others being salty, sweet, sour, and bitter).

Simply delicious - The Asian noodles Americans are crushing on

Simply delicious - The Asian noodles Americans are crushing on

Chicago Sun-Times — Americans' appetite for noodles is substantial - to the tune of 5.95 billion pounds of them consumed each year.

How 5 trailblazing women chefs are making history

How 5 trailblazing women chefs are making history

Frederick News Post — A seismic shift is occurring in the world of haute cuisine as a vanguard of revolutionary women chefs ascends to prominence, reshaping an industry traditionally dominated by men. Powerhouses like

Foraging for your dinner isn't just for survivalists anymore

Foraging for your dinner isn't just for survivalists anymore

The Journal

Are crickets the new kale? How edible insects might just save the planet

Are crickets the new kale? How edible insects might just save the planet

Chronicle-Tribune

From Pooping Logs to Fierce Cats: The World's Quirkiest Holiday Traditions

From Pooping Logs to Fierce Cats: The World's Quirkiest Holiday Traditions

HuffPost — Naked Santa has also become an iconic part of one American city's Christmas lore.