Nutrition

Genetically engineered foods: What's the fuss?

• As more produce is altered, more consumers ask, 'Is it safe to eat?'

May 23, 2013 4:00 am

For thousands of years, farmers have been breeding plants for highly desired traits. But this traditional process depends on nature, takes some time and can transfer unwanted characteristics along with the desired ones. Now, genetic modification techniques have advanced to the molecular level. Genetic engineering allows scientists to speed up and refine the process of moving desired, specific....MORE

Research

What exactly do we eat? New food map will tell us

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

CHAPEL HILL, N. C. — Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Same goes for....MORE

Crave-worthy hash brown casserole

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

Stanley Levy from Baltimore was in search of the recipe for the cheesy potato casserole that he enjoyed at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Pennsylvania. He said it reminded him of macaroni and cheese but instead of pasta it was made with potatoes.....MORE

Make Greek yogurt in your home kitchen

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

It is amazing that people still get excited about yogurt, considering that it has been around since 6000 B. C., when Neolithic herdsmen discovered that storing milk in animal skin containers curdled the liquid, thickening it and giving it tart flavor.....MORE

Pulled pork’s big flavor on a smaller scale

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

The first time I made pulled pork, it involved a seven-pound bone-in pork butt and an entire day of gentle smoking on the barbecue. It fed a backyard full of guests, and there were plenty of leftovers, too. The last time I made pulled pork, I bought a three-pound boneless shoulder roast (pork butt is another name for a piece of shoulder). The meat was ready in a few hours, and it fed exactly the....MORE

Chicken potpie lightened as a cobbler

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

Potpies are just plain appealing, but the crust and filling are loaded with fat and calories. Here, corn bread takes the place of....MORE

Food

Dip into artichokes

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

If you ever want to pass some time on a long flight, just turn to a fellow passenger and announce “the correct way" to cook ....MORE

The trek to a yogurt less sweet

May 19, 2013 4:00 am

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. — Dannon yogurt had a secret it didn’t want you to know. Until recently. Its Danimals Smoothies, a....MORE

High school chefs feel the heat in the kitchen

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

There was chaos at the Jungers Culinary Center in Bend on Friday morning. Teachers ran down the hallways carrying tubs of couscous.....MORE