
Culinate Gorgeous, red, late-fall fruit.
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It is a freezing October in Massachusetts, and everywhere I look there are scarlet lakes surrounded by trees glowing with autumnal foliage. The beauty of cranberries, Christmas-red and smooth as beads, ebbing and flowing in blue, flooded bogs, is mesmerizing. My eyes can barely cope with the color.

Culinate Ever wonder why some toffee recipes call for baking soda? Hank knows.
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Hopefully you are the right person to ask about this. I am curious about making toffees and brittles and have noticed that some recipes have baking soda thrown in at the end. Why is that and what is the ...

Culinate From gravy to zabaglione to caramel sauce — we've got you (and your food) covered.
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Goo — sauces, dips, condiments, drizzles, syrups — can make a good meal great. A hot sauce lends a note of comfort to many dishes, and a cold sauce (especially when served with something hot) adds contrast and zing.

Culinate Wondering how many sweet potatoes you'll need to feed 16? How long to allow a 12-pound turkey to roast? How to make cranberry sauce?
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Join Kim O’Donnel for a live discussion of Thanksgiving foods — meatless, meaty, or otherwise. The chat happens right here, on Thursday, November 19, at 10 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. ET.

Culinate France, being 14 and discovering honey, and the White House bees.
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Joan Menefee has never been a picky eater. She and her husband live in Menomonie, Wisconsin, where they tend gardens in two counties and eat plums and grapes in public parks.

Culinate The first stop for job-hunters who want to work in the "sustainable food" realm.
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If you’re a job-seeker who’s primarily interested in working for a non-profit organization doing sustainable-food-related work, you’ll probably want to check out the listings on Sustainable Food Jobs, a blog recently begun by a resourceful woman named Claire, in New England:

Culinate Matthew's miso tales: What it is, how to cook with it, why he likes it so much.
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Okay, I’m lying. Miso is more than 2,000 years old and has been a staple at American health-food stores for about as long. I used to have one of these stores two blocks from my house, and I’d mainly go there to buy beer and oatmeal, ignoring the tofu-miso-tempeh section. ...

Culinate What does healthful eating mean to YOU?
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Thanksgiving soup: Bright red organic sweet potatoes roasted and pureed with coconut milk, then topped with crispy sage fried in olive oil.

Culinate This may be a good weekend to select holiday wine.
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I’m in charge of bringing the wine for Thanksgiving, but since this occasion is mainly about the food I’m not sure what’s appropriate. Help!

Culinate Need holiday cooking advice? Kim O.'s chat today is about meatless Thanksgiving foods. 10am PT, 1pm ET. Stop by!
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Editor’s note: Hold the turkey! This week we’re discussing meatless Thanksgiving options. Next week, November 19, is reserved for all Thanksgiving-related questions. We apologize for any confusion.

Culinate Just in time: Win a copy of Diane Morgan's just-published book, The New Thanksgiving Table.
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Culinate editor’s note: We asked Diane Morgan, the doyenne of Thanksgiving, to give us eight ideas for maximizing fun — and minimizing stress — on the big day.

Culinate What one woman did with four noisy birds.
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We already had plenty of feathered friends on our old French farm. My favorite part of the day was bringing the children home from school while our flock of geese darted across the field in a frantic race ...

Culinate A look at halal food that's humanely and sustainably raised.
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On a brisk November day, Zaid Kurdieh is busy ensuring his chickens are comfortable. With temperatures well below freezing and snow on its way, Kurdieh — an organic farmer in the upstate New York town of Norwich — is moving his flock from open pasture to a heated greenhouse.

Culinate Did you get evoo on my chisel?
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I intended to write this post nearly six weeks ago--on the day of the action but so it goes. My kitchen was under construction from mid-August until late October which meant that I had only limited access ...

















