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Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis during a guest appearance on ABC's The Chew last fall. She can cook rich foods and keep her trim figure, but new research suggests that's a difficult feat for amateur cooks watching along at home.

Do TV Cooking Shows Make Us Fat?

1:37pm March 18, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

Women who cooked the meals they saw prepared on television weighed more, on average, than those who simply watched, a study shows. The findings challenge the notion that home cooking is always best.

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Chef David Iott explains the perfect way to prepare risotto to Stanford students.

Cooking 101: Stanford Adds Healthful Eating Skills To The Curriculum

4:13pm February 06, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

With help from celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, Stanford University is launching a cooking program to teach students the basics of choosing groceries, cooking and eating healthfully.

One reason cooking at home might be linked to poor health? Researchers say it could be because there are too many unhealthful baked goods coming out of the oven.

Health & Safety

Is 'Cook At Home' Always Good Health Advice?

4:48pm January 09, 2015

by Melissa McEwen

A recent study finds that middle-aged women who spent more time cooking were more likely to have metabolic syndrome. Researchers say the message should be "cook healthfully," not just "cook often."

A Boozy Parisian Pineapple That Tastes Like The Holidays

6:22pm November 28, 2014

by NPR Staff

Dorie Greenspan struggled to recreate a friend's sweet dessert, but he just wouldn't divulge his secret. "It's nothing," he said. "It's so simple." Turns out, it is simple — once you have the recipe.

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Amateur cook and writer Maureen Evans has perfected the art of tweeting a recipe in 140 characters or less.

Books

Tweet In The Holiday With Recipes On Twitter

4:54pm November 17, 2014

by NPR Staff

Test your ability to tweet a recipe in 140 characters or less. Amateur cook and writer Maureen Evans tells us how she manages to do that, and breaks down her code in her Twitter cookbook, Eat Tweet.

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True cheddar cheese can take months â even years â to age. So Claudia Lucero created a faux-cheddar that can be made in very little time.

Books
Arts

How To Make A Faux Cheddar In One Hour

3:46pm November 14, 2014

by NPR Staff

Once Claudia Lucero had mastered rapid cheese-making, she knew it was time to tackle cheddar. But cheddar takes months, even years, to age, so Lucero devised a pseudo version: the Smoky Cheater.

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A selection of foods discussed by Shirley Corriher at the National Press Club on Oct. 22.

Science

A Wisecracking Biochemist Shares Her Kitchen ABCs

3:58pm October 24, 2014

by Alison Bruzek

Shirley Corriher, author of Cookwise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Cooking, has tips on taking the bitter bite out of coffee, and holding onto cabbage's red hue while it's in the pan.

Education

GTCC Team Wins National Culinary Quiz Championship

3:53pm July 30, 2014

A group of students from Guilford Technical Community College won a national culinary quiz on Sunday. The five-member team beat out teams from New York and Washington states to earn the title.

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Cooking on gas and electric stoves can create indoor air pollution. The best way to avoid it is to buy a good range hood that vents outside, experts say.

Fixing Stove Hoods To Keep Pollution Out Of The Kitchen

5:22pm September 10, 2013

by Lauren Sommer

Range hoods are designed to capture the pollutants from your stove, but many models are not effective and it's hard for consumers to know how good a hood is. But researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab are developing a new standardized test that manufacturers can use to rate their range hoods.

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Called a boyo or bulema, this Turkish-style pastry was traditionally made for the Jewish Shabbat. Today, boyos are mostly reserved for holidays like Hanukkah.

National

At Hanukkah, Pastry Reminds Portland Jews Of Their Mediterranean Roots

7:29pm December 08, 2012

by Deena Prichep

The cheese-and-spinach-filled food called a boyo was once served on the Shabbat tables of Jews who lived in the Ottoman Empire. Today, the Turkish-style pastries are mostly reserved for the holidays.

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