Food

Health & Safety

Who cooks the most in your home? NPR readers weigh in

7:01am December 23, 2023

by Andrea Muraskin

While a recent survey says women around the world cook at home about twice as often as men do, a good number of our readers said: "Not in my house!" We've got a feast of stories and opinions.

Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Activists marked 60 years since the march in 2023.

2023 was a year of big anniversaries

6:00am December 23, 2023

by James Doubek

In 2023, we marked 20 years since the Iraq War, 50 years since the birth of hip-hop, and 60 years since the JFK assassination. Here's a roundup of historical events we wrote about over the past year.

In Wisconsin, apple pie baked in a paper bag is all the rage over the holidays

5:09am December 21, 2023

by Lina Tran

In southeast Wisconsin, there's an option that ranks highly — apple pie that comes in a — wait for it — bag. This unique treat sells like hot cakes over the holiday season.

"I always compare dishes from our childhood as like a warm blanket," says Polish food writer Michał Korkosz of gogl-mogl. "They remind you when you were the happiest in your life."

Gogl-mogl: old world home remedy that may comfort — even if it doesn't cure

8:43am December 19, 2023

by Deena Prichep

Consisting of eggs, milk and honey, the drink was alternately reviled and beloved by those who remember being given it in childhood.

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A brewery and creamery teamed up to make blue cheese beer

6:56am December 18, 2023

by Michel Martin

Maybe you've heard of beer cheese, but what about blue cheese beer? Oregon brewery Crux Fermentation Project teamed up with Rogue Creamery to take on the challenge.

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Talking cookies with 'The New York Times Cooking'

5:40pm December 17, 2023

by Emma Klein

Every year the team at New York Times Cooking puts out seven new recipes for Cookie Week. After making a few of the new cookies, NPR spoke with several of the recipe creators.

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National

The FDA is investigating whether lead in applesauce pouches was deliberately added

8:46pm December 16, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The Food and Drug Administration is working with Ecuadorian authorities to investigate Negasmart, who has been supplying cinnamon to the three recalled applesauce brands.

Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling

Books
Arts

A buffet of 2023 cookbooks for the food lovers on your list

5:01am December 16, 2023

by Beth Novey

There are a lot of cooks at NPR. Every time we ask our staff for recommendations for our annual, year-end books guide, we get back a veritable smorgasbord of cookbook offerings.

How this Mexico City food market is cutting back on food waste

6:04pm December 15, 2023

The largest food market in the Americas is doing its bit for climate change, by cutting back on food waste.

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Doritos and Empirical Spirits partner to make nacho cheese-flavored liquor

4:59am December 14, 2023

by Steve Inskeep

Empirical Spirits pitched the idea of whipping nacho chips into alcohol to the makers of Doritos. And now — for just $65 — you too can partake of liquor that smells and tastes like cheese dust.