food

Girl Scout Cookie Sales Take A Hit During Coronavirus Pandemic

7:29am June 21, 2021

Roughly 15 million boxes of Girl Scout cookies remain unsold. The organization, which says the coronavirus is to blame, plans to keep selling until all the cookies are sold.

Steamed: A Catharsis Cookbook, by Rachel Levin and Tara Duggan.

Arts

Eat Your Feelings — And Cook Them, Too, With These New Catharsis Cookbooks

5:10pm June 19, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

A lot has been said about the joy of cooking, but what about the fury? A host of new cookbooks right now aim to help cooks pound, grate and shred their feelings about the state of the world.

Crazy worms — an invasive species from Asia — pose a threat to forests, scientists say. The worms can thrash around so violently that they can jump out of a person's hand. They also lose their tail — on purpose.

'Crazy Worms' Threaten America's Trees — And (Gasp!) Our Maple Syrup

7:00am June 13, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The invasive worms, which reproduce rapidly, are creating havoc in forests. They thrash around so violently that they can jump out of a person's hand. They also lose their tail — on purpose.

Health & Safety

A DC Chef Finds New Ways To Feed Customers During The Pandemic

8:05am June 12, 2021

Charlie Chen served authentic Chinese food at the cafe in DC's World Bank before offices shut down last year. He shifted to feeding his regular customers through delivery, and picked up some new ones.

An East Texas bakery initially faced backlash over its Pride Month-themed cookies, but is now selling out of its goods and gaining fans across the country. It's also receiving donations and passing them along to local charities.

National

A Texas Bakery Got Hate Mail Over Pride Cookies. Then The Community Rallied Behind It

11:19am June 11, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Confections bakery in Lufkin, Texas lost customers after posting a picture of its rainbow-iced Pride Month cookies. It's now being flooded with orders and donations, and paying them forward.

Several Types Of Apples, Thought To Be Extinct, Have Been Rediscovered

6:29am June 11, 2021

The Lost Apple Project has found seven types of apples in old orchards in Oregon, Washington and Idaho that were thought to have gone extinct as much as a century ago.

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Encore: Chef Enrique Olvera On Perfect Imperfection In The Kitchen

4:46pm June 07, 2021

by Ailsa Chang

NPR's Ailsa Chang revisits a cooking session and conversation with renowned chef Enrique Olvera. His cookbook is Tu Casa, Mi Casa: Mexican Recipes for the Home Cook.

Science

So You're Thinking About Eating A Cicada: Tips From A Cicada Enthusiast

8:33pm June 04, 2021

So you're thinking about eating a cicada. Cicada enthusiast Dr. Cortni Borgerson shares some things to know before heading out and what to do once you've actually harvested them.

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The word "doughnut" first appeared in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1782 but by the early 1800s, "donut" became widely used.

National

Doughnut Or Donut? Discuss

9:49am June 04, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Doughnut came first, but donut wasn't far behind. Now, whether it's glazed or jelly-filled experts say either spelling is equally acceptable.

What's The Best Way To Eat Cicadas? A Chef's Insect-Based Recipes

6:09pm May 29, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin talk to Xavier Deshayes, chef and cicada-cooking connoisseur, about how to eat and enjoy the emerging cicadas ahead of Memorial Day, if you're feeling adventurous.

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