August 2008 - Posts

Sunday, August 24, 2008 4:31 PM

Pesticides in produce: when does it pay to buy organic?

When a teeny organic tomato costs $4.50, it’s hard not to wonder if you’re spending your dough wisely. There are plenty of environmental, health and practical

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008 9:36 AM

Why (and when) should I soak beans?

Some people are sensitive to the indigestible complex sugars in the skins of beans, called oligosaccharides. (It’s what makes the legume a musical fruit.)


Wednesday, August 06, 2008 8:00 AM

Favorite cookbooks and recipe resources?

Even if you’re the kind of cook who just throws things together, without a recipe, there are cookbooks, magazines and online recipe indexes you can’t live

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