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Website roundup: StillTasty, Food.com

Got milk? A new website tells you whether it’s still good. If it is, a new recipe search engine can help you find ways to put that milk to good use.

Mother’s Day ideas

Mother’s Day is right around the corner! Here are some fun things you can plan to do with your mom, if she’s a foodie.

Not all vegetable cooking methods are created equal, study says

That vegetables are good for you is very common knowledge at this point. One of the health benefits comes in the form of antioxidants. A Spanish study published in the Journal of Food Science found that the way you cook your veggies can affect antioxidant levels.
The study tested 20 different vegetables and six [...]

Recipe: Cannelés

Caramelized on the outside but moist and chewy on the inside, these little cakes from Bordeaux have a unique, delicate flavor. If you missed them at the market and are looking for something to do inside this week, you can make cannelés at home.

France to subsidize global cocktail parties

France’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be sponsoring cocktail parties in 19 countries around the world.

US to delay tariff increase on some EU food products

US Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced a delay in punitive tariffs that would have increased tariffs on some imported European foods to astronomical levels.

Last winter Green City Market to feature Alice Waters

Saturday is the last winter Green City Market. Alice Waters, of Chez Panisse, will attend the outdoor market and will sign copies of her book from 10:30 to 11:30, according to the Chicago Tribune’s Stew blog.
The book, “The Edible Schoolyard,” is about a school garden Panisse started with a group of volunteers and teachers [...]

Tracking US foodborne outbreaks takes 3,000 agencies — who watches Chicago?

While much is being made of food production safety, the New York Times is reporting that the methods of tracking people who suffer food-borne illnesses varies by state. To further complicate matters, 3,000 different agencies (at the federal, state and municipal level) have a hand in the process, and some are more thorough than [...]

Obama names USDA undersecretaries for nutrition and research

President Barack Obama announced additional nominees for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Friday.

Recipe: Mom’s Marinade for Pork Chops (or Chicken Breast)

The Green City Market usually has a variety of meats. If you picked up some pork chops or some chicken, here’s a great marinade my mom makes to braise meats.