Food

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Bringing Back Butterscotch
May 15, 2013 | NPR · Butterscotch seemed to have fallen out of fashion, but food writer Rina Rapuano says she’s seeing glimmers of a comeback. And we don’t mean hard candies and instant pudding. The revival of this old-fashioned flavor inspires a crepe cake, a chocolate-crusted tart and more.
 

Laurel Ruma
Unpacking Foreign Ingredients In A Massachusetts Kitchen
May 10, 2013 | NPR · NPR listener Laurel Ruma picked up some odd ingredients during her travels. London-based chef Yotam Ottolenghi helps her concoct recipes with them for Morning Edition‘s Cook Your Cupboard series.
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Try A Do-It-Yourself Mother’s Day
May 8, 2013 | NPR · Rather than waiting for someone to give you a treat, why not make one of your favorites for yourself? Something you can snack on all week when no one’s around. Or, better yet, something you don’t have to share. Food writer T. Susan Chang recommends slow-roasted pecans, salty-sweet matzo candy and more.
 

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How To Dip Without Breaking The Chip
May 5, 2013 | NPR · Some hold the straight edge of the tortilla chip and dip the point; others do the opposite. But if you’re willing to step out of the box, The Sporkful’s Dan Pashman has a technique that could help boost the reputation of one controversial chip.
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Recipes From Smoke & Pickles
May 3, 2013 | NPR · Try three recipes from Edward Lee’s cookbook Smoke and Pickles: Recipes and Stories from a New Southern Kitchen.
 

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This Little Piggy Cookie Is A Sweet Mexican Find
May 2, 2013 | NPR · Mexico-born chef Pati Jinich spent years tracking down a recipe for the popular but elusive Piggy Cookies. Now the cinnamon-spiced treats are a staple in her house.
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Bringing Home The Essence Of Umbria, Italy
May 1, 2013 | NPR · Famous for its grain, pork products and black truffles, this region’s cuisine exemplifies the cardinal virtues of all Italian cooking: simplicity, tradition and respect for fresh, local ingredients. Food writer Tom Gilbert recalls his time there with recipes for pasta, soup and salad.
 

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Prepare To Get Hot And Heavy With This Chicken Recipe
April 25, 2013 | NPR · Montana restaurateur Jay Bentley likes his chicken juicy, not dry, and cooked with its bones. He says his cast iron skillet technique results in moist, flavorful chicken in half the usual cooking time.
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Nigella Lawson Helps Listener Cook Her Eclectic Cupboard
April 24, 2013 | NPR · Morning Edition‘s new project, Cook Your Cupboard, invites cooks to send in photos of food items they aren’t sure how to use. In our first installment, NPR listener Marcy Misner has beans, vinegar and almond milk, and food writer Nigella Lawson gives her some guidance on where to go from there.
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A Fresh Pod Cast: Savoring Spring’s Green Peas
April 24, 2013 | NPR · Emerald green and tender, yet with a gentle crunch, garden peas can be so delightful when fresh — and so disappointing when not. Try them now in their seasonal prime in these recipes for chilled soup, a citrusy spread and a traditional rice dish.
 

 

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Advocates Struggle To Reach Growing Ranks Of Suburban Poor
May 20, 2013 | NPR · The number of poor people living in America’s suburbs now surpasses those in cities or rural areas. Long focused on the urban poor, social service agencies are now trying to respond to the basic needs of a much more far-flung population.
 

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Is There Really A Second-Term Curse?
May 20, 2013 | NPR · Whether it’s President Richard Nixon’s resignation or President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, presidents tend to have a tough time during the back half of an eight-year presidency.
 

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Nostalgia For Sale As Captain Kangaroo’s Pals Are Auctioned Off
May 20, 2013 | NPR · A giant lot of Captain Kangaroo memorabilia goes on the auction block this week in Los Angeles. Among the items up for auction are several of the Captain’s signature jackets, Mr. Grean Jeans’ famous jeans and the life-sized costume worn by Dancing Bear.
 

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Nate D. Sanders Auction House
Nostalgia For Sale As Captain Kangaroo’s Pals Are Auctioned Off
May 20, 2013 | NPR · A giant lot of Captain Kangaroo memorabilia goes on the auction block this week in Los Angeles. Among the items up for auction are several of the Captain’s signature jackets, Mr. Grean Jeans’ famous jeans and the life-sized costume worn by Dancing Bear.
 

Decades Later And Across An Ocean, A Novel Gets Its Due
May 19, 2013 | NPR · John Williams’ Stoner sold just 2,000 copies when it was originally published in 1965. It’s now acknowledged as a classic work, is a best-seller across Europe and the No. 1 novel in the Netherlands.
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The Movie Katie Aselton Has ‘Seen A Million Times’
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Actor-director Katie Aselton could watch Kathryn Bigelow’s Point Break a million times. “It totally scoops you up and takes you for a ride,” she says.
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Music

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First Listen: Mount Kimbie, ‘Cold Spring Fault Less Youth’
May 19, 2013 | NPR · The British beat-makers shed their electronics in pursuit of a sound designed to translate live. For their second album, Mount Kimbie’s Dominic Maker and Kai Campos even trot out languid vocal performances and a real live drum kit, while still sounding like themselves in the process.
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First Listen: Tricky, ‘False Idols’
May 19, 2013 | NPR · The producer’s best album since the mid-’90s, False Idols is one of 2013′s biggest surprises so far. His signature mix of menace and seduction still sounds contemporary after Tricky’s more than 20 years in (and out of) the spotlight.
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First Listen: Laura Marling, ‘Once I Was An Eagle’
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Marling’s songs dig well beyond the everyday, with each sung in a wise, dusky, brooding voice that always seems in control of its surroundings. The U.K. folksinger’s fourth album, Once I Was an Eagle, takes a remarkable journey over the course of 16 hypnotic, subtly inventive songs.
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