What to eat. What not to eat.

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• Let Them Eat Fruitcake Why we should embrace the boozy, dense, candied cake.
  Sara Dickerman Dec. 16, 2009
  
• Banish the Bean Why green beans have no place on a Thanksgiving menu.
  Juliet Lapidos Nov. 24, 2009
  
• Pumpkin Eaters It's Thanksgiving. Where should you put your pumpkin?
  Sara Dickerman Nov. 23, 2009
  
• Don't Buy Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking You will never cook from it.
  Regina Schrambling Aug. 28, 2009
  
• Plu-What? What's the difference between pluots and plumcots?
  Chip Brantley Aug. 19, 2009
  
• This Old Stove Why going vintage is better than modern.
  Regina Schrambling Aug. 5, 2009
  
• Hog Heaven? Life is no picnic for free-range pigs.
  James E. McWilliams June 29, 2009
  
• How McDonald's Conquered France The fast-food chain's most surprising success.
  Mike Steinberger June 25, 2009
  
• Why Don't the French Cook Like They Used To? How the Michelin guide crippled France's restaurants.
  Mike Steinberger June 24, 2009
  
• McSushi Why is American food so popular in Japan?
  Daniel Gross June 22, 2009
  
• Big Food Under Fire Industrial agriculture shouldn't worry about the government. Mother Nature is a far more potent foe.
  Tom Laskawy June 3, 2009
  
• I Cook, Therefore I Am How dropping food in fire made us human.
  Christine Kenneally June 3, 2009
  
• The Recipe Detectives These cookbook authors bring foreign food cultures to life.
  Sara Dickerman June 3, 2009
  
• Lard After decades of trying, its moment is finally here.
  Regina Schrambling June 2, 2009
  
• The Way We Eat Slate celebrates food.
  June 2, 2009
  
• Down-Home-Cooking Nation Did you know the Federal Writers Project funded foodies?
  Laura Shapiro June 2, 2009
  
• One Part Creativity: Zero Parts Recipe Can just using ratios really teach me to be a better cook?
  Jennifer Reese June 2, 2009
  
• Scratch That How cost-effective is it to make homemade pantry staples?
  Jennifer Reese April 22, 2009
  
• My Inner Baker Can Nancy Baggett's Kneadlessly Simple help me make a decent loaf of bread?
  Sara Dickerman April 15, 2009
  
• The Locavore's Dilemma What to do with the kale, turnips, and parsley that overwhelm your CSA bin.
  Catherine Price March 25, 2009
  
• Dietary Fibber Don't be fooled by polydextrose and other fiber additives.
  Jacob Gershman March 11, 2009
  
• Too Many Kiddie Cooks Spoil the Broth Why the child foodie movement has got to go.
  Regina Schrambling March 4, 2009
  
• Culinary Olympics: Cassoulet Division Making the difficult dish to distract from the recession.
  Katherine Lanpher Feb. 25, 2009
  
• Cooking Their Books Trying to re-create restaurant dishes at home.
  Lauren Shockey Jan. 21, 2009
  
• Well Done, Rare, or Cryovacked The story of the cow from four-legged co-worker to shrink-wrapped cutlet.
  Sara Dickerman Jan. 2, 2009