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For your health: Love those lentils
January 3, 2012 – 8:48 pm | No Comment

Do you remember your last lentil? The humble lentil has long lived in the shadow of its more popular legume cousin, the bean. Take a new look; lentils offer unique nutrition benefits for those trying to shed holiday pounds.

Oh Baby, Burgers For Grownups!
January 3, 2012 – 3:24 pm | No Comment

Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant’s Features Buzz Facebook Page Burgers, you’ve come a long way, baby.

146 jobs to go at tomato sauce factory
January 2, 2012 – 1:17 pm | No Comment

Heinz is set to close tomato sauce factory in Girgarre on Friday with 146 jobs lost.

Ring in the New Year, then end the evening with a substantial snack
December 30, 2011 – 6:58 pm | No Comment

Nothing caps off an evening celebrating like a midnight snack — or a 2 a.m. snack, as the case might be. And if you’re an early-to-bed type, these egg-based dishes would taste just as good for brunch on New Year’s Day. All these recipes are easy and relatively quick to make, especially if you do a…

Midnight snacks for New Year’s Eve
December 30, 2011 – 4:07 pm | No Comment

Nothing caps off an evening celebrating like a midnight snack–or a 2 a.m. snack, as the case might be. And if you’re an early-to-bed type, these egg-based dishes would taste just as good for brunch on New Year’s Day.

Researchers deconstruct the physics of writing with a fountain pen
December 30, 2011 – 2:23 pm | No Comment

Wetting a fountain pen to compose a thank-you note is a grand way to express gratitude for a holiday gift, yet we often don’t give a thought to what happens when ink moves from pen to paper. But for a team of South Korean and American scientists, the medium is more important than the message — and can even provide new insights into ancient biological systems.

A look back and a look forward in food trends
December 29, 2011 – 4:05 pm | No Comment

Keeping an eye on the the food scene for the “ins” and “outs”.

A look back and a look forward in food trends
December 29, 2011 – 4:05 pm | No Comment

Keeping an eye on the the food scene for the “ins” and “outs”.

France approves fat tax on sugary drinks such as Coca-Cola and Fanta
December 29, 2011 – 12:24 pm | No Comment

France’s Constitutional Council approved the new soda tax, which will add just over 1p to a can of fizzy drink, yesterday after it was announced in August.

Celebrate beginning of 2012 with midnight snacks, breakfast recipes
December 29, 2011 – 12:04 am | No Comment

Nothing caps off an evening celebrating the New Year like a midnight snack – or a 2 a.m. snack, as the case might be. And if you’re an early-to-bed type, these egg-based dishes would taste just as good for brunch on New Year’s Day. All five recipes are easy and relatively quick to make, …

Chris George, the Memphis man
December 28, 2011 – 11:23 pm | No Comment

Alexandra Greeley Special to The Washington Examiner Dressed in his tailored suit and looking business-like, Chris George does not fit the image of a barbecue chef. But as the owner and head chef of Crystal City’s big-deal barbecue joint, Memphis Barbeque, he will certainly be feeling the pull of the grill and looking the part of a ‘cue man. That he is so attached to this smoky theme is

Cailtin Moran and me – The Times interviews its star columnist
December 28, 2011 – 8:52 am | No Comment

Moran is the British Press Awards Critic of the Year, Columnist of The Year and Interviewer of the Year. But to prove that Moran is the Times star, the paper getsValerie Grove to interview the “gobby teenager” she discovered…

Molecular ‘maturation clock’ modulates branching architecture in tomato plants
December 27, 2011 – 7:21 pm | No Comment

The secret to pushing tomato plants to produce more fruit might not lie in an extra dose of Miracle-Gro. Instead, new research suggests that an increase in fruit yield might be achieved by manipulating a molecular timer or so-called “maturation clock” that determines the number of branches that make flowers, called inflorescences.

Chinese Cuisine
December 26, 2011 – 10:14 pm | No Comment

REMEMBER that recipes must evolve and the one below just might teach you to be unafraid! This sauce is good with deep fried fish, chicken, all sorts of seafood and even lightly sauteed, tender beef.

Study uncovers a molecular ‘maturation clock’ that modulates branching architecture in tomato plants
December 26, 2011 – 8:09 pm | No Comment

The secret to pushing tomato plants to produce more fruit might not lie in an extra dose of Miracle-Gro. Instead, new research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory suggests that an increase in fruit yield might be achieved by manipulating a molecular timer or so-called “maturation clock” that determines the number

Research finds molecular ‘maturation clock’ that modulates branching architecture in tomato plants
December 26, 2011 – 8:08 pm | No Comment

The secret to pushing tomato plants to produce more fruit might not lie in an extra dose of Miracle-Gro. Instead, new research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) suggests that an increase in fruit yield might be achieved by manipulating a molecular timer or so-called “maturation clock” that determines the number of branches that make flowers, called inflorescences