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Not My Job: We Quiz The Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten, On Footwear

12:44pm April 22, 2017

In 1978, Garten left her government job and bought a specialty food store in the Hamptons. That store grew into a career, a series of cookbooks and a popular show on the Food Network.

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Chew On This For Earth Day: How Our Diets Impact The Planet

8:00am April 22, 2017

The foods we choose to put on our plates — or toss away – could have more of an ecological impact than many of us realize.

Somali children walk to a food distribution on the outskirts of Mogadishu on April 9.

#CuriousGoat: Submit A Question About World Hunger And Famine

7:34pm April 21, 2017

by NPR Staff

More than 20 million people across four countries in Africa and the Middle East are at risk of starvation and famine. NPR is taking your questions on the topic.

A student uses notecards to learn facts about American government during a class at the public library in Brush, Colo.

Immigrants Make This Farm Town Work. Now They're Applying For Citizenship

4:32pm April 21, 2017

by Luke Runyon

Many immigrants come to Morgan County, Colo., for its plentiful, if grueling, jobs in agriculture. Now, fears about changes to immigration policy under Trump are prompting many to act.

You may be tempted to save a piece of a moldy loaf by discarding the fuzzy bits. But food safety experts say molds penetrate deeper into the food than what's visible to us. And eating moldy food comes with health risks.

Is It Safe To Eat Moldy Bread?

9:15am April 21, 2017

by Natalie Jacewicz

No, say food safety experts. Molds can easily penetrate deep into a soft food, like bread. But you can salvage other foods with tougher surfaces, like cabbages, carrots and hard cheeses.

For The Baristas' Sake, Don't Get A Unicorn Frappuccino

5:08am April 21, 2017

There's a trend of food with unicorn colors. A Starbucks employee posted a video saying he's "never been so stressed," making "unicorn Frappuccinos." He said he had sticky hands, clothes and hair.

Boiled octopus, a recipe for "reliably tender, flavorful octopus that can be used as it is, or as a basis for fried or grilled octopus dishes," write Richard Horsey and Tim Wharton in Ugly Food. "Octopus is also totally sustainable, very economical and in

The Truth About Ugly Foods: They're Delicious, Abundant And Good For The Planet

2:28pm April 20, 2017

by Stephen Phillips

From ugly fish like sea robin to the discarded parts of livestock, like ox cheeks and chicken feet, a new book celebrates repugnant-looking but flavorful foods, and urges us to eat more of them.

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Vegan Cookbooks Spill The Beans About Aquafaba, The Eggless Egg White

12:33pm April 20, 2017

by Tove Danovich

The discovery that the liquid from canned beans can be whipped into an egg white substitute has taken the vegan world by storm. Now DIY recipes are being codified into cookbooks.

Letitia Winston (left), Lori Aquino, and Moriam Animashaun visited a Starbucks in Washington, D.C., to try the new Unicorn Frappuccino.

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Unicorn Frappuccino: A Digital Age Drink

5:19pm April 19, 2017

by Amy Held

Starbucks released its Unicorn Frappuccino amid a swirl of social media buzz. "It looks nice," says one customer. And in the age of likes, snaps and tweets, the fantasy may be all that matters.

The family-owned Wholesum Harvest had to meet a checklist of more than 300 standards — including many worker protections — to become the first American farm certified by Fair Trade USA. Workers at its Nogales, Ariz., tomato farm recently received a ch

Not Just For Foreign Foods: Fair-Trade Label Comes To U.S. Farms

1:32pm April 19, 2017

by Nick Romeo

Since 1998, Fair Trade USA has been certifying farms overseas that met its standards for workers and the environment. Now, the group is looking closer to home, starting with an Arizona organic farm.