Pizza does a body good? Best news I’ve heard in awhile!

Move over salt and pepper! The United States is clamoring for spicier, bolder flavors.

Why vending machines suck!

Swiss chard is exploding at your local farmer’s market. It looks like spinach, has the bitter taste of a beet, and is chockfull of nutrients and vitamins to your diet....but what do you do with it? Here are two recipes to get creative with.

Just Hungry Recipes: Chard

Simply Recipes: Chard

Getting a little tired of ice cream this summer?  The L.A. Times posted some creative no-bake recipes that will definitely help you keep your cool.

Taco Talk
Experimenting with new taco fillings can be really fun and you don’t always have to use the traditional ground beef, chicken and pork fillings. In fact, read how one couple was inspired by LA's Kogi Korean BBQ truck to start their own business. They created their own version of the Korean taco.

Have you tried any new taco fillings? 

Check out this slide show on Serious Eats.  It makes me think of the many trips my family and I take to the Minnesota State Fair every year in August. One thing I love about our fair is that everything is fried and on a stick!

Your team might be losing, but your stomach won't be!
Looks like some major-league baseball parks are drawing in fans by offering all-you-can-eat concessions. The buffets can vary in price and food, but fans are definitely getting a bang for their buck. You have to wonder how good buffet grub can be at a ballpark. Would you eat this way at the stadium?

There’s nothing sweeter than finding fresh fruits and vegetables at affordable prices, but with the large crowds and unfamiliar rules some people get a little intimidated by a farmer's market. The Huffington Post lists some general guidelines for market newbies.

Faux-organic?
Is the produce you’re buying really organic? According to a recent article published by the Associated Press, some farmers in California are selling non-organic produce with an organic label.  Read more to see how California plans to enforce stricter regulations on certified organic produce. 

Do you get the James Beard Foundation's newsletter, Beard Bites? I do, and I absolutely love it. This month, they're all about grilling. Check out great recipes and killer tips by signing up here. Their interview with Mastering the Grill authors David Joachim and Andrew Schloss is pretty insightful as well.

What are you grilling this weekend? 

We’ve all seen our fair share of over the top advertisements.  Take a look at this article I found in The Huffington Post about a billboard in North Carolina.  Driving home from work and sitting in traffic
would be torture!

Something Different for Your Steak
Grilling out with family and friends is one of the best parts about summer. Yesterday I was looking online for some new ways to liven up a steak and stumbled across this Deep Fried Finger Steaks recipe.  Although it’s not on the grill, it looks like a tasty party snack and the website says it’s “man tested.”

The ladies at the office loved this idea! If only I could look like that and eat ice cream at the same time.

Sugar Overload
This tasty looking concoction looks just as good as an old fashioned root beer float, a few drops of vanilla extract might just put it over the top.

Savory Candy
I’m diggin’ Michael Humes' witty blog, I especially love his Alinea's tasting menu feature with Jelly Beans.

Saveur held their 1st Annual Food Blog Awards this week. We're always prowling blogs looking for cool things, do you know any we should check out?

Belated Birthday
I almost forgot to wish Twinkie a happy birthday! Every kid's favorite lunch box treat turned 80 yesterday.

Peep Sushi
Serious Eats featured a sushi challenge featuring nothing but Peeps, Rice Crispies and Fruit Roll Ups, it gives me a toothache just looking at them!

Has anyone seen the new Burger King ad on tv? The slogan, "It's not that original" cracks me up.

Sugar Coma
Even though my family is celebrating Passover this week, we might just have to pick up one of these ostrich sized Reeses Eggs.

Gadgets
I'm always a sucker for fun gadgets that my little guy would love.  Check out this picnic table condiment set from  Uncommon Goods, just in time for the warm weather!

A year ago, I stopped by Ben and Jerry's HQs on my Appetite for Life road trip. I was sworn to secrecy about the new flavors they were testing, and they've finally released what I feel might be the best B&J flavor yet: Peanut Brittle. It's packed with peanut-studded brittle pieces & a gooey caramel swirl. Salty, sweet, crunchy and just friggin' awesome. Check out the video here.

Oh, and by the way, tomorrow is their Free Cone Day, where regular peeps like you and me get a gratis cone from 12-8pm. Get yours!

Turning the ramen aisle into a rave, one shopper at a time.

Delicious, fried foods-- minus most of the fat? Count me in! Check out my friend Dave Lebovitz's trial run with the ActiFry. I'm thinking about picking one up on Amazon!

 

 

I love Cuba. And I am jealous of their universal health care system, and despite the problems that lie behind the Palm Curtain (in a paradise prison for some Cubans), this story shows many signs of a change in the air for the country as a whole.

Huff Po reporting this story-- further proof that morons are dangerous. The boat should have docked and dropped supplies, and those willing to volunteer should have been allowed to do so. Those not willing should have been taken off and transferred to another boat. This is like driving in a bus past a 40-car pile-up with massive fatalities and stopping long enough to take a pee break. Ridiculous.