One of the first posts I ever wrote was entitled "Of Yankees and Yams." I recounted a humorous incident I had with a farmer in North Carolina. He had informed me (and I in turn informed you) that yams are really just an orange fleshed sweet potato.

It's hot. The kids are complaining they're bored. And you want something sweet and satisfying to eat, just to take the edge off. You're afraid, however, that if you eat even one more ice cream cone, the spandex in your bathing suit will fail. What...

I want to work for Kashi. Take a look at their part of their mission statement: Everyone has the right to healthy food... We love being able to give people all-natural, minimally processed foods that are free of highly refined sugars, artificial...

The Food Blogga Getting Guys To Eat Vegetables Algorithm: 1. Don't tell them they're vegetables. 2. If #1 fails, then bread it and fry it. 3. If #2 fails, then add bacon. 4. If #3 fails, then add...

It's a great week to be in San Diego. Yesterday the Chargers beat the Giants in dramatic fashion; today is going to be sunny and 72; and all week long we're celebrating our first-ever San Diego Beer...

Congratulations to Catherine Mc Cord of weelicious.com, Jen Yu of userealbutter.com, and Laura of laurasbestrecipes.com!  They are semi-finalists in Quaker's "Awaken Your Senses...

With the holidays approaching, many of us will be knee deep in flour, sugar, icing, and sprinkles making scores of holiday cookies. Of course, many of us make scores of cookies year-round because...

If you love Indian food but are intimated by authentic recipes with 20+ ingredients -- most you've never heard of -- then Monica Bhide's new cookbook Modern Spice: Inspired Indian Flavors for the...