Dec 05 Watch 4:23 How to solve Puerto Rico’s looming food crisis? Eat local, farmers say By PBS News Hour Last week, Puerto Rico managed to make a $354 million payment on $72 billion worth of bond debt, which the government says it cannot pay off. Officials hope that boosting the agriculture sector will help dig the island out of… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 1:27 225 Years of Presidential Thanksgiving meals By PBS News Hour Since George Washington proclaimed the first public day of Thanksgiving, 44 presidents have eaten their way through the holiday. In our NewsHour shares of the day, a look at some especially memorable menus and incidents. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 4:17 Is it possible to build ‘meat’ out of plant protein? By PBS News Hour Americans eat three times the world average of beef each year. However, with each pound requiring more than 50 gallons of water, producers in drought-stricken California are looking to find other ways to get protein into our diets. Dr. James… Continue watching
Nov 26 Each year I buy my family fast food for Thanksgiving dinner, and you should too By Travis Daub When I tell people that our family tradition is to get takeout on the single greatest American holiday dedicated to home-cooking, they don’t know how to react. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 6:38 Can you cook delicious meals on just $4 a day? By PBS News Hour Can someone receiving food stamp benefits eat well on an average budget of $4 per day? That was the simple question that Leanne Brown set out to answer as a student, and now it's the core of her new cookbook,… Continue watching
Nov 25 3 holiday recipes you can make under $4 per serving By Leanne Brown “Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day,” is a cookbook by Leanne Brown that maps out strategies and recipes for eating well on the average food budget of someone relying on SNAP, or food stamp, benefits — just $4 per… Continue reading
Nov 23 Cooking for just a few? Thanksgiving dinner in one pan By Leanne Brown Having an intimate Thanksgiving? Leanne Brown, the author of ‘Good and Cheap,’ developed a recipe for anyone who is cooking for just a few people this holiday and wants to keep the meal simple and inexpensive. Continue reading
Nov 13 Why do potatoes grow pink slime? By Alexandra Sarabia Scientists find that pink slime on potatoes is a ‘space suit’ for one bacterium, but also a possible weapon against antibiotic-resistant microbes. Continue reading
Nov 01 Cracker salvaged from sinking Titanic auctioned for $23,000 By Andrew Mach A collector in Greece purchased what is likely 'the most expensive biscuit ever sold' -- a cracker that survived the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic -- for roughly $23,000 last week. Continue reading
Oct 02 Don’t know what to cook? Ruth Reichl has the answer By Ruth Reichl We asked Ruth Reichl, author of "My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life," what to cook in tricky everyday situations. Continue reading