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New USDA Cooking Temps Oversimplify, Change Little, Confuse Home Cooks

Meathead | Posted 07.26.2011 | Home
Meathead

If you follow USDA recommendations 100% you will be 100% safe and doomed to terrible steaks and lamb chops. And in its effort to make one set of easy to understand rules, the government has oversimplified.

Life With Poultry

Patrizia Chen | Posted 07.13.2011 | Green
Patrizia Chen

When I married, life as I knew it changed radically. No more modeling, no clubs, basta to late nights out or sudden trips to exotic islands just to m...

This Is the Game Changer!

Laurie David | Posted 06.18.2011 | Home
Laurie David

It's hard to shock me, but when I read the report on Friday that almost half of the meat and poultry we're buying at our local grocery stores is contaminated with Staph bacteria, I had to let out a scream of frustration.

Look Ma, No Oven! Dorm Room Cashew Chicken (In The Microwave)

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 06.06.2011 | College
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

Not only are Asian-inspired meals quick and easy to throw together, they're a cheap and healthy alternative to take out -- no need to tip or deep-fry anything.

Tantalizing Turkey: Not Just a Holiday Staple

Neil Zevnik | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Neil Zevnik

Recent research has demonstrated that turkey meat can provide benefits that red meats such as beef cannot, and avoids some of the pitfalls that red meats often inflict.

Don Tyson, Poultry Tycoon, Dies At 80

AP | CHUCK BARTELS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Former Tyson Foods Inc. chief executive Donald J. Tyson, who led his family's poultry company from being a regional producer...

Roasting Chicken, Upside Down

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

There are a few elements that make this chicken fantastic, borderline addictive.

More Than Pardons: A Thanksgiving Wish for Turkeys

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Wayne Pacelle

Today's industrially produced birds have been selectively bred for enormous body mass. Many of them cannot stand or walk after a few months of life. They are not healthy animals, and they suffer chronic pain.

Turkeys: The Misunderstood Poultry of Kid Lit (Slide Show)

Rocco Staino | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Rocco Staino

Many adults have fond memories of the Roger Duvoisin's silly goose named Petunia (Random House, 1950) or those Boston Public Garden ducks made famous ...

New Orleans Food Farms Struggle With Toxins and Red Tape

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Susan Buchanan

Large-scale, community farming in the city requires soil and water testing and an array of permits. But that's not stopping gardeners in New Orleans.

Golden Elixir: The Ultimate Chicken Stock

Laura Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Laura Silverman

If you buy your chicken stock in a box or a can--even it it's the organic stuff--you'll be amazed by the difference when you make your own. Time-...

The Egg Recall Was a Disaster Waiting to Happen

John W. Boyd Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
John W. Boyd Jr.

The people who are least surprised to hear of the appalling conditions that led to the egg recall that began on August 13 were my fellow small and mid-sized farmers.

Poultry: Food Poisoning Culprit Number 1

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

ATLANTA — Cooking chicken on the grill this summer? Be careful. Poultry is still the leading culprit in food poisoning outbreaks, health officia...

From Bush Legs to Bad Business Practices - It's Been a Busy Week for Poultry

Regina Weiss | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Regina Weiss

It's been quite a week for US poultry. On Tuesday the USDA issued proposed rules to clarify the meaning of "unfair business practices" under the almos...

Food, Inc.'s Carole Morison to Speak at DOJ Poultry Antitrust Workshop

Paula Crossfield | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Paula Crossfield

Originally published on Civil Eats Last week, the Department of Justice announced the panel for the second public workshop on regulation and competit...

Haiti Reconstruction: Mercenaries vs. Visionaries

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Georgianne Nienaber

Regine Simon-Barjon was the heart, soul, and conscience of the Haiti "reconstruction" conference, sponsored by the International Peace Operations Association.

Bill Maher: Why Does IHOP Refuse To Use Cage-Free Eggs? (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Bill Maher and The Humane Society have banded together to create this video urging IHOP to follow the lead of other fast food chains by switching to c...

Community Coup: Chickens Are the New Dog

Zem Joaquin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Zem Joaquin

We got our hens after we had to give up our dog due to my son's allergies. I decided that if I was getting a new pet, it was going to reciprocate and have some positive environmental claw-print.