The full heat of summer is here and I’m drowning in tomatoes. I’ve been searching for new ways to use my bounty, beyond the basics of salsa, marinara sauce, and jarring for winter stores. Next on my list is homemade mozzarella with a surprisingly easy recipe: Mozzarella is one of the easiest cheeses to …
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Jacques Pépin crêpes – simple ones in seconds, plus an orange soufflé crêpe
My favorite chef is at it again, this time showing us how easy crêpes are to make. Simple ingredients and in a few minutes you have a great dessert or lunch snack. Transcript of the recipe: Melt some butter in a skillet. While it’s melting, combine flour, two eggs, a few dashes of …
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NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s multiple crusades to improve public health
Mike Bloomberg is a mayor with a mission. More specifically, a public health mission: Over the course of a decade he has made New York City a laboratory to test policies that manipulate the healthiness of public environments. His much-protested idea for a large-soda ban comes from a long lineage of much-protested smoking bans and …
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Molten salt and the Power Tower, the new solar power
I like to think of thermal solar power as the rock star of clean energy. The technology starts off with the coolest name, the Power Tower. The Tower is surrounded by thousands of adoring mirrors all focusing their attention on it in the center. As the mirrors build up the heat in comes the molten salt …
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