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UNDER-POPPED POPCORN IS A NEW DELICACY

Those semi-popped kernels at the bottom of the bowl of popcorn have long been considered delicacies by some of us. Now entrepreneur Mike Fitzgerald is banking that we’ll be willing to pay for a whole bag of semi-popped popcorn. Armed with a patented method to manipulate the moisture inside the kernel, Fitzgerald bought a 14,000-pound [...]

WHAT KIND OF WINE YOU FAVOR DEPENDS ON THE COMPUTER YOU USE

Television commercials have made the point that Mac people are different from PC people – but who know just how much different? They can’t even agree on what to drink: In a poll of almost 400,000 computer users, Hunch, a social-media website, found that the PC set likes California-style chardonnay, white zinfandel and pinot grigio, [...]

NEW “BEANS” THAT KEEP YOUR COFFEE HOT

Two mechanical engineers have solved the age-old coffee problem: how to keep the stuff hot – but not too hot – while you drink it. They’ve invented metal beans called Coffee Joulies that at first absorb heat (bringing a scorching cup down to a tolerable 140 degrees), then slowly release the heat to keep the [...]

ARE THOSE EXPENSIVE CELEBRITY PASTA SAUCES BETTER THAN MAINSTREAM BRANDS?

Those products produced by the celebrity chefs we see on TV are tempting and expensive, but are they any better than cheaper mainstream brands? Recently Consumer Reports magazine tested pasta sauces made by some famous celebrity television chefs as well as some other non-chef celebrities’ brands. Among all of the pasta sauces they tested, only [...]

AN ORANGE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

Eating an orange a day may keep the heart doctor away. According to a new Japanese study, people who ate citrus fruit nearly every day had a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than those who almost never ate any. The high antioxidant levels in citrus may block the formation of free radicals and repair existing [...]

YOUR BED IS A WEIGHT-LOSS TOOL

Losing sleep can make you eat more, a study from the New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center found. Men who slept 4 hours a nights ate an average of 263 more calories during the day than when they slept 9 hours. The reason, scientists say, is that sleep deficits can boost levels of a hormone [...]

USING TRAYS CAN MAKE YOU ORDER TOO MUCH FOOD

Consider skipping the tray next time you’re at a cafeteria. Several schools, including University of Massachusetts Amherst, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University and James Madison University have banned trays from dining halls after a study revealed that students waste 25% to 30% less food when they are forced to carry their plates by hand.

A NEW TREND IN WEDDING GIFTS

September is a big month for weddings, and lately, brides and grooms have been asking for something more interesting than bath towels; romantic meals. Couples in New York, Chicago, Denver and San Francisco are making wish lists at Foodieregistry.com, a website that lets them request specific restaurant gift certificates as wedding gifts. The site will [...]

ARTIST PAINTS DEATH ROW INMATES’ LAST MEALS

People have some odd hobbies and this one is right up there. Canadian painter Kate MacDonald paints the remnants of death row inmates’ last meals. She also cooks and then eats the same food in order to replicate what the plates look like after the last meal has been consumed. In 2004, MacDonald chose to [...]

CONSUMER REPORTS BEST COFFEE TEST RESULTS

Consumer Reports recently conducted a taste test of coffee and found the new champs among Colombian choices to be Gloria Jean’s Colombian Supremo Medium Roast and Newman’s Own Organics Especial Medium Roast. In the decaffeinated category, they judged New England Coffee Decaffeinated Colombian to be better than most caffeinated coffees, including Starbucks Colombia Medium. Consumer [...]

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