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☆ Asparagus Season Is Fleeting. This Easy Recipe Is Forever.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Yotam Ottolenghi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I was thinking about asparagus and how it evokes emotion: the anticipation of its coming, followed by the thrill of its short season’s finally arriving. But there’s another emotion I was trying to put into words: that melancholy — sadness, even — of being in a moment and knowing it will soon be over. We get it elsewhere: a moment with your child or aging parent when time stands still. German came to mind, with its countless words that manage to encapsulate so precisely what Brits and Americans can take sentences to convey. Weight gained as a result of emotional overeating is kummerspeck, translating literally to “grief bacon.”

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☆ 6 Podcasts for Food Lovers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Emma Dibdin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

On its surface, food seems like a safe, low-stakes topic of conversation. Yet just like on matters of religion and politics, discussions of food can become surprisingly contentious — to demonstrate this, just ask your dinner guests to consider whether a hot dog is a sandwich. And some dissect food trends like bone broth, cold brew coffee and air fryers to judge whether the hype is warranted. Starter episode: “What’s The Best Type of French Fry?”As you’d expect from a BBC World Service production, this series has a nuanced, global perspective on the production and consumption of food. Although the guests featured in this American Public Media series are all food professionals, part of the fun is just how varied their recipes are in terms of both complexity and category.

Persons: Josh Scherer, Nicole Enayati, Scherer, Enayati, Fry, Ruth Alexander, “, you’re, Paola, Kenji López, Jesse Sparks Organizations: BBC, Service, Public

☆ I've followed the Mediterranean diet for over a year. Here are 14 mistakes I wish I avoided when I started.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Jennifer Barton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Read previewI've been following the Mediterranean diet for over a year and a half, and it's my favorite way to eat. Before embarking on the Mediterranean diet, I was a junk-food queen. AdvertisementOne of the best things about the Mediterranean diet is that after I followed it for a while, I stopped craving sugar so much. Getty Images/Neilson BarnardOne of the best things about the Mediterranean diet is that I can eat cheese — in moderation, of course. AdvertisementBut I've saved a fortune since starting on the Mediterranean diet — largely because I cut out meat and started buying more canned foods.

Persons: —, I've, I'd, Neilson Barnard, it's, Jennifer Barton Organizations: Service, Business Locations: pita, Greece, Italy, Israel

☆ I followed the Mediterranean diet for over a year. Here are 12 things that surprised me most.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Jennifer Barton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementI don't miss red meat at allI used to eat a lot of red meat. That was one of the near-instantaneous benefits I noticed when I started following a Mediterranean diet. Fortunately, it's really easy to make budget-friendly swaps and still stick to a Mediterranean diet. There isn't just one Mediterranean dietI think one of the biggest misconceptions I had about the Mediterranean diet before I started following it was that it was pretty limited. Although a Mediterranean diet can be Greek, French, Spanish, and Italian, it's also Turkish, Lebanese, Israeli, and Moroccan.

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☆ A Really Great Polenta Finishes Off Strong
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Yotam Ottolenghi | More About Yotam Ottolenghi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I’ll use polenta to illustrate this point because, let’s face it, the bar is pretty low when it comes to its initial flavor. I have spent precious time over the years trying to convince reluctant partakers that polenta is actually worth the sweat. Instead, the polenta is left as a blank canvas, splashed with roasted-until-golden mushrooms and charred tomatoes. These do what the cheese usually does: load the polenta with the umami richness it needs to get going. But it is the finishing oil, spiked with spices and aromatics, that pulls everything together and brightens the polenta in the same way that Parmesan does.

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☆ Israel's new Eitan APC spotted in combat against Hamas in Gaza. The IDF prematurely rushed the hi-tech armor into service.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Israel's new Eitan APC has performed its first combat missions in Gaza battling Hamas, IDF said. Featuring advanced technology from the Merkava tank series and Namer armored vehicles, the Eitan offers high mobility and firepower in various terrains. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Eitan APC first went into action during the October 7 terrorist attacks on southern Israel by Hamas, according to Walla, an Israeli news outlet. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Eitan commander, Lieutenant Yotam, told Walla: "The Eitan brings important capabilities such as flexibility, high level protection and lethality. Eitan APC: 'The best and most advanced'Israel's Eitan APC Zachi EvenorEitan means "strong" in Hebrew.

Persons: Israel's, Eitan, —, Walla, Yotam, Israel's Eitan, Evenor Eitan, Sayeret, Guy Paglin Organizations: Service, Israel, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Technology, Eitan APC, Nahal Infantry Brigade, Defense, Defense Ministry's, Vehicles, Israel Times Locations: Gaza, Israel, Walla, Israeli, Brig

☆ Courts force people to download Covenant Eyes, the porn blocker used by Mike Johnson. Even the app's CEO says they shouldn't.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Katherine Long | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Rep. Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House, uses an anti-porn app called Covenant Eyes. Johnson lauded Covenant Eyes at a Christian convention last year, according to a clip of the event shared on social media. That's despite the fact that Covenant Eyes shouldn't be used in a legal setting, its CEO Ron DeHaas told Insider. AdvertisementAdvertisementOn Apple devices, Covenant Eyes isn't allowed to take random screenshots of anything except the user's activity in Safari or the Covenant Eyes app itself because , according to the terms of service listed in Apple's App Store. He also declined to share how Covenant Eyes trained its AI algorithm, saying that was also "proprietary."

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☆ Experts warn the program Mike Johnson used to keep himself from watching porn is akin to 'a modern day wiretap program'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The main use of the service, Covenant Eyes, is to stop its customers from viewing porn. Experts said it's "frightening" and "terrifying" that Johnson installed the programs on his devices. AdvertisementAdvertisementExperts told Insider it's "frightening" and "terrifying" that Speaker Mike Johnson installed monitoring programs on his devices to keep him and his son from watching porn as it sets him up for possible extortion attempts. According to Covenant Eyes' website, the program uses artificial intelligence to monitor everything on the user's screen and send screenshots to its servers for review. Covenant Eyes did not respond to Insider's request for comment.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Johnson, —, " Johnson, Michael Coates, it's, Coates, that's, Ophir, there's, " Coates Organizations: Service, Twitter, Mozilla, University of Buffalo, Republicans Locations: Russia, China, North Korea

☆ Families of hostages are struggling with 'ambiguous loss,' cycling through hope and despair as they await word on their loved ones after Hamas' attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

About 140 people are likely hostages of Hamas. Not knowing whether to grieve or hold hope is having an immobilizing effect on the families. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The families of Israel's dead are holding funerals and mourning in the wake of Hamas' deadly rampage. A Hamas video indicated his 18-year-old son had been taken hostage.

Persons: —, Rachel Goldberg, Hersh Goldberg, Polin, Witnesses, They're, Pauline Boss, they're, Mia Schem, she'd, Keren Schem, Ilan Regev, Regev, Mirit Regev, Iris Haim, Haim's, texted, Haim Organizations: Service, Associated Press, AP, University of Minnesota, Hamas, Shura Locations: Israel, Gaza City, Jerusalem, Kfar Aza, Gaza

☆ How Yotam Ottolenghi Was Seduced by Soba Noodles
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Yotam Ottolenghi | More About Yotam Ottolenghi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There are several ways the Japanese serve and cook soba, a nutty-tasting, brilliantly slurpable noodle made of buckwheat flour. I was seduced, so I went back the next day, again joining the long lunch line and, again, ordering my cold soba, with a serving of tempura shrimp. Buckwheat flour on its own is expensive, and the noodles it produces tend to be brittle. Commercial dried soba noodles manage to retain some of that texture and much of the flavor, as long as they are not overcooked. Once cooked and refreshed, your soba noodles can go into a cold broth, as they do in this recipe.

Persons: soba Locations: Kanda

☆ Every Peach Shines in This Tart
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Yotam Ottolenghi | More About Yotam Ottolenghi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

You’ll have to watch the film, or read the wonderful novel by André Aciman on which it is based, to find out more. And yet, for all that these moments crystallize the nature of the perfect peach, how many times a year does a “perfect peach” actually happen for us? This is when cooking comes along, giving the peach a bit of help to draw out the sweetness. In my galette, it is actually under the peaches, hidden away, where so much of the basic, practical work takes place. In the kitchen, as in life, so much is just about the plain old nuts and bolts.

Persons: Timothée, Armie, André Locations: Italy

☆ This Fried-Zucchini Pasta Took Three Generations to Perfect
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Yotam Ottolenghi | More About Yotam Ottolenghi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It is up for debate whether I can call all this a reliable memory, though, as I would consistently fall asleep a third of the way into the meal and probably missed out on half the food. The zucchini would be ready to serve as soon as the meatballs were done, he claimed with no hesitation. An innovation that was entirely his, though, was the addition of capers. When I was growing up, we used to pick the buds off the precariously thorny bushes that grew out of the cracks in walls all over Jerusalem. We would then soak them for three days, refreshing the water a few times, and pickle them in vinegar brine.

Persons: can’t Locations: Jerusalem

☆ The Once and Future Climate Emergency
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Amanda Taub | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One key insight from the PEPFAR results was that efficiency isn’t enough on its own; leaders need political support to carry out policies, too. Often, the most dollar-for-dollar efficient policies aren’t the ones that excite people — especially when leaders need political momentum for quick action (and funding). But combining efficient policies and those that have strong political appeal can have a powerful effect. Treatment drew greater political support and unlocked additional funding, allowing PEPFAR to ultimately save far more lives than if it were focused only on prevention. One paper, for instance, found that voters reward politicians for delivering emergency relief for natural disasters, but not for investing in natural-disaster preparedness — even though $1 spent on preparedness was worth approximately $15 in emergency response.

Persons: PEPFAR, you’re, ”, Yotam Margalit Organizations: Tel Aviv University

☆ How Yotam Ottolenghi Comes Up With a New Recipe
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Yotam Ottolenghi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

First: the hand with the wooden spoon. Peppers and eggplants, tomatoes and tomato paste, my happy place. Keeping the tomatoes raw, I could make a sandwich in a pita, adding roasted eggplant, some tahini and parsley sauce. Spin the wheel, and Segnit will remind you of pairings you know work well. “Their favorite meat is lamb, their chosen yogurt sheep’s.”) She also tells you why they work.

Persons: “ Locations: Moroccan, Olive

☆ A Genius Tomato Salad Primed for Picnics
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Melissa Clark | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Closer to home, an easier alfresco option might be your very own backyard (or stoop, sidewalk, courtyard or fire escape). Yotam Ottolenghi has a new recipe this week that’s slightly more involved, but just as colorful and fresh. Zaalouk with tahini is a Moroccan salad with spiced tomatoes, peppers and eggplant, all coated in a plush tahini-lemon dressing. Scoop it up with bread as a light meal, or serve it alongside roasted meats or fish for something more substantial. I ate it with flaky sea salt sprinkled on top and some vanilla ice cream on the side.

Persons: maven Nikita Richardson, We’ve, Sue Li’s, Ottolenghi Organizations: Food, Hamptons Locations: New York City, New York, Williamsburg, Moroccan

☆ Yotam Ottolenghi Celebrates Spring With Asparagus
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Yotam Ottolenghi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In her cookbook “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat,” Samin Nosrat reduces two cups of heavy cream — add olive oil and Parmesan in very generous amounts — in an asparagus-and-mint pasta. Alice B. Toklas tossed her asparagus in melted butter and heavy cream. But as she served it, she whipped up some more heavy cream, seasoned with salt and pepper, to ward off any false sense of restraint. You can take a minimalist approach and roast your asparagus spears with some oil and salt. I also love Alice Waters’s classic salad of raw, thinly shaved asparagus with vinaigrette and Parmesan.

☆ Volunteers who used digital ads to counter Russian propaganda about Ukraine plan to fight misinformation in countries like Syria and Iran
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A group of volunteer 'spammers' who used ads to counter Russian propaganda about Ukraine plans to expand the campaign. Rob Blackie, organizer of the Breaking Putin's Censorship campaign. Earlier this month, the Kremlin said that anyone found simply posting a link to the banned independent Russian news site Meduza could face a six-year prison sentence. An example of one of the Breaking Putin's Censorship ads, which reads, "Why have 141 countries condemned Russians invasion of Ukraine? Breaking Putin's CensorshipThe group, which has now grown to around 60 volunteers, is already structured similarly to an ad agency.

☆ Yotam Ottolenghi Has Made Thousands of Meringues. This Is His Favorite.
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-10 | by ( Yotam Ottolenghi | More About Yotam Ottolenghi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

After that, I worked in a pastry shop in which meringues were multifunctioning as treats for sale as well as window decoration. Round meringues, each the size of a small fist, sprinkled with flaked almonds and piled up to heights where no other cake would be safely placed. Meringues’ natural sturdiness means they can be plucked from a distance with long tongs with little risk of breakage. These meringues are fully cooked in the middle, which allows you to break them up and mix them with whipped cream or ice cream, or even both. To the egg whites and sugar, a small amount of vinegar and some cornstarch are normally added.

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