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☆ Inside Smashmallow, Silicon Valley's Failed Marshmallow Startup
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

"We wanted a marshmallow to have a little bite to it, not just be a foamy air," he says. Jon Sebastiani, Smashmallow founderSmashmallow had a killer brand — but the product was still basically being made one batch at a time, on kitchen counters. If Smashmallow couldn't produce enough marshmallows, Tanis wouldn't get its dough. The thing is, even though Smashmallow failed, Sebastiani didn't. "In that industry, a snackable marshmallow is a Smashmallow, like a copy machine is a Xerox," says Kwasniewski.

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☆ The Greenest Dinner Party You’ve Ever Had
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( David Tanis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Both celery root and mussels are at their best right now, so here’s a bright-green menu that welcomes them — a cool weather meal with verve and brightness, best eaten near the warmth of a fire or reasonable facsimile thereof. This dish employs two kinds of celery: the tender hearts of branch celery and so-called knob celery, also known as celery root or celeriac. At the vegetable stand, knob celery is usually sold scrubbed, but still may look scary with its undeniably gnarled root. Fear not: That root is easily peeled with a sharp knife. Once the rough exterior is removed, a pale perfumed vegetable appears, ready to be shredded for a salad or cooked.

☆ A Dinner Party So Easy You Don’t Even Need Recipes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( David Tanis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

For the main course, cauliflower cheese, a British comfort-food classic, you really don’t need a recipe. Again, it’s the technique you need, specifically making a white sauce (béchamel). Coat the cauliflower in sauce, shower with whatever kind of cheese you like and bake until golden and bubbling. The “recipe” is quite forgiving, and because cauliflower cheese can often be a bit bland, I added a sprinkling of cumin seeds and a touch of ground cayenne. Baked cauliflower for dinner on its own is lovely, but it can also be a vegetable accompaniment, say, for roast chicken (which, dare I say, you could even make without a recipe).

Persons: Cook Locations: British, Asiago, feta, cayenne

☆ Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs halted key process for life on Earth, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

This dust blocked the sun to an extent that plants were unable to photosynthesize, a biological process critical for life, for almost two years afterward. Pim KaskesAn unexpected killing mechanismTo reach their findings, scientists developed a new computer model to simulate the global climate after the asteroid strike. Fossilized fish found at the site have revealed that the asteroid struck off Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula in springtime. The team determined that this fine dust could have remained in the atmosphere for up to 15 years after the asteroid strike. The researchers suggested the global climate may have cooled by as much as 15 degrees Celsius.

Persons: ”, Cem Berk Senel, Pim Kaskes, ” Senel, Alfio Alessandro Chiarenza, Chiarenza Organizations: CNN, Royal Observatory of, …, University of Vigo Locations: Mexico, Royal Observatory of Belgium, “, North Dakota, Spain

☆ Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact fouled Earth's atmosphere with dust
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The total amount of dust, they calculated, was about 2,000 gigatonnes - exceeding 11 times the weight of Mt. While prior research highlighted two other factors - sulfur released after the impact and soot from the wildfires - this study indicated dust played a larger role than previously known. "It was cold and dark for years," Vrije Universiteit Brussel planetary scientist and study co-author Philippe Claeys said. "While the sulfur stayed about eight to nine years, soot and silicate dust resided in the atmosphere for about 15 years after the impact. "Without the impact, my guess is that mammals - including us - had little chance to become the dominant organisms on this planet."

Persons: grâce, Cem Berk Senel, Philippe Claeys, Özgür Karatekin, Karatekin, Claeys, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Royal Observatory of, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Nature, Dinos, Thomson Locations: North Dakota, WASHINGTON, Yucatan, Everest, Dakota, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Vrije, Belgium

☆ Mixing Tequila and Memories at Donald Judd’s Dining Room Table
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Megan Conway | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

On a recent evening, the building’s oversize windows were open, filling the rooms with warm early fall air as roughly 50 guests milled about them. The occasion was a benefit dinner in support of the Marfa Restoration Plan, only the third such event held at 101 Spring Street since the building reopened to the public in 2013. Rainer greeted gallery directors, artists and old friends as they entered the ground floor exhibition space, where works by Judd hang on the walls. On the floor below, the chefs Ignacio Mattos and David Tanis were preparing a three-course meal designed in partnership with the chef and author Alice Waters that would be plated on the second floor. “They would’ve got on bonkers,” said Rainer of Waters and her father, both believers in making things slowly and with purpose.

Persons: Rainer, Judd, Ignacio Mattos, David Tanis, Alice Waters, ”, Waters Locations: Marfa

☆ A Dinner Party Menu That Finds Inspiration in Italy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( David Tanis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I love this time of year, when summer produce is at its glorious best, even though I know it won’t last much longer. Likewise, the deeply flavorful tomatoes we wait for all year are now ready to enjoy. Stone fruit is still going strong, with juicy peaches on display at every market stall. This menu incorporates all of these gifts from the garden, for a leisurely Italian-leaning lunch or dinner. It’s a custom well worth adopting, a way to prepare a pretty appetizer that requires no last-minute cooking.

Locations: Italy

☆ A Soup and Salad That Beat the Heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( David Tanis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Right now, at the market, you’ll probably find fresh shelling beans piled high in their pods. While you’re at it, scout the market for ribbonlike Romano beans, also called runner beans or flat beans. Then you’ll need some tender green beans, which can sometimes be a problem. Cooked to perfection, these seasonal treats need only a zesty vinaigrette. For me, the beans are the stars, though for all intents and purposes, this is a vegetable version of salade niçoise.

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☆ A Quick One-Pot Pasta to Make the Most of Summer Zucchini and Basil
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Melissa Clark | More About Melissa Clark | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Speaking of which, have you baked up a loaf of zucchini bread yet this summer? Or for something unexpected and savory, how about Zuni Café’s zucchini pickles with turmeric and mustard seeds? David Tanis adapted the recipe, which the restaurant serves with its burgers; the pickles will be a hit with yours, too. Today is day two of Amazon’s Prime Day sales, and our colleagues at Wirecutter have collected the best kitchen deals for you. If you’re splashing out on that pizza oven you’ve been coveting, then we have the recipes ready for you.

Persons: David Tanis, Rebekah Peppler, Krysten Chambrot, you’ll, Naz Deravian’s Organizations: cham, New York Times, Amazon’s

☆ 3 Easy Dishes, One Near-Effortless Summer Dinner Party
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( David Tanis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A few thoughts about summer cooking: It should be bold, flavorful, refreshing. It should also be casual, easy to pull off without much exertion. Much depends on your constitution and strength, of course, so perhaps summer cooking isn’t for everyone. One rule of thumb for anxiety-free entertaining is to cook as much the day before as possible. I often find doing a little prep work in the cool early morning means I’m more relaxed when guests arrive in the evening.

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☆ The Crispiest Chicken Cutlets You Can’t Mess Up
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Margaux Laskey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

For something equally lovable but a bit less hands-on, try Eric Kim’s ritzy Cheddar chicken breasts. They rely on Ritz crackers and are baked in the oven, which means no Jackson Pollock oil splatters to clean up. Speaking of vegetarians: Priya Krishna calls vegetable pulao “a weeknight staple in many Desi households” because it’s wildly flexible. Not only is it less messy, but I find it’s easier to get an even thickness when the slippery meat is neatly contained. You can do this in advance, then roll or fold up the sheets — meat included — and store in the fridge until you’re ready to bread and fry.

Persons: Eric Kim’s, Jackson Pollock, there’s David, Priya Krishna, ”, Natasha Pickowicz, Guy Organizations: Ritz Locations: Victorian England

☆ The Great C.S.A. Dilemma
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Tanya Sichynsky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For those equally frustrated by supermarket markups and interested in supporting local farmers, a C.S.A., or community-supported agriculture program, has a lot to offer. When I recently asked for your recipe quandaries, several of you wrote in to express your admiration for your C.S.A. A bevy of beetsBorscht — served warm or chilled — is an obvious option for a reason (it’s a perfect soup). David Tanis’s even simpler soup of puréed beets garnished with tarragon and chives elegantly makes use of this sturdy root vegetable. But if you’re borscht’d out, pair roasted beets with creamy yogurt and fragrant coriander.

☆ A ‘Steak’ Dinner With Vegetarians in Mind
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( David Tanis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

After the long, gray winter, outside is where I want to be more and more. And somehow all I want to eat is vegetables, perhaps as a kind of tonic. If your climate allows, this light, sunny menu is really more of a daylight meal, relaxed and best eaten outdoors (though, this year, it’s anyone’s guess what surprising things the weather might do). Salad, made with ingredients of the season, is a necessity for me all year round. What I want right now is a salad of just-picked tender greens with colorful radishes, sweet raw young turnips, roasted beets, asparagus tips, shavings of fennel and fresh herbs.

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