time for more cookies! by @domenicacooks.bsky.social (review copy)

Maine’s Cambodian Community Aims to Keep Invasive Green Crabs at Bay As warming waters fuel increasing numbers of green crab, a Cambodian nonprofit turns them into a traditional delicacy.

As warming waters fuel increasing numbers of crabs, Khmer Maine, a local nonprofit, turns them into a traditional delicacy.

“We are showing how immigrants impact our communities and contribute to culture, economy, and ecology,” says Marpheen Chann, founder of Khmer Maine.

The worst cancers with respect to lethality get the least federal funding support
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There’s a Seductive Recipe Style That’s Taken Over Our Stoves. Think Twice Before You Cook It Again. Get your kitchen timer ready.

I wrote for Slate about how a new group of cookbooks and food writers are trying to remind us of the actual joy of cooking. slate.com/life/2026/04...

strawberry jam sugar cookies seemed right for spring! I mixed in some ww flour, as I often do. then, the jam was barely folded into the dough. after baking, each cookie was sprinkled with raw sugar. #food #baking #localfood

Climate Change Concern Near Its High Point in U.S. The 44% of U.S. adults who currently worry "a great deal" about climate change or global warming is near its 46% high point from 2020.

According to a new poll by Gallup, public concern about #climatechange is on the rise: "44% of U.S. adults worry a great deal about global warming or climate change, among the highest in the full trend since 1989, along with 46% measured in 2020 and 45% in 2017."
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spring reading, spring cooking. (review copies) #cookbooks

a dip became a sandwich with artichoke and red bell pepper salad layered on top of sun-dried tomato and white bean dip—with arugula. it’s all from the book Quick Wins. #food #cooking #cookbooks

Musk’s Austin Tesla factory water use surges Tesla’s Giga Texas water use jumped 200 million-plus gallons in two years. Chip plant proposal raises concerns over Austin’s strained supply.

Austin needs to raise water rates for industrial users like Tesla and use the money fix their leaky pipes. Just make their rates uniform with the residentials. Austin ratepayers shouldn't be subsidizing the richest guy on the planet. austincurrent.org/2026/04/10/t...

saturday cocktail: elderflower collins. found in the Tipsy Texan book. I’m excited to try this elderflower liqueur. it was mixed with bourbon and lemon juice and topped with sparkling water. #cocktails

I know! it’s so annoying when sites don’t include address and hours. it’s on s. lamar. and, there’s no sign. it was hard to find even when I was parked right near it! 😂

polenta crackers from Dolci, and avocado and jalapeño hummus and sun-dried tomato and white bean dip from Quick Wins. —with a plan for the dips to become spreads for future tartines. #food #cooking #cookbooks

Can Food Actually Be Medicine? These Doctors Say Yes Prescribing produce, crafting meals: More medical schools are teaching students how to cook and use food as a tool for treating patients.

Quoted in The New York Times on food as medicine: the point isn't helping doctors throw better dinner parties. It's making sure a nutritionist visit gets prescribed and paid for.

Kim Severson reports on what it would take to make that real:
https://ow.ly/mzbC50YH6A3

#FoodIsMedicine

continuing my efforts to try every croissant. today at Matok Bakery.

Food Companies Backslide on Promises to Reduce Pesticides As evidence of pesticide risks increases, a new report finds that the food industry is 'actively reversing progress.'

As evidence of pesticide risks increases, a new report finds that the food industry is "actively reversing progress" on lowering their use in supply chains.

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Solar power in Africa is heating up — thanks in part to chili peppers | CBC News They're the chili peppers in the spicy chicken at a restaurant you might know. And they were an ingredient used by a Canadian company to build the first solar power plants in Malawi.

>Canadian company builds solar panels in Malawi
>is paid in Malawi's (volatile) currency
>invests those payments in local farmers growing chili peppers
>sells chili peppers to Nando's, in USD
>builds sustainable business model on Cheeky Nando's

This is my favourite news story of the year so far.

lemon-poppy seed scones from Baking with Dorie for easter brunch. #food #baking #cookbooks

margarita sorbet with salted peanut crisps from the new, revised Ready for Dessert is our easter weekend treat. #food #baking #cookbooks

miso-chile asparagus with tofu from NYTimes Cooking is so quick and easy and delish. #food #cooking

Trans people deserve to live openly, safely, and fully-every single day. Today we celebrate trans visibility. Every day we fight for dignity, safety, and the freedom to live as who you are.

I researched this issue for Food Tank last year and found that experts are skeptical about the food security claim behind mass deforestation.

Indonesia tried something similar in the 90s and ended up with over 1.2 million hectares of cleared and abandoned land (not suitable for food production).

still thinking about the tile fish in mole blanco with pomegranate pico—and the always fantastic tortillas at Suerte.

Prominent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA, Citing Trump’s Attack on Science

“I was expecting an attack on climate science,” @drkatemarvel.bsky.social said. “But actually, who they went after 1st was pediatric cancer & Parkinson’s research, and childhood vaccines. I was completely unprepared for an attack on science, because it’s a means of finding out & telling the truth.”

green lasagne from Canal House Cooks Every Day is a favorite. the green is due to fresh spinach in the pasta dough. making pasta is a favorite too! #food #cooking #cookbooks

contestants for prettiest lettuce from Boggy Creek Farm.

S.C. Teens Make Zines to Keep Gullah Geechee Recipes Alive The zines were inspired by popular foods from Gullah Geechee culture.

Black recipes are Black history. Students at a South Carolina high school made magazines based on Gullah Geechee recipes — preserving what a legendary community of formerly enslaved people and their descendants ate and how they cooked it.
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Weekend reading: The hidden cost of cheap food

Take a look at this new report: I love the report's quick summary: Mostly, this report looks at additives.  The authors looked at 800 products. Their basic finding: the cheaper the price, the greater the number of additives. The report calls for a…

It is going to take an enormous amount of effort to rebuild the USDA after this administration is done.

sampling some loaves from Thoroughbread.

Texas data center tracker: See where data centers are planned near you This first-of-its-kind map displays hundreds of data centers that are either currently operating or in development as Texas becomes a worldwide hotspot.

Hey, who needs drinking water anyway?

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