Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
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Happy Meals
A lot of us are still clinging to adult versions of our favorite childhood eats. Will we — and our tastes — ever grow up?
The Dark Side of Food Science
Technology can make your meals fun or forbidding. It’s important to know the difference — and to have a choice in the matter.
A Genius in the Kitchen
You don’t have to be Einstein to cook real food with a little flair.
Eating With the Stars
In movies and magazines, glamorous celebrities often inspire envy. But when you discover how they really eat, you may pity them instead.
No Bones About It
Some would like us to believe we’re wasting our money on organics, but the weight of their argument appears a bit . . . skeletal.
7 Tips to Add More Color to Your Diet
Trying to eat more colorful fruits and veggies? Try these simple ideas.
Feast Your Eyes: The Importance of Your Meal’s Visual Appeal
Behind that old saying my eyes were bigger than my stomach stands a basic food truth: Visual appeal counts for a lot.
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
Look deeper into the history of poultry and you’ll find new reasons to appreciate and respect what’s on your plate.
Picky Eaters Are People, Too
Veggie-haters, supertasters, food-obsessives — it’s time to come to terms with your quirks.
A Brew on the Wild Side
Sometimes the simplest questions can provoke the most complex and unpredictable answers.
Hidden Treasures
When it comes to the real value of vegetables, nutrition labels don’t begin to reveal the whole truth.
Modern Miracle
Behold the beauty of the midwinter egg. May we never again take it for granted.
Winter Citrus Salad With Parsley, Fennel and Walnuts
Liven up your winter with this fresh salad.
Spiced Caramel Corn
This delicious recipe makes a fresh, crunchy, family-pleasing treat that kids can help prepare.
How to Run an Ecosystem
My new hobby: aquaponics. This might just be the wave of the future — if we can figure out the finer points.
Cheap Food, Big Bucks
Dreading the little birds-and-bees talk? Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on how telling your kids about food-industry profit margins can be just as awkward.
Kitchen Literacy: 10 Must-Have Cookbooks
After years of working in restaurants and cooking at home, James Beard Award–winning food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl dishes on her favorites.
Family Values à la Française
Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on why perhaps it’s time we stopped obsessing about how the French eat, and started emulating the way they live.
Leaf Literacy
Leafy foods are terrific for you — and they can be a little confusing. Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on all you really need to know.
The Beauty of Cooking Simple
Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on how not to cloak good food in canned chemical goo.
The Patio-Pot Solution
Want to help save the butterflies? Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on how something as simple as planting a patch of herbs can support these pollinators.