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Win a Cookbook

Pick your favorite recipe photo, and you could win a copy of the book!
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Sesame Street's New Muppet Takes On Child Hunger

Lily (the new muppet) is introduced in a special called "Growing Hope Against Hunger."
15 Chic Accessories for Your Best-Ever Dinner Party
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15 Chic Accessories for Your Best-Ever Dinner Party

Here are our tips for how to set the mood--and the table--from dressing it up to dishing it out
Ig Nobel Food Research
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Ig Nobel Food Research

The annual awards have been announced, and both Biology and Chemistry went to food-related studies!
Emilio Estevez: From Repo Man to Vino Man
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Emilio Estevez: From Repo Man to Vino Man

With a fledgling vineyard on his land and the Spanish road movie The Way arriving in theaters this month, the Brat Packer-turned-urban farmer spills on all things edible, quaffable, and smugglable from Spain.
How cream prices killed Friendly's; odd findings at Oktoberfest lost-and-found
The Foodist's Top 5 (Highly Debatable) Rules of Entertaining
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The Foodist's Top 5 (Highly Debatable) Rules of Entertaining

Restaurant and Drinks Editor Andrew Knowlton shares a few theories on dinner parties
How to Get Out of Washing Dishes Forever
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How to Get Out of Washing Dishes Forever

A pro-tip from Left-Handed Toons
How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookie Bowls; BBQ mystery solved by science
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How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookie Bowls; BBQ mystery solved by science

Today's recommended links from BA editors...
Ina Garten's Ideal Cocktail Party
Our Favorite American Hard Ciders
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Our Favorite American Hard Ciders

When it comes to affordable, party-friendly bubbly, we're popping the cork on American artisanal hard ciders
Food Pics of the Well Known
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Food Pics of the Well Known

The lefty satisfies his major league appetite with tortilla soup and "stupidly delicious" quinoa
They Draw! and They Cook! (Sorta)
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They Draw! and They Cook! (Sorta)

The new book, out October 1, contains 107 illustrated recipes
Caramel Budino with Salted Caramel Sauce
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Caramel Budino with Salted Caramel Sauce

This will wipe your memory of packaged pudding.
Meet Your Matcha
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Meet Your Matcha

Since it's jam-packed with antioxidants, here are more ways to sneak it into your diet
We'd Like to Call Your Attention to
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We'd Like to Call Your Attention to

The sexy chicken finds its voice, cruelly rejects our Editor in Chief
Mark Zuckerberg killed a bison; Friendly's heading for unhappy ending
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Mark Zuckerberg killed a bison; Friendly's heading for unhappy ending

Today's recommended links from BA editors...
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Jason Derulo and Jean-Georges Vongerichten are Totally BFFs

We consider it our privilege--nay, our duty--to keep you up to date on what the stars of the world are putting in their mouths.
Domino's Founder Opens Military-Themed Burger Joint with Camo-Wearing Delivery Guys
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Domino's Founder Opens Military-Themed Burger Joint with Camo-Wearing Delivery Guys

It's called "Gyrene Burger," and boy does it sound like a bad idea.
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Food Jams

Hannah Hart of My Drunk Kitchen comes at you with a food-themed R&B parody
New Chef's Feed iPhone App Lets the Pros Do the Yelping
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New Chef's Feed iPhone App Lets the Pros Do the Yelping

Big-name chefs can help you pick your next meal! It's like you're their friends, except only in a sad digital way.
The 11 Best Things Chefs Said About Their Last Meals in "My Last Supper"
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The 11 Best Things Chefs Said About Their Last Meals in "My Last Supper"

A new book details the champagne, celebrities, and clowns that chefs want at their final meals
Design*Sponge's Grace Bonney Entertains with Terrariums and the New Pornographers
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Design*Sponge's Grace Bonney Entertains with Terrariums and the New Pornographers

The expert hostess took a break from her book tour to chat with us
The New York Times Gets Sexy with Raw Chicken
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The New York Times Gets Sexy with Raw Chicken

A certain featherless bird gets its big break in nude modeling (NSFW if your boss already thinks you're a perv)
Starbucks Sells Alexander Wang-Designed T-Shirt With Fake Coffee Stains for $85
Make Apples-and-Honey Ice Cream for Rosh Hashanah
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Make Apples-and-Honey Ice Cream for Rosh Hashanah

Get the recipe, sent to us by the folks at Chozen Ice Cream
September 2011 Recipe Correction
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September 2011 Recipe Correction

It's our job to print recipes you can count on, so we do our best to make things right when BA's sharp-eyed readers catch something our kitchen missed.