| How one grain became a staple snack No images? Click here  The History of Popcorn: How One Grain Became a Staple Snack Though their big screens are dark, the smell of popcorn, hot and freshly popped, still wafts out of some movie theaters. Closed because of COVID-19, theaters large and small are trying to stay afloat on the sale of popcorn and other snacks. “We had our doors closed and no income coming in,” Dave Loomos, co-owner of the 92-year-old Pickwick Theater in Park Ridge, Illinois, told a local radio station earlier this month. “We decided to do curbside popcorn pick-up to see how it would go, and we've been doing that for the past couple of weeks and it seems like it's well-received…” When popcorn was first sold inside movie theaters, almost 100 years ago, it actually helped buoy the business, which was flailing at the time as the country entered the Great Depression. Always an affordable treat, today, popcorn is tinged with nostalgia. With movie nights happening at home now, this April, popcorn flew off grocery store shelves, resulting in sales that were more than 30 percent higher than the previous year's. But this isn’t the first time Americans fell in love with popcorn—and it won’t be the last. Our favorite ways to eat popcorn 
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Thursday, June 11, 2020
The history of popcorn and how we like to eat it
Fresh ideas for using up stale bread
| We know you have some No images? Click here  Fresh ideas for using up stale breadWe’ve all been there before: you bake or buy a beautiful loaf of bread and make a lot of plans for how to use all of it. Then life gets in the way, and a few days later you realize you didn't follow through and all you've got is some stale bread on the counter. “What a waste!” you say as you throw up your hands in frustration. You pick up the no-good loaf and begin your walk of shame towards the trash can. But wait! What if there was some way you could bring that stale bread back to life? What if it could be used to make creamy soups, crispy croutons, and more? It’s true! Stale bread can make its way into a number of recipes, so step away from the trash can and join us at the drawing board. From a cheesy French onion strata to a hearty Tuscan stew, these are our favorite ways to make use of leftover bread. 
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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Indonesian coffee and avocado shakes
| No images? Click here  Jus Alpukat (Indonesian Avocado and Coffee Shake) Jus alpukat may translate to "avocado juice," but this rich, chilled Indonesian beverage is thick enough to be called a shake. It gets its creamy texture from silky avocado and milk, and its sweeteness from condensed milk. Here, we spike it with strong coffee or a double shot of espresso, though you can also omit the coffee for a non-caffeinated version—you'll find it served both ways in Indonesia. To push it even further into dessert territory, you can also drizzle it with chocolate syrup. Feel free to play with the ratios here to your own liking: add more milk for a thinner shake, more or less condensed milk to adjust sweetness, and more or less ice for either a colder and frostier treat or a thicker and more intense one. More frosty beverages 
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