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These pomegranates are about an inch smaller than the typical size, but they're packed with antioxidants.Courtesy of Tiziana Centofantihide caption
Why California's Drought-Stressed Fruit May Be Better For You KQED
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The homeless and others in need enjoy lunch at the Los Angeles Mission on Nov. 23, 2011, in celebration of Thanksgiving. Legislation to ban organizations from serving food to homeless people in public places has been proposed in Los Angeles.Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Imageshide caption
More Cities Are Making It Illegal To Hand Out Food To The Homeless
Confused about all the different sustainability ratings out there? The simplest option may be to shop at your local farmer's market. iStockphoto hide caption
Elaborately decorated skulls are crafted from pure sugar and given to friends as gifts. The colorful designs represent the vitality of life and individual personality. Karen Castillo Farfán /NPR hide caption
The headquarters of Monsanto, near St. Louis, Mo. Monsanto is the world's largest seed supplier. Juliette Michel /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Farms outside Baghdad as seen from a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter. Much of Iraq's soil has a high salt content because of flooding and poor drainage. Jim Gordon/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Flickr hide caption
Sourdough loaves made by Fromartz with a bolted white flour from Anson Mills in South Carolina that he says reminded him of the wheat he'd tasted in southern France. Samuel Fromartz hide caption
Author Mimi Thorisson and her husband, photographer Oddur Thorisson, moved their six children and dogs from a Parisian apartment to a farmhouse in the Médoc region of France. Oddur Thorisson hide caption
Proponents of the taxes say that if the measures pass, the money would be directed, in San Francisco, toward childhood nutrition and recreation and, in Berkeley, into the city's general fund. Joel Saget /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
After a hard day of bruising battle, ancient gladiators reached for a post-workout drink, according to an ancient account. New research backs that up. Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis hide caption
At Moriah Pie in Norwood, Ohio, Erin and Robert Lockridge serve homemade pizza and diners pay what they can. Christopher Kuettner hide caption
Say you want to make creme brulee, but don't own a kitchen blowtorch. What to do? In Toronto, there's a new solution: a start-up offering a library just for kitchen tools and appliances. Radius Images/Corbis hide caption
A depiction of "Gin Lane," filled with sins caused by drunken revelries. William Hogarth/Wikimedia hide caption
A selection of foods discussed by Shirley Corriher at the National Press Club on Oct. 22. Alison Bruzek/NPR hide caption
America's Test Kitchen recommends cooking meat, like this pan-seared steak, at a moderate temperature to seal in the juices. Carl Tremblay/Courtesy of America's Test Kitchen hide caption
These pomegranates are about an inch smaller than the typical size, but they're packed with antioxidants. Courtesy of Tiziana Centofanti hide caption
Glowing tapioca pearls accompanied by spiders (made of chocolate drizzle), just in time for Halloween, by Luma Bites Martina Zupanic/Luma Bites hide caption