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Foods That Fool: What's Really Good for You?

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Susan Burke March, JE Feature

What to eat? Seems like a simple question, but it's one that can vex even the most savvy eater, especially when trying to make sense of food packaging. How often do you browse the aisles trying to discern the "best" pasta, cereal or bread? Most concerned eaters know the obvious, like there is no fruit in "Froot Loops." But what...

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Something to Cluck About

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Keri Fisher, JE Feature

When I was a kid, chicken salad was low on the sandwich totem pole. It always seemed more afterthought than real food: All the leftover bits of chicken (including, invariably, some unidentifiable chewy parts), smothered in mayonnaise and garnished with the occasional speck of celery. But if you start with the right ingredients, plain old chicken salad can be so...

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Nuts to You -- or Maybe Not

Allergies have proven to be the mother of invention, especially when it comes to recipes

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Linda Morel, JE Feature

When I was growing up, peanut-butter sandwiches were as common in lunchrooms as apples. But today, most schools and day-care centers are peanut-free zones because of the hazards they pose for some children. Peanut allergies are now one of the most common causes of food-related deaths. Ironically, peanuts are part of the legume family, along with peas and beans. Not...

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Hope This Rubs You the Right Way

The rhubarb, that is!

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Eileen Goltz, JE Feature

When a friend and her daughter came for a visit toting a plate of rhubarb and strawberry bars, you'd have thought that my son would have had a little more tact before digging in and stuffing his mouth with three pieces at once and proclaiming in a tone loud enough for the neighbors to hear: "Wow mom, these are amazing!...

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A Bald Man Covered in Chocolate?

Sort of -- as Max Brenner from Israel adds a sweet touch to Center City

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Daphna Berman, JE Feature

Hummus is arguably Israel's best-known culinary export, but a sweeter rival has recently landed in Philadelphia. Max Brenner Chocolate by the Bald Man -- a haven for chocolate lovers -- has come to Center City, making Philadelphia the most recent U.S. site in this chocolate empire's road to expansion. The company got its start outside Tel Aviv in 1996, but...