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The New Food Pyramid Scheme
In their own words: "a symbolic reordering lacking scientific justification"
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Food Scholars Predict 2025 Food Trends
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A Generation of Spice Grows Up
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Out: affordable groceries. In: GLP-1s (now cheaper than groceries!)
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Jane Austen Ate
sentimental crumbs and historical recipes for the author's 250th birthday
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The History of the Halloween Cake
A deliciously dramatic sweet with the powers of divination
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21st Century Kitchen Witches
Recipes, food spells, and digital witchcraft
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Baking by the Zodiac
Because it's my birthday and Virgos love long-form cake history
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Intro to Historical Recipe Development
Or, at least this is how I do it
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"Cake shaming is weird"
A cake scholar's thoughts on The Cut's "Ugly Cakes" article
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