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Using this more robust, earthier counterpart to an English walnut can reap big, tasty rewards when used correctly. Follow this recipe for the best muffins you’ll eat this autumn.

For most people, a weed can be nothing more than an obnoxious growth in an otherwise beautiful garden. For Anna, fennel is no ordinary weed. 

Forget what you think you know about potluck-type gratins. Anna is here to change your tune.

In the case of a half a billion recalled eggs, it’s the FDA who should be hanging their head. Again.

Upon having her spouse throw down the proverbial gauntlet of maize, Anna finds a way to actually enjoy the vegetable that most surrounds us: corn.

Anna takes Alton Brown to task on what is most likely the best pan pasta sauce in the world.

For a gal born and raised in the heart of the heartland where corn is king, Anna decidedly doesn’t like it, and this is why.

It might be growing in the cracks in your driveway, but don’t pull out the Round-Up just yet — purslane makes a damn fine salad, amongst other things.

Anna uses some of the wares from the Tour de Fruit to make a spring pastry.