How Joan Didion Did Thanksgiving

The author’s newly unveiled papers reveal the meticulous planning and devotion to cooking that went into her big holiday meals.

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A Journalist Who Wants You to Love Baking

Vaughn Vreeland, a 32-year-old pie enthusiast who loves ascots and cowboy boots, recently started a baking newsletter and video series, “Bake Time.”

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Healthy Homemade Snacks: Tips and Recipes

These expert tips and homemade recipes (sweets included) will help satisfy every craving.

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Marian Burros, 92, Dies; Food Writer Famed for Her Plum Torte and More

At The Times and elsewhere, she combined recipe writing with reporting on topics like consumer protection and food safety. Her torte was a longtime fan favorite.

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How Healthy Is Greek Yogurt?

It’s a staple of the Mediterranean diet for good reason.

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High-Protein Lunch Recipes for Back-to-School

Make-ahead burritos, easy chickpea salad, baked chicken meatballs and more tasty lunch ideas for little bodies with long days.

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The Little Food Lab Fueling the Big Protein Boom

Anthony Flynn and his family ran a small health snack company in California. Then came protein bar mania.

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How Healthy Are Peaches?

Experts share all of the juicy details.

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The Chocolate Cake That Made a Times Reporter Go Vegan

A recipe for a vegan cake from a food blogger in Oregon helped a Times reporter to realize that plant-based eating could be delicious.

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How Justine Doiron, a TikTok Cook, Spends Her Sundays

Justine Doiron, who is better known as Justine Snacks, is the early bird at the farmer’s market, then spends her day trying new recipes, cleaning and checking out new books.

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