Lard was the canary in the coal mine of culinary correctness. Rendered pig fat was ubiquitous in human diets for centuries. It was used to fry everything from dough to chicken and was an essential ...

A truly dramatic shift in Americans’ eating behavior is playing out in the area of fat consumption. Animal fats, demonized for decades as prime contributors to obesity and heart disease, are being ...

If you've ever followed a recipe that mentions suet or lard, you might have wondered what the difference is between the two. You may have even asked yourself what the heck suet is in the first place.

Remember the movie "Sleeper"? It stars Woody Allen as a health food store owner who is cryogenically frozen in 1973 and revived 200 years later. In my favorite scene, a physician of the future -- ...

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There's a Southern influence that lately has wended its way through trendy Los Angeles restaurants, and its emblem is the biscuit. Tender, flaky, golden biscuits have risen on menus from Manhattan ...

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AMES, Iowa — Watching the Iowa State men’s basketball team from a distance wasn’t easy on Cameron Lard. As tough as it was to know he should be with the team through the ups and downs of the ...