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more about #eating more comments → sweetypie4now: I'm not sure I get it. Are these pear's so amazing that they're worth this cost and express air delivery? Can't I go buy one in the store?? I feel ... more » coolcooldame: Forget about teams pie or cake. I am team cheesecake. I'm aware it has cake in the title but I've never considered this delicate treat, cake because ... more » sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): When I read "Moose Munch" my mind immediately went to Sarah Palin and an act I shall not name. I am a sick, horrible woman who needs to go bleach her... more » R_Claw: Am I getting classier (doubtful) or is H&D beginning to look a little Fingerling?? more » caffeinequeen: I don't know if my SO/family/friends read Jezebel, but if so, I'm putting them on notice: if you get me the fruit wreath and not the cheesecake party... more » alula: Hee, I like number 6. That's totally what I wish I were having for dinner tonight. OM NOM NOM. (And God, I would kill for some really good pears. ... more » snark_shark: So, are the pears truly to die for? Cuz yes I adore candy and such, but an insanely juicy sweet pear (or apple, esp. the Fuji apples my local farmer's... more » Ratinski: I love fruitcake. My mother used to make it in loaf pans and since I lacked all self-control, I could eat one. By myself. Over several clandestine tri... more » tallgirl-in-heels: It used to be that I could eat mountains of sugary, chocolatey goodness. Mountains! Then something happened to me, I don't know what, but just looking... more » TheFormerJuneBronson: These posts always come along when it's almost suppertime. Damn. I did just put in an order at Vermont Country Store for mint straws and some other t... more » LucilleMcGillicuddy: for me, this is porn. more » ElleL: Oooooh chesecake party wheeel... mmmmm. I used to "lunch" at Harry & David, they always have the greatest samples. more » hfree: We have gotten Harry and David's pears every year since forever. We keep our Christmas ornaments in the boxes (since they are lined to protect fruit,... more » Breamworthy: "Our gifty new ready-to-give design" a) I did not realize that gifty was an adjective b) Is this being written by Cosmo editors and other proponents... more » sassyredhead: They have 3 varieties of Blue Cheese and one was smoked over hazelnuts. Yeah, that was me moaning(a good moan). more » -
#todayincatalogs
Harry & David's Merry, Mouth-Watering Christmas With A Crunch
The fruit in the Harry & David catalog may not appeal to you, but what about cookies? Cheesecake? Peppermint bark!?!?! Ugh. So hungry right now. More » -
#meatymusings
On Meat And Memory: What Vegetarians Give Up
Jonathan Safran Foer's Times Magazine essay on vegetarianism brings up an interesting point: for many people, becoming vegetarian means breaking with a lot of the cherished food memories that have made us who we are. More » -
#foodfad
Has Calorie Restriction Jumped The Shark?
Calorie restriction used to be cool in 2006 — and now it's back, with the Times Magazine covering a new study of ascetic eaters and their enviable "biomarkers." But in these lean times, the practice seems kind of dated.
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#foodfights
Latest Diet Enemy: "Girls' Night"
On the heels of news that kids eat more when they're with their friends, scientists say women eat less around men, and more around each other. Cue the annoying stereotypes! More » -
#foodfights
Friends, No Friends Both Lead To Obesity
A new study purports to show that kids eat more when they're with their friends. But another study found that "social stress" caused monkeys to gain dangerous visceral fat. So do friends make us fat or not? More » -
#foodfights
"I Was A Baby Bulimic," Now He's A Food Critic
New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni makes a living eating. So it's both disturbing and encouraging to learn, in this excerpt from his memoir Born Round that his early years were plagued with weight struggles, self-loathing and eating disorders. More » -
#familymeal
Time Writer Grossed Out By Placenta-Eating Wife
For those who've been following the saga of asshole-wit Joel Stein's road to fatherhood, his take on placenta-cookery (aka placentophagy) won't shock you: "when Cassandra's looks fade in her 50s, there's no way I'm putting up with this crap." More » -
#snacks
Snack Time
41% of women who snack say the recession has affected their eating habits: some snack more healthfully, others snack less. (And if you say "snack" enough times, it's funny.) [Washington Post] -
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#badvertising
"Only In A Woman's World" Are There So Many Dieting Stereotypes
After our earlier post about Frito-Lay's new ad campaign targeting women, and numerous emails, we decided to check out the new commercials. Apparently, Frito-Lay thinks all women care about is men and dieting. More » -
#foodforthought
I'm Not Fat, I'm Just Smart
The stress of thinking makes people overeat, potentially making "heavy thinkers" obese, according to a new report. -
#organics
Guy Eats Only Organic For 3 Years, Pees Pretty
In what the New York Times terms "a fascinating experiment," this California pediatrician, Dr. Alan Greene, has eaten nothing but organic food for three years. Hard? Yes. Expensive? Very. Worthwhile? Well...
