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Sturdy beans for a leaner budget

Long the staple of frugal Yankees, Boston baked beans enjoy a revival.  Dried beans make a cheap but tasty and versatile addition to your breakfast, lunch or dinner.
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When ordering take-out, keep it 'green'
While packaging is part of the deal with to-go orders,  restaurateurs and patrons are devising fresh approaches to make take-out more lean and green.
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When bad peanut butter does some good
All the alarming news about bad peanut butter and other food scares may have some benefit: Washington is likely to significantly toughen the food safety system.
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The restaurant report card
The salad on your plate may be green, but what about the restaurant that is serving you that leafy appetizer? How does it rate on an eco-friendly scale? Do its practices help reduce its environmental impact, or is it wilting in that category?
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The traveling rice cooker
A family on vacation in Italy found that that the home-cooked meals they made in their rice cooker were what they enjoyed the most. 
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Produced for the FDA - In the midst of one of the largest food recalls in the nation's history, the FDA wants to be clear as to what is safe when it comes to peanuts and peanut products.
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Produced for March of Dimes - Foods full of folic acid like white bread and leafy greens can help prevent certain birth defects before you even know your pregnant.
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