Sesame Sweet Potato Balls - Lucky mahjong snack.

Fascinating interactive map from Slate showing food deserts throughout the United States.

Homemade Vanilla Extract - Love and Olive Oil makes a stylish collection of extracts from vanilla beans from across the globe.

Cranberry Orange Relish ~ Side dish, topping or muffin filling!

Spanish rice with clams and asparagus tips.

Cashew Shortbread Cookies- buttery, crumbly deliciousness!

Fried Egg Kale Toast ~ Feasting on Art shares this simple breakfast with the kitchn's breakfast with a blogger.

Whole Wheat Dougnuts ~ Lara Ferroni mixes in whole wheat flour to bring a depth and complexity to the traditional doughnut.

Maple buttercream perched atop a bright yellow beetroot cake - celebrating the nuttiness of beets, not hiding them.

Healthier Whole Wheat Flax Waffles and Cranberry Orange Maple Syrup {plus: tips to "healthify" breakfast treats}

GOOD shares a fascinating slideshow of images commissioned by the Farm Security Administration during the 30's and 40's.

Lemon Almond Cake ~ Whisk Kid brings together alternating layers of lemon cake, lemon curd, and almond buttercream frosting together in this beautiful dessert.

Asian-Style Tomato Soup with Rice Noodles is a great family meal that is easy to make and customizable to make.

Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Bread ~ Everything you love about store-bought but easily made at home!

Mango Orange Cream Power Smoothie: Delicious for healthy breakfast.

Frijoles Rancheros, Mexican Ranch Style Beans

Whole Grains 101 ~ Chow has a great resource on using whole grains like amaranth, farro, and buckwheat.

The New York Times celebrates the humble dish of hash.

Five Cheese and Cranberry Scones - A different twist on the classic cranberry scone, this recipe mixes the sweet cranberries with the salty and more mild authentic Mexican cheeses to create a unique blend.

Winter Salad with Oranges, Fennel, and Pomegranate

A simple salad of purple & green beans with crispy onions & salsa.

Tortellini Alfredo: The secret's all in the sauce...

Lemon Curd Melting Moment- Perfect for Afternoon Tea or even a gift

Cinnamon With Apple Pull-Apart Bread aka Monkey Bread

Foie Gras Lollipops from Amber restaurant in Hong Kong!

Mmmm Glogg! It's still chilly enough, this would be the perfect drink! Here's Barina Craft's version.

Macaroni Soup with Ham (Hong Kong Style breakfast)

Mushroom Onion Quiche. Fast and easy, AND delicious!

How to Make Kefir ~ This drinkable yogurt is full of good bacteria, and is even better when flavored at the breakfast table with fruit puree!

The Swirl Girls show us Champagne Granita, a lovely use of leftover Champagne

An unusual and delicious combination of flavours in linguine with prawns, peas, lime and mint.

Watermelon radish salad - healthy, delicious and GORGEOUS

This week’s Tasteologie and Liqurious roundup is truly sumptuous, brimming with delectable colors and textures.

Vegan carrot-ginger soup.

Chocolate Almond Biscotti

Perhaps it comes as a surprise that there is currently a trendy movement occurring in Los Angeles that has seen the marriage of books and bars.

Chocolate Pudding Recipe ~ This simple 15 minute chocolate pudding is like an IV drip when you have a chocolate craving.

Orange is the way to ring in the new year - Sweet Orange Chicken, Gluten Free

The wonderful white cake accompanied by the most delicious coconut frosting!

Spicy Rosemary Roasted Nuts: simple to make and will fill your kitchen with the wonderful woodsy aroma of rosemary

Almond Sugar Cookie Tarts

This vanilla pear milk is light and sweet.

Flaky, fluffy, buttermilk biscuits. (Almost) as good as your grandma's!

Experience Paris in 100 macarons.