Choco-coco Raspberry Granola ~ A tasty treat from Veggie Wedgie.

Brock Davis has been recreating famous explosions with cauliflower.

Saveur goes for flat and chewy with this Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe.

Old Iron Guts ~ The Smithsonian profiles the great civil war era naturalist and mushroom pioneer Charles McIlvaine.

Great tip from America's Test Kitchen... plug a leaky ice cream cone with a mini marshmallow or chocolate kiss!

Inconceivable! Princess Bride... soon in wine form.

A massive round up of all things chocolate from Kitchen Daily.

Matt Bites provides a fun little flow chart of life on a food shoot set and a recipe for a tasty grilled cheese.

Interesting discussion over at The Kitchn.. do you store your glasses face up or down?

Gilt Taste takes on a classic... Biscuits and Gravy!

Smitten Kitchen's Cheddar, Beer, and Mustard pull apart bread.

Cooking Light rounds up 10 great Foods and Drinks for Exercising!

The Huffington Post looks at some of the East and West coast versions of the same brands.

Jack in the Box releases the Bacon Shake upon the world.

Cheesy Jalapeño Pull Bread ~ A cheesy spicy treat that's fun to share from Simply Recipes.

Gilt Taste shares the secret of DIY mineral water. It involves the metric system and a trip to your local home brewing store.

Serious Eats presents a recipe for homemade Sriracha. Break out the fermentation jars!

In an age of high powered stand mixers theKitchn takes a look at whisking by hand.

The fascinating history of Fritos... a chance bite at a cafe and a hawked wedding ring that led to a snack food juggernaut.

Serious Eats reviews a new contender in the battle for hot sauce supremacy.

Sweet Potato Latkes with Smoked Apple Sauce ~ A fun experiment in the NOTCOT test kitchen leads to a delicious collision between Chanukah and a barbecue.

io9 describes how coffee is decaffeinated... and it sounds like science fiction.

Gorgeous roasted cauliflower from Un Déjeuner de Soleil!

The Guardian gets in on the food smoking fun!

Deception Diet ~ NPR investigates how optical illusions change how much you eat.

PopSci catches up with Dave Arnold of Booker & Dax as he pays with fire (a i1500°F industrial heating rod) and ice (liquid nitrogen) to make cocktails. Complete with video demonstrations!

Chinese Oreos! NPR takes a look at the localization of an American classic.

Grilled Cheeses! Little Bear, in the Los Angeles Arts District, serves up a fantastic quartet of sandwiches to go along with their deep selection of Belgian style ales. Smoked salmon, stilton with apples, ale braised brisket and, of course, bacon!

Lara Ferroni shares some thoughts on braising and glazing.

Kentucky Hot Brown on a Biscuit ~ A fantastic biscuit sandwich featuring turkey and bacon from Seven Spoons.

Oh Joy transforms these gorgeous dark chocolate cookies into white chocolate s'mores!

America's Test Kitchen shares a great guide to solving your muffin problems!

The Food in My Beard shares this gelato which gets in color from purple potatoes!

Bon Appétit has 10 top chefs re-imagine the humble casserole .

A beautiful chocolate beet cake from Joy the Baker.

Pig Candy ~ Serious Eats prepares delicious candied bacon on the grill!

Red Wine Lollipops ~ Sprinkle Bakes shares some great adult candy!

From olives and truffles to cabernet... chefs are getting imaginative with their flours.

The Food Lab experiments with making vegan mayonaise at home.

Art and sandwiches collide over at Low Commitment Projects... from Rothko to O'Keeffe

Blueberry Dessert Pizza ~ A beautiful pie from Spoon Fork Bacon featuring a delicious mix of blueberries and cream cheese!

Brownies with Chocolate Frosting ~ Design * Sponge goes in the kitchen and whips up a batch of this chocolate overload!

The first artificial sweetener was deadly! io9 tells the tale of lead acetate the calorie free sweetener that gave lead poisoning to Romans.

Frugal Dad shares this fun info-graphic on the ever popular cupcake.