If you, like the rest of the country, waited all year for Starbucks' annual Pumpkin Spice Latté to herald in the official arrival of Fall (who cares what the calendar says), we hope you've already have one or two this season... because some Starbucks branches are reporting shortages. More

What recipes have you searched for in the last year? Food blog The Daily Meal went on a mission to discover the most popular foods of 2012, the ones that people search for online again and again. The resulting list is an interesting snapshot of a country's culinary inclinations. Curious to see what they say is the #1 searched recipe in America? See the list below: More

Have you ever been told that microwaving vegetables depletes their nutritional value? Anytime you cook a vegetable (regardless of the method) there is usually some nutrient loss, but the belief held by some is that microwaves destroy up to 90 percent of the nutrients in the food, whereas stovetop cooking can be as low as 10 percent. But is it true? Here's what we discovered:

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In case you've ever wondered what your fruits and vegetables would look like put through an MRI machine, well, now you know! Boston technologist Andy Ellison has been doing that exact thing for the last few years, and putting the results up on his blog Inside Insides. The photos you see above (of cucumber, corn, and tomatoes) are just the stills. To get the full effect, you have to see them animated. It's really quite stunning! More

Having a hard time getting your kids to eat vegetables? Hiding them is one option, but here's an even simpler solution: just give vegetables an irresistible new name. Two Cornell University studies found that kids are more likely to gobble up veggies when they're given names like "X-Ray Vision Carrots" and "Power Punch Broccoli."
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You may choose to drink tea with a little bit of milk to make it taste better, but are you diminishing tea's health benefits in the process? It turns out that, yes, that may be the case. More

Maybe you're hooked on bacon, jonesing for a cupcake or looking for a chocolate fix, but is it possible to be truly addicted to foods? The idea is controversial, but as The New York Times reports, research on the connections between food, pleasure and self-control is pointing toward the possibility of certain foods being addictive, just like cigarettes. More

First there was Modernist Cuisine. Then there was Modernist Cuisine for Home Cooks. And now there's Modernist Cuisine... free and online! The team behind that expansive cookbook is venturing into online cooking classes, which they're offering for free to curious cooks. First up: sous vide cooking! More

Last Friday Trader Joe's announced it was recalling its Salted Valencia Peanut Butter because of reports it was contaminated with a rare strain of salmonella. Now Sunland, Inc, the company that makes Trader Joe's peanut butter, says it is recalling all the nut butters in its product line, including those made for Target's Archer Farms and Earth Balance. More

This should come as no surprise to readers of The Kitchn (who ate up—pun intended—a recent roundup on all things avocado) but avocados have had a major mass-market breakthrough in recent years. What was once considered a sidekick to tortilla chips is now the go-to source for heart-healthy fats... More