strawberries
This Is the Only Dessert Worth Making When It's Too Hot to Function
This is not the time of year to be straining yourself tempering chocolate or constructing a croquembouche. Desserts must be easy, fast, and chilled. Very chilled.
Strawberries with Macadamia Nuts and Whipped Cream Recipe
There is no fresher, more delightful dessert than ripe berries with homemade whipped cream and crunchy macadamia nuts, topped with lemon zest and a sprinkle of salt.
I Put Horse Placenta on My Face in the Name of Beauty
In my personal investigation into the world of extreme celebrity beauty treatments, I put placenta on my face, hemorrhoid cream under my eyes, and had my own blood injected into my face.
Strawberrini Recipe
This fruity cocktail from SUR combines fresh strawberries and citrus with (Vanderpump) vodka, Cointreau, and simple syrup.
Eating Tonnes of Fruit Could Stop You From Gaining Weight
According to a new study from researchers at Harvard and the University of East Anglia, eating fruit containing high levels of flavonoids could help prevent weight gain.
Salmonella-Tainted Cucumbers Kill Three People, Sicken Hundreds
Salmonella-tainted cucumbers have sickened 558 people, killing three of them in 33 states. The company that distributed the produce was also linked to a hepatitis outbreak in 1997.
$7.50 for a Day’s Work (Extra Scene from 'The Fruits of Cheap Labor')
In this extra scene, a 52-year-old farm worker receives her daily wage for picking strawberries in northern Mexico. Her salary is $7.50 — plus a marshmallow.
Leaving Their Kids Locked Up (Excerpt from ‘The Fruits of Cheap Labor’)
In this excerpt, VICE News visits a slum serving as an illegal hotel, where day laborers leave their children unattended as they head out to find work in the farmlands of Sinaloa.
The Fruits of Mexico's Cheap Labor
VICE News heads to northern Mexico to investigate the working conditions on farms, where day laborers and their children handpick crops in 100-degree heat, earning as much in a day as their US counterparts make in an hour.
You Need a Forklift to Pick Up My Family's 1,500-Pound Cheesecake
I was raised among vats of batter and piles of springform pans at Eli’s Cheesecake in Chicago. If anyone knows how to make a cheesecake that weighs more than a polar bear but less than a Honda Civic, it's my family.
Blame Strawberry-Obsessed Canadians For Worsening California's Drought
Canada chugs about 50,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of California’s water a year through its love for strawberries. So much for skipping showers and devising water-efficient ways of cooking pho, California.
People at Wimbledon Would Rather Eat Steak Than Watch Tennis
Staff at the annual tennis tournament claim that corporate guests are going HAM in the hospitality tent instead of taking their seats for matches. “Once they’ve had quite a lot of steak and booze they don’t want to leave,” said one worker.