All Things Considered: Kids Enjoy White House Harvest
In April 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House’s South Lawn. Now, in her first-ever book, American Grown, Mrs. Obama invites you inside the White House Kitchen Garden and shares its inspiring story, from the first planting to the latest harvest.
Hear about her worries as a novice gardener — would the new plants even grow? Learn about her struggles and her joys as lettuce, corn, tomatoes, collards and kale, sweet potatoes and rhubarb flourished in the freshly tilled soil. Get an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at every season of the garden’s growth, with striking original photographs that bring its story to life.
Try the unique recipes created by top White House chefs and made with ingredients freshly-picked from the White House garden. And learn from the White House Garden team about how you can help plant your own backyard, school or community garden
Patt Morrison: Understanding the Calorie in an “eat more” World
What is a calorie? The concept seems so simple, yet calories cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted, and it’s their over and under consumption that creates the majority of health problems around the globe. When it comes down to it, they are tricky to understand.
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The Japanese Grill: From Classic Yakitori to Steak, Seafood, and Vegetables
By Tadashi Ono, Harris Salat
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