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Monday

New Orleans Cocktails Stir Up Memories

You can sit at the bar at Commander's Palace in New Orleans and drink history. Order a Sazerac — it's the very first cocktail, dating back to the early 1800s, concocted by Antoine Peychaud of his own bitters and Sazerac cognac for extra zest.

New Orleans Cocktails Stir Up Memories

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Nigella Lawson Shares New Year's Food Traditions

While you might be hard-pressed to name a delicacy specific to New Year's — other than champagne — traditions abound around the world. Nigella Lawson shares food customs from Italy and other European countries.

Nigella Lawson Shares New Year's Food Traditions

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Thursday

The Science of Cooking with Chocolate

The mysterious percentages listed on bars of baking chocolate can have a dramatic effect on the outcome of a chocolaty concoction, says award-winning chocolate expert Alice Medrich. She guides us through the nuances of cacao, leading us to the perfect sauce.

The Science of Cooking with Chocolate

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Your Health

Dark Chocolate Not Good for You After All

A leading medical journal says dark chocolate may not be as good for you as you think. According to an editorial in The Lancet, many chocolate makers remove flavenols — the heart-healthy ingredient — due to their bitter taste.

Dark Chocolate Not Good for You After All

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Tuesday

Tamale Recipe Proves Hard to Keep Secret

Each Christmas, contributing writer Marcos Villatoro makes tamales for his friends and family. The tamales are based on an old family recipe that he'd really like to share. But if he did, he says, his mother would disown him.

Tamale Recipe Proves Hard to Keep Secret

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Monday

Analysis

Technology

Toymakers Aim Technology at Younger Kids

Tech guru Mario Armstrong describes popular tech toys for toddlers. He says kids are conscious about their age and won't play with toys they don't find trendy. Parents should provide balance, he says, by making kids socialize and play with toys that force them to be creative.

Toymakers Aim Technology at Younger Kids

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Friday

Thursday

Weenie Royale: Food and the Japanese Internment

Children eat hot dogs at Idaho's Minidoka Internment Camp. National Archives; Densho Project hide caption

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Weenie Royale: Food and the Japanese Internment

After Pearl Harbor, about 120,000 Japanese Americans were uprooted and forced to live for years in federal camps. Internment changed the traditional Japanese diet and erased the family table.

Weenie Royale: Food and the Japanese Internment

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Wednesday

Tuesday

Holiday Recipes

Now, You Can Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding

For years, Michele Norris has wondered what exactly figgy pudding is. To find out more about the Christmas treat that generations of carolers have demanded, she invited baking expert Dorie Greenspan to her kitchen to prepare the dessert.

Now, You Can Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding

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