CK Friday Links--Friday December 23, 2011

Happy Holidays!! Here's yet another selection of interesting links from around the internet. As always, I welcome your thoughts and your feedback.

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That old wive's tale about adding a potato to fix an oversalted soup? A food blogger goes debunking and proves it doesn't work. (Kitchen Mage)

If you're having a craving, say it to yourself: I AM HAVING A CRAVING. Once you put it into words--and once you're honest with yourself--you'll control it. (Ombailamos)

Pssst: Mike Pollan's entire Edible Education 101: A Complete Course on Modern Food Production, is now available totally free. Bookmark it! (The Atlantic, via Mollie Katzen)

For lit geeks only: What if Virginia Woolf, Raymond Chandler or Geoffrey Chaucer had turned to food writing? (The Independent)

Recipe Links:
Make a pile of delicious Potato Latkes for a mere 50c. (Real Cheap Food)

Let citrus be your savior during the cold months with this intriguing Grapefruit Cake recipe. (A Thought For Food) Bonus Post: How to Segment Citrus.

A Brownie Recipe to end all brownie recipes. (The Clayton's Blog)

Off-Topic Links:
The curse of competition. (Lisa's Liberation)

A "mommyjacking" taxonomy. (Mommyish)

Getting paid to do what you love just ends up making you dislike doing what you love. (You Are Not So Smart, via Alosha's Kitchen)


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