Mother’s Day Reads

Happy Mother’s Day! 

How to grill blue crab, the resilient crustacean residing in the Gulf of Mexico; from Texas Monthly. Photo: Blue crab in holding tank by Meredith Paige.

http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/barbecued-crabs-recipe

Should you have to be 21 before you can drink coffee? The Atlantic reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a plan to investigate and potentially regulate caffeine.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/05/21-to-drink-coffee/275621/

The editors of the James Beard Foundation have compiled their favorite food moments in film into one 70 second video, entitled “Food in Film: Family.” See if you can recognize each of the different movies that appear on screen.

http://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/food-film-family

Dust off the old Jello mold—if you still have one. Zester Daily gives us a bit of history of jellied desserts; plus an enticing recipe much more appealing than the iconic Jello salads of the ‘50s.

http://zesterdaily.com/cooking/gelatin-desserts/

The New Yorker posted a montage of photographs of a chocolate plantation in Brazil, a tease for an article in their latest issue about chocolate entrepreneur Frederick Schilling and the rise of artisanal chocolate.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/2007/10/29/slideshow_071029_chocolate

Esquire has a new cocktail to add to your repertoire: Snapdragon, a “spicy Thai reviver” made with tequila, Cointreau, St. Germain, lime and Thai chili. Get the recipe here:

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/snapdragon-reviver-belly-trumpet-dallas-15437113