Celeb Booze Lauches, Food PR Disasters, Trader Joe's Recall And More

December 3, 2012 Subscribe · Forward Celebs Who Launched Their Own Wines, Beers And Spirits This Year As interest in food and drink continues to skyrocket, the phenomenon has kickstarted an unusual offshoot -- extreme food and drink hobbies. How else to explain the explosion of celebrity-backed wine and spirits labels in recent years? It's not your everyday wine aficionado who has the kind of cash necessary for a wine label stashed away. Continue reading... Fast Food Doubles Down On Dessert Food Companies Top List Of Year's Biggest PR Disasters Trader Joe's Recalls Another Product Trader Joe's Announces Nearly 5,000-Pound Recall Of 'Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice' Over Listeria Risk Fast Food Dessert Category Heats Up After Years Of Neglect White House Gingerbread House 2012: 300-Pound Creation Makes Its Debut (PHOTOS) ROZANNE GOLD Who Needs Quinoa More Than You Do? A guest at our Thanksgiving Leftovers Dinner raved about a quinoa stuffing she'd made for her own family's annual feast the day before. I cringed a bit because few of us comprehend the dark side of our trendy infatuation with this ancient food from high in the arid Andes. Continue reading... DAN GARBLIK AND LALIT KALANI Is Indian Food Finally... Trendy?! Indian food has creeped into the weekly rotation of Taco Tuesdays, Take-Out Chinese Wednesdays and Trendy Thai Fusion Fridays -- all once misunderstood exotic cuisines that have secured spots on the carousel of accepted foods by mainstream America. Continue reading... LAURA KUMIN 10 Food Budgeting Tips I Wish I Followed Religiously Those who carefully plan every meal and shop as if it were a chess game hardly need my advice. These tips are for the rest of us. Continue reading... From around the web btrp LEAH MAYOR Gratitude for Farmers and the Farmland That Provide for Us Through consistent and deliberate year-round work, farmers provide us with the makings of our holiday traditions. They grow the flowers that adorn our tables, the wreaths on our doors, and the Christmas trees that are a centerpiece for many families. Continue reading... ELLEN KANNER Meatless Monday: Friends With Benefits What does produce have going for it? Everything. But it's saddled with the geeky rep of being good for you. We've shown time and time again we just don't care. Considering how eager vegetables are to make friends and get along well with others, though, it seems kind of cruel to keep dismissing them. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.