Cho(m)p Haus

Since the twenties, Americans have used the word moxie to describe pluck, energy, determination, or courage. Nerves of steel, courage under fire, ice water in the veins—all those old chestnuts are basically moxie.

The adjective came into vogue following the rise of Moxie the soda, one of America’s oldest beverages but not a well-known elixir outside its northeastern birthplace. One of Moxie’s old slogans is “The drink that made the name famous”—and, unlike many aspects of its loopy history, it’s no bullshit.

Really cool.

Lucky Peach has designated March as Dumpling Month. This post collects several youtube videos on how to make and cook several types of dumpling wraps. Really good resource.

Spontaneous DNA strand breaks being an indicator of health risk.

Now I have a solid reply when my wife says "Drinking that much coffee can't be good for you."

I whipped up a couple balls worth of this dough, when my wife had a craving for pan pizza last week. It's amazing. If you're looking for a good pan pizza recipe, this is the one. My only adjustment would be to decrease the in-oven cook time by a couple minutes (just remove when the cheese looks right to you), and finish on the stovetop. It's really great.

As a bonus, it claims to be foolproof. I think it might be.

There are still very few peer reviewed studies on the effectiveness of MCT oil for weight loss, but there are some, and there are some more that use coconut oil. It would be a stretch to call these conclusions solid, but it appears that MCT oil may contribute to a small amount of fat loss for overweight men. We're talking 4 pounds over 12 weeks. For women results were even less certain. A lot more research needs to be done before it can be billed as a miracle cure. The best distillation of the research that's been thus far can be found here.

I'm still reading the research linked in this thorough analysis of Bulletproof Coffee's various claims, but what I have read makes a lot of sense. Anything that claims to give you a cheat code to bypass the old "eat fewer calories than you burn" method of weight loss is worthy of scrutiny. Bulletproof Coffee reeks of snake oil.

Great rundown of the history of the five mother sauces, as well as how to make each. Thorough and useful.