heirloom tomatoes.

For me, the ideal texture is slightly dry, has a hint of spice, smoke, and sweetness, each grain is separate and fluffy, and it's all a little shiny from the rendered fat it's cooked in.Each of the unique ways it can be done is a living legacy of each person and the people before them who passed on the ability to make it.

When I sit down to a plate or bowl of red rice, I could be eating it as a side dish or I could just be eating it on its own—especially if it has meat, and the meat to rice to vegetable ratio is on point.I like when it's made for a side at cookouts and barbecues and a little of the rice touches my potato salad and picks up on the smoke from the charcoal-grilled chicken.Or, with fried whiting and shrimp, and a generous helping of hot sauce.

For Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, baby showers and weddings, it's on the table..It's more than nostalgia.

It is salt water on your skin and a marshy breeze in your hair..

When I eat it, I am instantly transported for a moment to a place that exists outside of time and space.That could include the "concerning" levels of lead Consumer Reports found in popular brands of veggie puffs, in.

Kraft Heinz’s Lunchables., or in several top brands of cinnamon.

“As it stands," Houlihan added, "the new lead limits for commercial baby foods would reduce children’s total dietary lead exposure by less than 4% — a negligible improvement.”Over the past year, using beef tallow as a skincare product has become increasingly popular online, with social media users claiming that beef fat is a natural moisturizer..However, dermatologists strongly disagree, warning that beef fat clogs pores, will likely cause acne, and can spoil easily..