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My veggie heaven

From truffle framboise vinaigrette to fennel pollen – meat-free recipes can be a gourmet's dream, if you know where to look for them, says Laura BartonIn the early years the menus were always a little grim: wan-looking mushroom stroganoff, mushy beanburgers, Quorn fillets and chilli-non-carne....

The Sad Fate of Bill Richardson [Reversals Of Fortune]

My God, did anyone think he'd fall this far, this fast? Bill Richardson's terribly awkward encounter with Michelle Obama, via the New York Times' Thursday Style section: Mrs. Obama and her staff also visited Miriam’s Kitchen, a soup kitchen, where the first lady bumped into Bill Richardson, a 4...

Michelle, My Belle: NYT's Rachel Swarns's Constant Fawning Over First Lady

New York Times reporter Rachel Swarns, former Johannesburg bureau chief for the Times, is now working hard on the Glorify Michelle Obama beat, pumping out four flattering pieces in the last month.

Her latest entry is a brief in Thursday's edition, "A White House Effort to Aid Women and Girls," ...

Michelle obama offers a helping hand

First lady Michelle Obama was busy handing out meals at to homeless “guests” at Miriam’s Kitchen in Washington, D.C. yesterday (March 5).

The center provides meals, services and housing support to nearly 250 men and women. Among the menu items yesterday: Mushroom risotto, steamed broccoli, ...

Michelle Obama Thinks Pink Cardigan And Lipstick While Serving Lunch At Soup Kitchen

WASHINGTON — "Do you want some risotto?"

With that, first lady Michelle Obama began scooping mushroom risotto to help serve lunch Thursday to some of the mostly homeless men and women who get free meals at a soup kitchen several blocks from the White House.

Her visit was designed to...