Mixing Bowl: Arsenic In Chicken; Hummus Recipe

Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
Spring has sprung and the change is showing in our farmers markets. Here are 16 ways to prepare asparagus. [Serious Eats]
Nicholas Kristof illuminates what’s really in commercially produced chicken. [New York Times]
Ruth Reichl offers tips for better hummus. [Gilt Taste]
If you’re into the whole food trucks in NYC thing, try Grilled Cheese Matzo. [Midtown Lunch]
Four new great kosher wine options. [The Daily Meal]
Will this year’s farm bill be the worst ever? [Mother Jones]
Why I became the Forward’s Editor-in-Chief
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