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First lady and Partnership for a Healthier America's honorary chair Michelle Obama announced today that the nonprofit group has paired with social networking site Pinterest to make to make it easier to find healthier recipes online. Media partners from Condé Nast Magazines, Hearst Magazines, Meredith, Food Network and Time Inc. will flag their recipe sites' online recipes that align with the dietary guidelines of the USDA's MyPlate initiative.
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Sink your teeth into today's top stories from around the globe.

• You like potato and I like potahto. You like butter and I like sour cream. Potato, potahto, let's bake the whole thing up.  - Guardian

• "People have no clue that this corner of Manhattan has been hit so badly," said Adam Weprin, manager of the Bridge Cafe, one of New York City's oldest bars that is still closed because of Hurricane Sandy. - USA Today

• Japan's answer to "the blue box": udon noodles with miso and cheese. - The Perennial Plate

• Quel horse meat scandale! Here are some historic examples of counterfeit meat that trot into even more disturbing territory. - Grub Street

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While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday.

Get crackin'! February 26 is National Pistachio Day.

It’s not every day that a simple nut has its own dedicated advertising campaign, and a cheeky one at that, but the humble pistachio is more than deserving.

Pistachios require a little elbow grease to eat because the greenish edible seed is encased in a harder outer shell that you have to crack open. There are many tips on how to do this, some more practical than others. The least labor intensive way is to simply wait. Pistachio shells will open easily if they’re fully ripe. The same effect is achieved by roasting.
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