• See our favorite ice cube trays—we won’t use any others.
• What’s the scoop on bottled water versus your muncipal water from the tap? Check it out.

Beautiful, fragrant grains with an exquisite
taste, Thai Hom Mali rice is worth seeking
out. Photo by Emily Chang | THE NIBBLE.

The name Hom Mali has been trademarked for jasmine rice that is indigenous to Thailand. As with all organic products, each region gives its own special spin to the flavor based on terroir and microclimate, and rice is no different. As with other jasmine rice, Thailand’s rice crop had previously been labeled simply as jasmine rice or its synonyms: aromatic rice, scented rice or fragrant rice.

However, Thailand developed three proprietary varieties of its indigenous jasmine rice, which is grown in the lush tropical climate of northeast Thailand. In the process of producing strains that obtain higher yields with higher resistance to diseases and insect pests, Thailand has gained international recognition for its unique jasmine rice. And now you can impress the staff at Thai restaurants, by asking, “Is this Hom Mali?”

• See the many types of rice in our Rice Glossary.
• Try one of these delicious rice salad recipes for a lighter summer main course.

July 30th is also the debut of the newest cheesecake flavor, Stefanie’s Ultimate Red Velvet Cake Cheesecake: two layers of red velvet cake and two layers of creamy cheesecake (what a country!).

Don’t look at this as self-indulgence: It’s charity work. For every slice of Stefanie’s Ultimate Red Velvet Cake Cheesecake sold over the next 12 months, The Cheesecake Factory will donate 25 cents to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief charity.

Are you ready to help the cause?

• Find your nearest Cheesecake Factory.
• Make your own with our favorite cheesecake recipes.

Red Velvet Cheesecake debuts at The Cheesecake Factory on July 30th, National Cheesecake Day.

• Where’s the beef? Read more burger tips.
• For a better burger, learn how to cook bison.
• Take a look at a recipe for Mini Sirloin Burger Cupcakes (adorable!). Cheeseburgers for dessert, anyone?

Beware of antioxidant hype. You’d have to
drink a gallon of red wine a day to get the
antioxidant benefit of resveratrol.
Fortunately, this is one antioxidant you can
buy in capsule form. Photo courtesy of
VitaminShoppe.com.

Now, there are resveratrol supplements, enabling you to “enjoy all the health benefits of red wine, without the adverse effects of alcohol.” Otherwise, you would need to drink a gallon of red wine a day to show the effects observed in mice. That’s not doable for the population at large because of the cost, the calories, and, oh yes, the need to be sober and carry on with one’s life.

ReserveAge Organics is one brand of resveratrol dietary supplement capsules. Sixty capsules, a two-month supply, have a suggested retail price of $39.99. You can find them discounted to $30.99 on Drugstore.com and $29.99 on VitaminShoppe.com (which lists the suggested retail as $35.99).

Is it worth $360 a year for whatever “longer and healthier life” you’ll get from a daily capsule of resveratrol? You be the judge. (You can give up cholesterol, start exercising, etc. for free.) The bigger point is that, every time you read an article about the antioxidants in chocolate or whatever, remember the

• Read more about high-antioxidant food.
• See which seven “Super Spices” are full of the most antioxidants.