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<em>The Indecisive Chicken</em> combines the recipes and life stories of eight women from communities across India who now live in Dharavi, a teeming Mumbai slum. Sarita Rai, from a village in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, contributed a recipe for <em>pharas</em>, "semi-circular pockets of rice dough" filled with chickpea flour, served steamed or deep-fried.

Cookbook Explores Recipes From India's Most Famous Slum

The Indecisive Chicken combines the recipes and life stories of eight women from communities across India who now make their home in Dharavi, a teeming slum featured in Slumdog Millionaire.

Will Drinking Green Tea Boost Your Metabolism? Not So Fast

Dozens of green tea drinks and pills for sale claim to help you burn more fat. But there's scant evidence that green tea, or any other food or drink product, can have a lasting impact on metabolism.

Mexican Authorites Arrest Alleged Arellano Felix Drug Cartel Killer

Federal authorities in Mexico say they arrested a top ranking member of the Arellano Felix drug cartel at a casino in Tijuana early this morning. The man has strong ties to San Diego's Barrio Logan neighborhood. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson has the story.

Chef Simon Hopkinson says that mayonnaise is something that is such a pleasure to make, but people are often frightened of it and it's one of the most delicious things.

No Fear Homemade Mayonnaise: Better Than What's In The Jar

This week in our series Do Try This At Home: Making mayonnaise that's just as delicious, if not better, than what comes out of the jar.

A new National Security Agency (NSA) data center in Bluffdale, Utah, has been beset by electrical problems that will delay its opening, according to reports.

NSA Says It Has 'Mitigated' Meltdowns At Utah Data Farm

This was supposed to be the month the National Security Agency cranked up its biggest data farm yet, in a Salt Lake City suburb.

Julia Sherman is the mastermind behind the Salad Garden at the Getty. Here, she pulls up heirloom greens for the salad.

Salad-Making Is Performance Art At The Getty In Los Angeles

Brooklyn photographer and writer Julia Sherman first established salad as a serious medium with her Salad for President blog. Now she's making salad with artists from around the country at the Getty.

Surplus corn is piled outside a storage silo in Paoli, Colo. Do federal farm subsidies encourage the production — and perhaps overconsumption — of things that we're told to eat less of, like high fructose corn syrup or meat produced from livestock raised on subsidized grains?

Does Subsidizing Crops We're Told To Eat Less Of Fatten Us Up?

There's a disconnect between what we're told to eat and what crops the U.S. subsidizes. Many critics blame farm policy for promoting bad eating habits. The reality is a lot more complicated.

Aqua-Spark, a new sustainable aquaculture fund, has invested in Calysta's Microbial Protein Feed, an alternative to conventional fishmeal.

Investment Fund Pours Cash Into Cleaner, Greener Fish Farming

Aqua-Spark is the world's first investment fund for sustainable aquaculture. So far it has bet on an alternative fish feed that could take pressure off the oceans and a tilapia farm in Mozambique.

Host Chris Kimball with test cook Erin McMurrier. The Daytime Emmy®-nominated COOK'S COUNTRY provides home cooks with foolproof regional recipes and cooking techniques.

Cook's Country From America's Test Kitchen: Homespun Breakfast Treats

Airs Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Rev. Caryl Johnson (center) oversees communion at St. Mary Magdalene Community in Drexel Hill, Pa., as parishioners Janet Hamm and Jim Kalb assist. Unlike most traditional Roman Catholic services, a gluten-free bread and alcohol-free wine are offered.

In Defiance Of The Church, Some Catholic Women Seeking Priesthood

Caryl Johnson calls herself a priest but technically she was excommunicated after being ordained. Johnson is one of many many Catholic women who see a gap between what they believe and church dogma.

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