Word: beaning
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Jane H. Van Cleef ’06 learned to sew at her parents’ knees—her mother made bean bags, her father was a quilter. By high school, she had several catalogues and prom dresses to her name. Harvard has benefited from her skills via the stage: last year, she was praised for her work on Richard III and Cabaret, and she’s at work on the costumes for this fall’s Faust. She makes almost everything she wears...
Ultimately, Nestle settled on three aguas frescas: a simple strawberry, a more complicated tamarind drink (made from a tart, vanilla-bean-like pod) and an exceedingly complex horchata, made from rice, cinnamon and other spices. "Everyone has their own family recipe for horchata," says food developer Vida Leong. "We mixed and blended for weeks until we matched what we considered the gold standard." So far, their efforts are paying off. The three aguas frescas have been doing well in California and Arizona and will roll out around the country in the months to come...
...keen fashion observations tell me that brightly-colored messenger bags have replaced the classic L.L. Bean-initialed backpacks we all toted in sixth grade. And to the dismay of our scoliosis-wary vertebrae, girls today sling two-tone Harvé Chapelier bags stuffed with books and papers over one shoulder, instead of evenly distributing the load with two straps...
...began by ordering edamame, steamed, salted soy bean pods. They were, unfortunately, the worst edamame I’ve ever had—overcooked, oversalted, overripe. They were followed by a serving of shumai, steamed pork-filled dumplings. This second classic was another disappointment—the little appetizers felt gooey, not firm, and smelled stale, not fresh...
Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS), armed with made-to-order eggs, bean and grain stations, and more than five kinds of locally-grown squash, has declared war against transfatty acids...