What we're reading: February 18

What we're reading:
For Actresses, is a Big Appetite Part of the Show?
(The New York Times) Don't be fooled by the twigs in your favorite GQ or Marie Claire articles-- the skinny celebrities who dine on "big girl" meals, entrees twice the size of their stomachs. It's all a hoax. It just has to be. Right?

Gluten-free Gaining Fans in Stores and Restaurants
(Columbian Missourian) A restaurant in Columbia, Missouri, adopted a  gluten-free menu about four months ago to cater to its loyal customers-- an Italian restaurant, no less, where carbs and gluten are a given. By 2015, gluten-free will rake in $5 million; soon it will be as common on a label as "fat free."

What we're craving:
White and Dark Hearted Brownies
Smitten Kitchen tempts us with another batch of photos and ideas to make your brownies less standard the next time you bake.

Especially the Oatmeal
I usually eat my hot cereal in the mornings, but this just in from The Kitchen Sink Recipes will make an excellent switch from my normal Maple Brown Sugar instant oatmeal.
Oatmeal + vanilla + cinnamon + maple syrup + brown sugar + dried cherries + toasted nuts = yum.