While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. We're pudding on the Ritz – May 22 is National Vanilla Pudding Day ! This creamy, classic dessert is made by carefully simmering together milk, sugar, salt, butter, vanilla extract and cornstarch.  It can be served right off the stove on a cool summer's night, or after it's been chilled on a hot summer's day. Jazz it up with chopped nuts and whipped cream, or serve it au naturel , with nothing but a spoon. Saddle up to a bowl of Mark Bittman's luxuriously simple vanilla pudding . Or if solid food is more your thing, follow the lead of the Two Peas & Their Pod blog and bake vanilla pudding mix into chocolate chip cookies .

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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development cut its growth forecast for the 17-nation zone and said Europe risked creating a cycle of decline.

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Euro Watch: O.E.C.D. Sees Euro-Zone Crisis Hurting World Recovery

Craig Becker stepped down from the board in December after serving under a recess appointment by President Obama since March 2010.

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Craig Becker Appointed to A.F.L.-C.I.O. Role

The massive protests over the weekend in Chicago during the NATO summit have folks wondering if that marked a resurgence of the Occupy Wall Street movement. But I have to tell you, if those demonstrations are any indicator, OWS is going nowhere fast. Read full article > >

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Jonathan Capehart: The Occupy movement is going nowhere

Passenger train rammed into freight train.

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Indian Train Collision Kills Dozens

Controversial film looks at the origins of Scientology.

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‘The Master’ Trailer Debuts

By German company.

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Reagan’s Blood to be Auctioned

As thousands leave playoff game.

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8 Shot After Oklahoma City Win

Tries to walk back Bain comments.

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Booker: I’m Being ‘Used’ by the GOP

President Vladimir V. Putin’s choices for his Kremlin administration will be the political heavyweights who have accompanied him for more than a decade.

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Familiar Confidants Chosen for Kremlin Posts

While one person reported missing returns to camp.

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Fourth Body Found on Everest

But diplomats are still skeptical.

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U.N. Nuclear Chief: Iran Deal ‘Soon’

Americans still cite it as number-one concern.

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Poll: Obama, Romney Tied on Economy

First private spacecraft to leave U.S. space station.

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SpaceX Launch Successful

As Congress debates whether to trim the food stamps budget as part of the massive Farm Bill reauthorization, lawmakers might want to consider this striking statistic from a new W.K. Kellogg Foundation survey : Three-quarters of Americans say they support a national program that would double Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or food stamp) benefits at farmers markets. Read full article > >

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Americans eat more fresh foods than they did five years ago