10 Cicada Recipes (If You're Feeling Adventurous)

May 14, 2013 Subscribe · Forward 10 Cicada Recipes (If You're Feeling Adventurous) WASHINGTON -- The cicadas are here! After 17 years underground, Brood II cicadas are slowly emerging from North Carolina to Connecticut. Eventually, billions of cicadas will noisily make their presence known along the East Coast, rising from the earth to "sing, mate and die." While plenty of people express disgust over the beady-eyed bugs, others take a more creative approach. One way to make use of the swarm: eat 'em. After all, cicadas are a low-fat, high-protein snack, says National Geographic.  Continue reading... HIS FILTHY WORLD Biz Markie's New Living Social Deal Is Just What You Need You'll Fall In Love With This Sweet Engagement Story Sailing Away: 100+ Years Of Presidents On Vacation (PHOTOS) They're Here! These Horses Need New Homes! The Pot-Bellied Pig, Too Sailing Away: 100+ Years Of Presidents On Vacation (PHOTOS) 10 Cicada Recipes (If You're Feeling Adventurous) LOOK: Really Smart Kids Win Awesome World Record WILL BUNCH The Day the Obama Administration Went All Nixon On Us The war on whistleblowers, the treatment of Manning, and now this investigation of journalists are all hallmarks of a White House that promised transparency but has been one of the most secretive -- all to the detriment of the public's right to know. Continue reading... MIRANDA PETERSEN Shameful: Washington Times Column Blames Female Service Members for Assault, Calls Them Liars Rowan Scarborough's article published Sunday in the Washington Times is a perfect illustration of a culture of misogyny and victim blaming, which has perpetuated the ongoing epidemic of rape and sexual assault in the United States Military. Continue reading... LEIGHTON WOODHOUSE Mark Zuckerberg's Flailing New Lobby Group Represents Everything That's Wrong With DC Fwd.us' lobbying approach reflects the worst of DC-style politics: it's cynical, it's transactional, and it's predicated on using critically important social and ecological issues as pawns in a chess game. Worse for Mark Zuckerberg, it's ineffective. Continue reading... ERIC BOEHLERT With Benghazi, Republicans Recruit Beltway Press For Another Whitewater Production Like Whitewater, look at how the Benghazi production now comes complete with dubious claims about whistleblowers (and their unreliable advocate), controversial talking points, and leaked Congressional testimony used to whip up media anticipation. Continue reading... JANE WHITE Rich Colleges, Poor Professors Melissa Bruninga-Mattaeu is a single mother who relies on food stamps and Medicaid to survive. Her take-home pay is $900 a month, of which $750 goes to rent and $40 goes to gas. Where does she work? She's a PhD who teaches humanities courses at a state college in Arizona. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003