Food Reads: Miso Soft Serve + 5-Ingredient Dinners

Japan puts its own spin on soft serve, swapping out classic chocolate and vanilla for flavors like purple sweet potato and miso. [Saveur]

Try switching up your dinner every night with a month’s worth of delicious five-ingredient recipes. [Food 52]

Australian dairy company Made by Cow uses a high-pressure processing method rather than pasteurization to create a safe raw milk option. [Modern Farmer]

Embarrassed by your frozen pizza dinners? Make them gourmet with the addition of a few chef-selected ingredients. [Bon Appetit]

Lettuce add some excitement to your salads with a whole new batch of greens, purples, and reds. [Saveur]

Massimo Bottura makes a statement about food waste in Rio by transforming scraps from the Olympic village’s kitchen into tasty meals for hungry Brazilians. [Food & Wine]

Mexican farmers are wiping out thousands of acres of forest so we can have avocado toast for brunch. [Grub Street]

Many varieties of tomatoes fall under the heirloom umbrella, but what exactly is their common ground? [The Kitchn]