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    Good Food

    Eating in a War Zone

    Most of us understand how a good meal at the end of a stressful day can be relaxing and soothing.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Most of us understand how a good meal at the end of a stressful day can be relaxing and soothing. Imagine how important the concept of "comfort food" would be in a war zone. Susan Marx, who returned from Baghdad early this year , is employed as an aide worker for the US Agency for International Development. While in Iraq, she used food to get through the stress of being dangerously close to the chaos of war. She is currently in Kabul, Afghanistan where she continues her development work.

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    Best of Good Food: War Zone Eating, Climbing Mango Trees
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Eating in a War ZoneYou’re reading this
    3. 15:00Climbing the Mango Trees
    4. 22:00Twinkie, Deconstructed
    5. 29:00Dead Man Eating
    6. 36:00Best Kitchen Knives
    7. 43:00How to Feed a Teenage Boy
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    2 of 7
    Best of Good Food: War Zone Eating, Climbing Mango Trees
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Eating in a War ZoneYou’re reading this
    3. 15:00Climbing the Mango Trees
    4. 22:00Twinkie, Deconstructed
    5. 29:00Dead Man Eating
    6. 36:00Best Kitchen Knives
    7. 43:00How to Feed a Teenage Boy
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