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Filed under: Did you know? , America , Comfort Food , Celebrities , Food News On the one hand, I have to admit that I am a little creeped out by the amount of coverage that the Obama family is getting. There is no reason that I need to know the menu options Read More...
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Filed under: South America , Food Oddities , Did you know? , Holidays , Local Eating , Head to Tail Warning: this post may offend people who like cute little furry guinea pigs. A few days ago, I wrote a post about chicha morada , the amazing Peruvian Read More...
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Filed under: Asia , Pork , Caribbean , Did you know? , Islands , America , Italy , Slow cooking , Head to Tail As I wrote several weeks ago, a pig pickin' is a North Carolina tradition involving a pig, a converted petroleum drum cooker, a bunch of charcoal Read More...
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Filed under: Teas , South Africa , Did you know? There are a lot of ways that tea blenders use rooibos (sometimes called "red tea") these days, whether it's in a straight herbal tea (tisane) or blended with real teas to add flavor to the blend. A quick Read More...
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Filed under: Snacks , Dessert , On the Blogs , Did you know? , Comfort Food A couple weekends ago, while on a road trip, a friend mentioned she'd heard you could tell a person's personality by their donut choice. We all immediately began discussing our Read More...
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Filed under: British Isles , Television/Film , Did you know? It's April 1st and you know what that means: it's April Fool's Day! You'll probably be avoiding (or not) tricks all day. I bet nothing will top this one from the BBC . A well respected news Read More...
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Filed under: How To , Did you know? , Spices , Tip of the Day Though I try to use fresh herbs as much as possible, a good selection isn't always available so I started drying my own a few years ago. Doing this, I'm able to buy them in bulk when they are Read More...
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Filed under: Did you know? , Sugar , Tip of the Day I know we've all done it. You're right in the middle of making something and you realize that you don't have a necessary ingredient. Well if that ingredient is brown sugar, you may be in luck. If you Read More...
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Filed under: British Isles , Newspapers , Did you know? Well here's something that doesn't happen every day. A British woman, Kim Stead, bit into a cracker (called biscuits in England), and a diamond fell out. Of course she was really excited about it Read More...
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Filed under: Site Announcements , Business , Food Gadgets , Did you know? This has got to be one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time. I just came across a link to a site that sells flame decals for Kitchen Aid mixers! The website, FlameKA.com Read More...
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Filed under: Trends , Stores & Shopping , Did you know? , Health & Medical DeCicco Markets, a small, six store, suburban supermarket chain in New York has joined what may become a trend that Wegmans started earlier this year. They plan to stop Read More...
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Filed under: Fruit , Trends , Did you know? , New Products , America , Health & Medical Black Currants, a 'super fruit' rich in anti-oxidants, have been under represented in the US market until just recently. Now sweetened, dried black currants are Read More...
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Filed under: Chocolate , Did you know? , Valentine's Day Okay, so giving a box of chocolates to your sweetheart on Valentine's Day is just about a requirement. If they don't get that big heart shaped box, there had better be a very good reason. If you're Read More...
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Filed under: Did you know? , Sugar I first learned that there was a world of sugar beyond white, brown and confectioners when I started watching Nigella Bites in the winter of 2002. She was always suggesting that you use a thing called demerara, which, Read More...
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Filed under: Fish , Raves & Reviews , Did you know? I love Spanish tapas, those small dishes of food served by the dozen as you sip wine or hard cider and talk the night away. Of all the types I have had, hot or cold, meat, fish or vegetable; my favorite Read More...
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