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Cook's Guide To Balsamic Vinegar

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Balsamic Vinegar

Cook's Guide To Balsamic Vinegar

Balsamic vinegar is the 'wine' of Modena, Italy. It is rich, thick, expensive and marries up beautifully with food such as steak to produce an unusual finish that greatly enhances the look and flavor of the meat. 

Fannie Merritt Farmer - Mother of the American Cookbook

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Fannie Merritt Farmer
When a person, whether a foodie or just someone appreciative of good, well prepared food, thinks of delicious, innovative meals, the name Fannie Merritt Farmer springs to mind.


Her story is one of determination in teaching the public that one did not have to be a professional chef to live an ideal life in the kitchen and around the house. Bostonian Fannie Merritt Farmer (b.23 March 1857) was the eldest of the four daughters born to a strong Unitarian family headed by John Franklin Merritt and Mary Ann Watson. Her parents strongly believed in a sound education for their girls and it was a given that each of them would complete college. Unfortunately for her, Fannie, while still in high school, suffered a paralytic stroke in her left leg, possibly an after effect of polio. Treated as an invalid for several years, she was not allowed to return to school.

Pizza Facts, What Do You Want To Know?

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Pizza

Pizza Facts, What Do You Want To Know?

The biggest pizza ever made was baked in Norwood, South Africa in 1990. It was a massive 100 feet across.

The word pizza was originally spelt as “pitsa”


The Cuisines of India - Rajasthani Cooking

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The Cuisines of India - Rajasthani Cooking
 
Only a Brahmin may cook in a Marwari kitchen and they must bathe and change their clothes before doing so. If a non-Brahmin even enters the kitchen, all the utensils, pots etc. will have to be cleansed before they can be used again.

Posole, the Bowl of Many Blessings

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Posole

Posole, the Bowl of Many Blessings


Posole is a popular Southwestern stew originally made by the ancients in New Mexico and Mexico. The sacred aspects or blessings came from the fact that corn was their staple grain and the Corn Goddess, was the giver of life.

 

 

 

Be My Valentine Recipe for Great Sex: 3 Musts for Moms on Valentine’s Day

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Be My Valentine

Recipe for Great Sex: Three Musts for Moms on Valentine’s Day
From diamond stores to supermarkets lined with chocolate hearts, retailers have been gearing up for Valentine's Day since Christmas. But there are many things money can’t buy on February 14th. Things like love and affection between a man and a woman.

2008 is the International Year Of The Potato

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Varieties of Potatoes

United Nations Declares 2008. The "International Year Of The Potato"

We say potato, and they say patata, papa, kartoffel and pomme de terre. Names abound around the globe for the potato because it's featured in nearly every major cuisine imaginable. This 8,000-year-old vegetable has provided food security and alleviated poverty worldwide.

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