Category Archives: Nutrition

Summery Slow Food

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Taking Time To Savor And Enjoy By now, lots of folks know about an Italian movement called ‘slow food’ that promotes the preservation of heritage foods that take time to cook or prepare. In today’s kitchen’s, many of us prefer … Continue reading

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Food Safety And Food Foolishness

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  When The FDA Goes Astray My brother Eben has a food blog, urbanmonique (see the link on this one) and he recently wrote about threats to the American artisanal cheese movement from the FDA. When I read more, I … Continue reading

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Growing Spectacular Strawberries in Containers

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  Splendid Strawberries For Every Garden Strawberries are among America’s favorite fruits, appearing in everything from salad dressings and cereals to toothpaste and lip balm. Since strawberries rank first on the list of foods that retain significantly high levels of … Continue reading

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Grow Your Own Wasabi

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Discover The Real Thing And Never Look Back After the usual cool spring, the night temperatures are finally on the rise. Now that’s it’s been a few weeks since night temps have plunged into the 40s, it’s safe to plant … Continue reading

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