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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Some food and drink companies are doing their part to generate research dollars for the cure, making a contribution from sales of special editions of their products. The packaging—or sometimes the food itself, like the chocolates in the photo—bears the the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s pink ribbon. For…
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Dragon fruit looks so summery. Who’d think this exotic tropical charmer is a fall fruit—not to mention the fruit of a genus of cactus? Lightly sweet and pleasantly crunchy, dragon fruit, also called pitaya, is too alluring to pass by. Pitaya is the fruit’s indigenous name in its home territory, Central America. Dragon fruit, which…
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If you only occasionally bake with chocolate, it’s easy to end up with leftover blocks and bars. How long can you keep the chocolate? Dark chocolate can last for two years or more. Milk chocolate and white chocolate should be kept for under a year, because the milk content in them deteriorates. Store chocolate tightly…
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Not a tomato: it’s a Fuyu persimmon (photo © J. Irkaejc | iStock Photo). It’s a bright, glossy orange color, celebrating Halloween and fall. It’s nutritious, with almost 72% of the Daily Value of vitamin A (from all that beta carotene that makes it so orange), about 25% DV of fiber, more than 21%…
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Of all the infused and flavored olive oils, basil-infused olive oil is the best seller in the U.S. We love all infused olive oils, but can find ways to use versatile basil oil every day, from breakfast through dinner. Ways To Use Basil Olive Oil Eggs. Cook eggs in basil olive oil. It’s an easy…
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