Year: 2010

TIP OF THE DAY: Use For Extra Wine

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Make wine ice cubes. Photo courtesy iSi Orka. Don’t toss those few ounces of leftover wine: Pour extra wine into ice cube trays. Then, when a sauce calls for a few tablespoons or a quarter-cup of wine, just pop and drop one or two into the saucepan. This saves you from opening a bottle of…
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The History Of Carrots & The Invention Of Baby Carrots

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Updated July 2026 What’s up, doc? Here’s a little history of one of our most popular veggies: carrots. According to the USDA, Americans consume 11.8 pounds a person per year. (Beyond raw carrots, this figure includes carrot cake, carrots in soups and stews, and so forth.) In the beginning, all plants and animals were wild.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Dry Aged Beef

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For the best steak experience, splurge for dry-aged. Porterhouse steak from Morton’s The Steakhouse. If you’re looking for a great piece of beef, experts and connoisseurs will tell you that the best is dry aged for 30 days or longer. Aging the beef allows a steer’s natural enzymes to break down its tough connective tissues.…
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