Year: 2011

TIP OF THE DAY: Know Your Chicken Parts & Make A New Recipe For National Chicken Month

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You can buy cubed chicken for kebabs and stir-frys, or you can cut them yourself from boneless breasts. Photo by G. Vision | SXC.   Do you know the difference between a boneless chicken breast and a cutlet? A broiler and a roaster? Chicken nuggets versus chicken popcorn? A reader recently asked us to create…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pick Up A Food History Book

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Ever wonder where our foods came from? Fascinated by facts? The tomato originated in Peru as a yellow cherry tomato, and was brought back to Europe by the Conquistadors. But Europeans refused to eat it, thinking it was poisonous, so it was used as an ornamental houseplant for centuries until a famine drove desperate peasants…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Plan An Apple Picking Party

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Spend a lovely afternoon in an apple orchard. Photo courtesy KuipersFamilyFarm.com.   How can you entertain without having to tidy up the house? Head off premises: go to the nearest apple orchard. It’s a winning way to spend an afternoon with friends and family; you’ll enjoy the fresh air, exercise and new opportunities to bond…
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