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Love garbanzo beans (a.k.a. ceci and chickpeas)? Most of us have only seen these legumes canned or dried. But you can buy fresh garbanzo beans* from specialty produce purveyors year-round. It’s an altogether different eating experience. Each nutty green bean is enveloped in a thin, papery skin. To enjoy fresh garbanzos, simply sauté, steam or…
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Where would we be without Peru, birthplace of corn (maize) [also, the birthplace of peanuts, potatoes and tomatoes]? While summer corn has faded from markets, you can get plenty of Inka Corn: a roasted Peruvian corn snack. According to the manufacturer, this is the same “imperial snack” that Inka rulers used to reward their warrior…
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Parsnip: the new snack chip. Photo and recipe courtesy Actifry. Earlier this year, we wrote about the new healthy chip craze, nutritious kale chips. Will the next hot snack be parsnip chips? These root vegetables, cousins of carrots, are popular in soups and stews. But they also lend their honeyed sweetness to a crunchy…
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