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What’s a cherimoya? The heart-shaped subtropical fruit seems exotic because, depending on where you live, you may not come across it often. But seek it out: The tasty blend of mango, pineapple and strawberry flavors is worth it. Believed to have originated in the Andes Mountains, the name originates from the Quechua (Inca) word chirimuya,…
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[1] Almonds: delicious and good for you (photo © National Almond Board). [2] Almond-crusted chicken strips. Here’s the recipe (photos #2, #4, and #5 © Taste Of Home). [3] Broiled fish with almond-cilantro salsa. Here’s the recipe (photo © National Almond Board). [4] Almond Pork Chops with Honey Mustard. Here’s the recipe. [5] Almond lavender…
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Another healthy Valentine idea: Medjool dates. Whenever we encounter the Bard Valley Medjool Date Growers at a trade show, it’s our favorite booth. The melt-in-your-mouth, better-than-sugar dates have been called mankind’s first candy—and maybe the best. The Medjool variety has been called “the fruit of kings,” and unlike other “favorites of kings”—horse racing, for example—everyone…
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Slice, caramelize and add to salads. Photo courtesy Microplane. Chef Johnny Gnall shares this inspiration for cooking. He calls it “Going Against The Grain: Raw Foods You Should Try Cooking And (Typically) Cooked Foods You Should Try Raw.” Johnny chose 10 common ingredients and switched them from their typical use to “the other side.”…
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First, the truth about currants: Most products called currants are raisins, in a botanical family unrelated in any way to the current, except at the highest, Kingdom, level (*detail addicts, see the footnote at the bottom of this article). As for why real currants were banned from America for 82 years, read the story, a…
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