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September 28th is Drink Beer Day. Only a few ingredients are needed to make beer; typically, barley malt, unmalted grain, hops, yeast and water. We were explaining to a friend that our favorite beers are heavily hopped IPAs. “What exactly are hops?” he asked. We turned to Samuel Adams, the pioneering craft beer brewer, and…
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[1] Make a delicious strawberry cream pie. The recipe is below (photo © California Milk Advisory Board). [2] This beauty is a no-bake strawberry cream pie. Here’s the recipe (photo © Wife Mama Foodie). [3] How about a strawberry and chocolate cream pie? Here’s the recipe (photo © Food 52). [4] We’ve never had a…
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Foodies who like lusciousness—not to mention fitness fans looking for a natural source of post-workout muscle recovery—may want to reach for one of the world’s oldest-cultivated fruits: Medjool dates. Dates are one of the first cultivated foods, and so naturally sweet that they’ve earned the nicknames “nature’s candy” and “the world’s first candy.” Sure, they’re…
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Olive connoisseurs: If you’re disappointed with the quality of commercial stuffed olives—rubbery blue cheese, cheap and fishy anchovies, chewy jalapeños—you can now stuff your own premium ingredients with the Swissmar Olive Stuffer. Anchovies, feta, garlic, goat cheese, pecans, plus fresh herbs: Have fun creating your own stuffed olive creations. The spring-loaded olive stuffer lets you…
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Avoid puffy white bread, made with potassium bromate. And read this book! Photo courtesy Beacon Press. The website Healthcare Management Degree sent us the 411 on food fillers, and we’re happy to pass it on. You can also view it in infographic form. Their article, called “Food Isn’t Food Anymore: The Frightening World of…
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