Creamy Tapioca Pudding Recipe & What Is Tapioca?

[1] Tapioca pudding (photo © J. Java | Fotolia). [2] Cassava root, the source of tapioca. It’s poisonous when raw (photo © David Monniaux | Wikipedia).   July 15th is National Tapioca Pudding Day, honoring a dessert so creamy, it was once known as tapioca cream (there’s also a National Tapioca Day on June 28th,…
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NEWS: What To Do With Invasive Fish Species? Eat Them!

You’ve no doubt heard about invasive species of fish and other water creatures that have been brought into the country, to the peril of the native populations of lakes, rivers and oceans. The invasive species either arrive accidentally (attached to sea vessels or escaped from fish farms) or are intentionally introduced to fix another problem…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Host A Pie Baking Contest

It’s [pie] party time! Photo by JaclynNussbaum | THE NIBBLE.   Looking for a summer entertaining idea? How about a pie baking contest? Guests who can bake can show off their chops; non-baking guests will be thrilled to taste a pie buffet. You can go freestyle, or take advantage of this new boxed kit: Pie…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Avoid E.Coli In Your Food

In the U.S. in 2006, a fierce strain of E. coli in spinach and lettuce caused some 200 cases of illness and three deaths. Today, the E. coli outbreak in Germany is dominating headlines: thousands of Europeans taken ill, hundreds in intensive care units and worse, 35 dead as of this writing—from eating raw bean…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: German Chocolate Cake

German Chocolate Cake has a coconut-pecanfilling and frosting. Photo © H.D. Connelly |Fotolia.   Today is National German Chocolate Cake Day—a day we don’t mind celebrating in the least. German Chocolate Cake is a chocolate layer cake filled and topped with a coconut pecan frosting. The cake has nothing to do with Germany. It is…
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