Category: Great Food

The History Of Carrots & The Invention Of Baby Carrots

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What’s up, doc? Here’s a little history of one of our most popular veggies: carrots. According to the USDA, Americans consume 11.8 pounds a person per year. (Beyond raw carrots, this figure includes carrot cake, carrots in soups and stews, and so forth.) In the beginning, all plants and animals were wild. Over thousands of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Dry Aged Beef

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For the best steak experience, splurge for dry-aged. Porterhouse steak from Morton’s The Steakhouse. If you’re looking for a great piece of beef, experts and connoisseurs will tell you that the best is dry aged for 30 days or longer. Aging the beef allows a steer’s natural enzymes to break down its tough connective tissues.…
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COOKING VIDEO: How To Make Gourmet Macaroni And Cheese

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  Macaroni and cheese is one of America’s favorite comfort foods. Adults and kids both love to reach for a box of mac and cheese mix. But there’s no need to purchase a boxed mix or prepared mac and cheese when it’s so enjoyable to prepare it from scratch. One of our favorite culinarians, Chef…
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The Best-Selling Cookbooks For National Cookbook Month

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[1] Our first cookbook, Fannie Farmer, was not surprisingly our mother’s favorite. It was originally published in 1896. [2] Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook, America’s best-selling cookbook, originally published 1930. It doesn’t look mouth-watering, but that hasn’t hindered sales (all photos Abacus). [3] The Joy Of Cooking, originally published 1930. [4] How to Cook Everything,…
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