Category: Great Food

COOKING VIDEO: How To Slice Mushrooms

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  Although National Mushroom Month draws to a close today, these tasty, low-calorie fungi should be enjoyed all year round. Learn from The French Culinary Institute’s Marc Bauer how to slice mushrooms evenly and with little waste. Substituting part or all of the meat in your recipe with mushrooms can help stretch your food budget.…
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FOOD FACTS: Inventor Of The Coffee Filter

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This 10-cup manual drip Melitta Coffeemaker set is just $12.95 at Amazon.com. Today is National Coffee Day, but where would we be any day without coffee filters? Before 1908, coffee was a gritty affair. The percolators of the time tended to over-brew the coffee, making it too bitter. Espresso machines left grounds in the cup.…
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PRODUCT: Dr. McDougall Healthy Soup

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Photo courtesy Right Foods. The doctor is in…and he’s making healthy soup. John McDougall, M.D., physician and nutritionist, has been studying the effects of nutrition on health for more than 20 years. A founding father of the modern wellness movement, he established the McDougall Program in Santa Rosa, California, to help people improve their health.…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Coffee Day Trivia

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It’s National Coffee Day. Can you answer these questions, posed by Illy Coffee? Q. In which country was coffee discovered? a. Ethiopia b. Yemen c. Arabia A. Ethiopia. Read the History Of Coffee. Q. True or False: Ounce per ounce, espresso contains more caffeine than brewed coffee. a. True b. False A. False! Brewed coffee…
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