What Is World Food Day & How It Affects You

[1] Beautiful tomatoes that everyone would buy. Compare to the misshapen tomato below, that no one in a first-world country wants to buy (photo courtesy FAO). [2] Misshapen produce, although tasting just like normally attractive produce, is thrown away (photo © U.C. Davis). [3] Fruits with surface blemishes are not acceptable in first world countries,…
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Jones Turkey & Gravy Soda For Thanksgiving

In 2003 Jones Soda, a Seattle company known its bottle labels that feature photos found a way to Thanksgiving even more fun. They turned Thanksgiving dinner items into soda flavors. The limited-edition five-pack contained Turkey & Gravy Soda, plus four others that varied by year, including: Cranberry Soda Dinner Roll Soda Fruitcake Soda Green Bean…
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Pumpkin Pizza Recipe With Bacon, Apples & Sage

[1] A special fall pizza with pumpkin purée, apples, bacon and sage (photos #1, #3 and #4 © Good Eggs). [2] Cut and precook raw bacon. Fifteen minutes on the pizza isn’t enough to cook raw bacon (photo © Jami Lynn Gardner | CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0 License). [3] Pumpkin purée is not sweetened. That’s pumpkin pie filling.…
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The History Of Dessert For National Dessert Day

[1] Simple but elegant: a layered pound cake with whipped cream and berries. Here’s the recipe (photo © The Baker Chick) [2] Do you prefer a fancy tart or a simple piece of apple pie? Here’s the recipe (photo © The Lemon Apron). [3] Gelato was invented in the 16th century; but it was so…
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Pickled Grapes Recipe & Uses–You’ll Love Them!

THE HISTORY OF GRAPES > PICKLED FRUITS & VEGETABLES AROUND THE WORLD      MORE GRAPE RECIPES Asian Chicken Salad Frosted Grape Garnish Frozen Black Grape Margarita Grilled Grapes With Burrata Grape Granita Grape Polenta Olive Oil Cake Grape Salsa Heavenly Hash How To Freeze Grapes For A Healthful Sweet Snack Make Grape Ice Cubes…
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