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Chilled barley salad is a healthful summer dish. Photo courtesy Zabars.com. Barley evokes winter and hearty soups, but it’s a year-round food. It’s extremely healthful (details below). And it’s a whole grain, part of the group of cereals recommended by the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (at least 3 servings of whole-grain foods per…
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July is National Baked Bean Month. If you’ve only eaten baked beans from a can, it’s time to whip up some homemade baked beans in your oven or slow cooker. Vive la différence! All you need are navy beans and pantry basics like baking soda, brown sugar, dry mustard and molasses. Soak the beans…
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Too many people refrain from cooking delicious, nutritious dried beans because the preparation—soaking the beans—seems like too much trouble. It couldn’t be easier! And you may not have to soak them overnight: The fresher the beans, the more moisture they retain so less soaking is required. As you’ll see in this video, all you…
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Exotic, delicious wild morels are a fleeting springtreat. Photo by Yin Yang | IST. While dried morel mushrooms are available year round—and are a treasured ingredient in soups, stews and sauces—this is fresh morel season. These incredibly flavorful gifts of nature, with their earthy and woodsy aroma and flavor, have a distinctive look: a…
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A couple of months ago, we received an invitation to two industry events on the same evening. One was for the Lightlife brand of vegan “meat” products. The other was to the opening of celebrity chef Todd English’s new restaurant. We made plans to stop by and taste Lightlife, a product line we’d never tried,…
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