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For starters, slice onions vertically. Photo courtesy Care2.com. An onion is a thing of beauty—until you slice into it and the fumes assault your eyes. But that doesn’t need to be. Here are some tips to minimize the impact of the acrid gas that’s released when you slice into an onion. Go vertical. Slice…
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The edgiest chicken and waffles. Photo courtesy Rusty Mackerel | New York City. The hippest “chicken and waffles” we’ve ever seen are at the The Rusty Mackerel in Washington Heights (northern Manhattan). Chef/owner James “Mac” Moran, former Executive Chef de Cuisine of Todd English’s “Olives” restaurant, goes switches out the chicken for jerked quail,…
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Brussels sprouts growing on the bush. Photo courtesy MicrofarmGardens.com. The brussels sprouts plant is a beauty: A stalk crowned with large, wide graceful leaves that grows to about four feet tall. The sprouts, edible buds which resemble tiny heads of cabbage, grow from the bottom of the stalk to the top, in an charming…
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Americans typically eat only one-third of the recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables. We should eat nine servings, but end up with only three. Unless you pursue a plant-based diet, you’re probably under-vegged. One way to tackle the problem: Stock up on frozen vegetables. Mix them with rice and potatoes, toss them with olive…
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Salt substitute. Photo by Dirk Ingo Franke | Wikimedia. Recently we were lured by a heat-and-eat chicken pot pie from Trader Joe’s. The heating was easy, but the eating, not so much. The filling was totally bland, seemingly lacking in seasoning of any kind. The label mentioned white wine, salt, white pepper, ground savory,…
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