TIP OF THE DAY: How To Store Peanut Butter

We received an email from a reader, asking: “How should I store my PB and how long will it last?” Large brands typically come with expiration dates (and possibly, preservatives). If you purchase an artisan brand, it has no preservatives; but it may not have an expiration date, either. So here are the guidelines: Shelf.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try Eating Persimmons

Not a tomato: it’s a Fuyu persimmon (photo © J. Irkaejc | iStock Photo).   It’s a bright, glossy orange color, celebrating Halloween and fall. It’s nutritious, with almost 72% of the Daily Value of vitamin A (from all that beta carotene that makes it so orange), about 25% DV of fiber, more than 21%…
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How To Store Lemons, Limes & Other Citrus Fruits

How should you store lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruits and other citrus fruits? Since fruits typically keep better in the fridge, many people toss a lemon, lime, orange or grapefruit into the produce bin as soon as they bring it home. But that’s not the best way to store your citrus. Citrus is warm weather fruit.…
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