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Sometimes, the government bodies that approve food holidays are way out of whack. Fresh Tomato Day is April 6th. National Tomato Day is June 1st. October is National Tomato Month. In California and Florida, the two states that grow the most tomatoes, you can probably get a fresh tomato in April and most certainly in…
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Pimento cheese is known as a Southern specialty, along with barbecue, catfish and hush puppies, grits, red velvet cake, and sweet tea. Yet, according to a Southern culinary historian, the soft cheese and red bell pepper spread is a Northern invention. The recipe to make your own pimento cheese is below, following the history of…
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Asian cooks add basil to summer rolls. Add them to your own wraps and sandwiches. Photo courtesy Bonnie Plants. The first week in May is National Herb Week, a time to focus on using more fresh herbs in your cooking. Fresh herbs offer tons of flavor and good nutrition with virtually no calories. The…
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Wild nettles. Photo courtesy Good Eggs | San Francisco. If you like to scour farmers markets looking for rare seasonal delicacies, keep an eye out for stinging nettles, Urtica dioica. Now there’s a name that can get the juices flowing—or not. Some varieties have no sting or burn*; those that do can be neutralized…
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Fresh fava beans. Photo courtesy TheDeliciousLife.com. Check out their recipe for a charming appetizer or hors d’oeuvre, Fava Bean Purée with Feta and Garlic Toasts. For those of you who recall Hannibal Lechter’s upcoming dinner at the end of The Silence Of The Lambs, you can make your own version of it 9we suggest…
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