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Callie Sumlin creates stories for 5280′s Eat & Drink section, manages the dining guide, and oversees 5280.com’s digital food-related coverage. As to the potential for the project, “It’ll taste like hummus,” Rathore said. “It’s not at all unpleasant.” This Report gives you in-detai...Read more »
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Black, H. S., & Rhodes, L. E. (2016, February 4). Potential benefits of omega-3 fatty acids in non-melanoma skin cancer. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 5(2), 23. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4773779/ You don’t usually find nut or seed butter in banana bread, but ...Read more »
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We’re serving it with a seasonal gratin – sprouts and chestnuts, a classic pairing, beefed up with nutty borlotti beans and earthy sage. If you like, you can fry some extra sage leaves as we did to garnish the top: heat a little oil in a pan, add the sage and fry for a minute or so, until they cr...Read more »
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DEAR JOAN: We have a lot of crows hanging around our yard. They chase away other birds from the feeders and have even dive-bombed us when we go out to refill them. Pinch Chinese for the culinary win. They take comfort food to the next level. When people talk about their big Sunday dinners, mine w...Read more »
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While similar to its neighboring country, Eritrea has its own spice blends and more tomato due to its history with the Italian colony. For example, Spaghetti with Beef & Sauce features the addition of Eritrean spices for complex flavor beyond its deceivingly simple appearance. Thumbprint cook...Read more »
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After a traditional culinary-school experience back in New York, where the couple met, Omar landed at the canapé station at Daniel. Moko’s company transferred her to London, and Omar followed shortly after, eventually finding himself on the line at the Gordon Ramsay Group’s Savoy Grill. A good so...Read more »
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If you’re pulling up to a snoozy Carefree strip mall on a quiet, pitch-black evening, you’ll know you’re in the right place by the smell of the pizza joint next door. Sunflower breeding continues in earnest today. New demands are placed on breeders by the environments in which farmers want to gro...Read more »
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In the late 1990s, the Mullers pivoted to pumpkins as a way to save their farm. This quickly made them local legends, in part because the Mullers moved in when others were moving out. By this time every year, the pumpkin –grown from a mixture of seeds that Jeff “scientifically” mixes in hopes of ...Read more »
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Bar Saracen, CBD: Cheese mamool, fig and sesame jam Nick Connellan, publications director If you’re not familiar with ma’amoul (or mamool, as it’s spelled on the menu here), book a table at Bar Saracen right away. These filled, shortbread-like pastries are popular across the Middle East, but Sara...Read more »
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Before we get to that, a quick science lesson: How do you get a seedless watermelon? In a word – colchicine. The chemical, derived from the crocus and developed to treat and prevent gout since ancient Egypt, has found a niche in plant biology because of the way it impacts chromosome develop...Read more »
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Never thought of adding pineapple to your oatmeal? Try this recipe and you’ll wonder why you didn’t sooner. Juicy chunks of the fruit are a perfect contrast to the creamier, richer sunflower seed butter. And so I hold on, for a while, and when it comes, it’s heaven in a raw, misshapen ceramic bow...Read more »
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Anyone who has ever roasted winter squash seeds knows they don’t cook evenly. The skin remains kind of chewy even as the seeds’ innards become tender. Here’s how to ensure even cooking: Start by simmering the seeds in boiling salted water. This step not only tenderizes the seeds’ hard skin, it al...Read more »
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While the Crepe Shack’s menu is extensive (30-plus crepe variations, including "Private Selection," hence foie and caviar), I found the simpler, more traditional fillings easier to eat and thus more enjoyable. Maybe because I lived in France for a spell, the classic "Parisien...Read more »
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Conversely, hulled sunflower kernels and chips are especially attractive to the smaller birds, although offering them in most bird feeders will result in significant waste. TORO’s winter menu features a number of familiar staples, including a burger (Latin-style with Oaxacan cheese, bacon a...Read more »
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Watermelon rinds are capable of lending a crunchy component to stir-fry or alongside sandwiches in their quick-pickled form, as pictured here. (Grace Dickinson/Philadelphia Inquirer) Live food. Finally, for a treat birds cannot resist, offer live mealworms, the larval stage of harmless darkling b...Read more »
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They drink a lot of water. That might be where the luck Radach credited for his prize-winning pumpkin comes in — that Baldwin has an understanding wife. Then, 10 years ago, the friend served up the idea on a silver platter, giving Geddes a two-gallon pot with a pumpkin seed already buried in the ...Read more »
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A glandless cotton plant was developed from a strain found on a Hopi Indian reservation in Arizona in the 1950’s but languished until the Rogers Delinted Cottonseed Co. of Waco, Texas started a breeding program to try to develop a commercially viable glandless cotton in 1967 in partnership with T...Read more »
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The harvest of Vermont’s first-ever one-ton pumpkin in late September remains a big deal in certain circles. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Minds. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give eac...Read more »
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“It’s many things,” he said. “It’s seeing something the size of your thumbnail grow into a 2,000-pound fruit. It’s the challenge.It’s the joy of accomplishment. And more than anything, it’s the people.” This section was created by Content Works, Postmedia’s commercial content division, on behalf ...Read more »
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Nederland Laraina James’ veins might very well run with pickle juice. Taught to preserve by her father (who was taught by his mother, who was taught by her mother), Louisiana-born James feels like she’s communing with her ancestors through Cajun Mountain Girl Creations. Based in Nederland, James ...Read more »
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix all ingredients for either the Smoky Toasted or Spicy-Sweet seeds (except the olive oil and seeds) in a small bowl. Here at MaineToday Media we value our readers and are committed to growing our community by encouraging you to add to the discussion. Though, if you...Read more »
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“Taco Bell should really consider taking out the seeds in the watermelon freeze. My niece just choked. Very very scary,” a consumer named William Ginyard tweeted. Add the kale to the same pan. Stir and cook on a medium heat for 3-4 mins, until it wilts down. There should be sufficient water on th...Read more »
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Although Schumitsch Seed doesn’t currently do any farming, it is engrained in its history. Joe Schumitsch moved to the outskirts of Antigo in the 1940’s, at Schumitsch Seed’s current location, where he built and maintained a simple dairy operation. “The oat-milling world is a very small group of ...Read more »
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I’ve sampled eight different seafood mains across four visits to Confluence, and not one of them has disappointed. Sunflower seeds are notably rich in magnesium, a mineral involved in more than 300 different bodily functions—and one that most Americans don’t get enough of. “Magnesium can lower bl...Read more »