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Over the past several years, the Youngs have tinkered, through hand-pollination, with new varieties which they hope will yield fruit that are predictably round, orange and sturdy. And big.

It doesn’t seem intentionally so. Whether by design or happenstance, the restaurant doesn’t play as a shot across the bow of highbrow cuisine. The vibe is more along the lines of "accidentally nondescript." It is neither establishment nor anti-establishment, white linens nor wine tumblers, Bach nor Biggie.

Thank you to @thewholefish for the beautiful image of our Whole Red Snapper! It is truly a dish that should not be missed. Enjoy this after tonight’s @TheWharfDC Holiday Boat Parade.

Take the three cups of reserved pink flesh, and puree in food processor or blender until completely liquefied. Strain 2 to 3 times to remove as much pulp as possible.

Commercial interest in sunflowers as an oil crop was slow to develop across most of Europe and North America. In contrast, Russians were using sunflowers as an oil crop by the late 18th century, perhaps because the Russian Orthodox Church did not prohibit the oil’s use during Lent. By the end of the 19th century, Russians had selected highly productive oil and confectionery varieties, which were re-imported to North America in the baggage of Russian immigrants.

During the early 20th century, the Soviet plant breeder Vasilii Stephanovich Pustovoit began selecting sunflowers for oil content. In 1913 seeds contained approximately 30% oil, by the late 1950s seeds contained approximately 50% oil. Much of the change was achieved by breeding for thin hulls surrounding the kernels. By the 1960s, Western commercial sunflower oil production was based on the Soviet sunflower variety “Peredovik”.

Yup. Seven Limousines to walk three blocks, Hot Lifestyle News reports. Then, there are also the "meltdowns" if her sunflower seeds lack shells.

Grinding fresh flaxseeds into a smoothie or onto a salad can be a simple way to add more omega-3 fats to the diet and keep the skin looking healthful.

The fats in avocados are essential fats, which humans need to consume because the body cannot produce them.

“Follow-up research is needed to determine intake rates of sunflower seed products in humans and animals, to inform exposure assessments and to better understand the role of sunflower seeds and cakes as a dietary aflatoxin source,” he adds.

There’s a new biggest pumpkin in town, and it’s a whopping 2,528 pounds — making it the largest pumpkin in North America. Steve Geddes of Boscawen, New Hampshire, a farmer who has been growing pumpkins for a decade now, grew the enormous squash and won $6,000 in prize money at the Deerfield Fair in New Hampshire on Sept. 27.

Soviet sunflower seeds even got mixed up with the Cold War – high-quality seeds surreptitiously moved among Soviet and American plant breeders.