By: Jasper Sayer
Some people believe that when the weather starts getting colder and the leaves start to fall, it is time to put away the gardening tools and wait until next spring to work on their garden again. Wrong. Winter is an important time to maintain your garden’s health and assure yourself a good crop [...]
By: Jill Sabato
It began as most ‘ethnic food movements’ do – with small restaurants in the neighborhoods where immigrants settled, diners and lunchrooms and tea rooms opened by those who wanted to offer a taste of home to their fellow émigrés. Chinese, Italian, Middle Eastern, Thai – from family run bistros, the cuisine spread as [...]
By: Jill Sabato
In 1992 a researcher at Johns Hopkins University announced the discovery of a compound found in broccoli that not only prevented the development of tumors by 60 percent in the studied group, but it also reduced the size of tumors that did develop by 75 percent. Broccoli is now one of the best-selling [...]
By: Roy Primm
This year the candied yams recipe is predicted to be the top side dish this holiday season, according to a Black Homeowner News poll. According to the poll southern candied yams were the top requested recipe by visitors a staggering 7 out of the 12 months in 2009.
This surprising finding where the normal [...]
If you’re not the type of person that wants to spend their time managing an elaborate fruit or vegetable garden, you might consider planting and maintaining an herb garden. While the product might not seem as significant, you’ll still enjoy the constant availability of fresh, delicious herbs to flavor your meals with.
Many gardeners do not even consider fall gardening because of the winter frosts that might make an early appearance. On the contrary, fall gardening will result in excellent vegetables and will extend crops long after spring planted plants are finished. Vegetables produced from fall gardening are sometimes
Increasingly, both manufacturers and consumers are demanding to know the provenance of their potatoes, which is music to the ears of specialist growers and processors Parripak Foods.
British Food has always suffered from bad press. The simple homespun fare and plain preparation of most traditional British foods pales when compared to French haute cuisine, and it’s not uncommon for food critics to sound almost apologetic when writing about traditional British dishes as if there were
This is a contemporary salad which has actually been around for quite a while now and we regularly prepare it as part of our cooking holiday in France. I think it has achieved classic status.
