Cilantro pesto with roasted cashews
Tucked into Mexican salsas and guacamoles is the fresh, citrusy flavor of cilantro, a favorite all over the world. A favorite, that is, except for a group…
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Coffee pick-me-up: What amount is perfect?
Suppose you are a soldier. You’ve gone days without much sleep, but you must stay as sharp as possible because lives could be at risk. That’s just the…
Forget the energy bars, try date bites
Dates are an ancient food prized in many parts of the world for their delicate, sweet flavor and, according to NPR, they have been consumed by humans…
Ancient spice combines with chocolate for a sweet treat
More than 4,000 years ago, tumeric was being used to spice up food and make medicines in India. Today, the spice is still an important crop in India,…
Heart, diabetes not affected by eggs, study finds
Even eating 12 eggs per week doesn’t affect cardiovascular health or create risks for people with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes, a study has found. The…
July is National Horseradish Month: The bitter herb that confers high taste, low fat
Comic book character Dagwood Bumstead loved it on his huge sandwiches. It’s the bitter herb of seder tables at Passover. And, it was considered an…
Kiss the cook: Grilled chicken with Moroccan spices equals love at first bite
Any summer night is Father’s Day when Dad mans the grill for relaxed dinners on the patio. Here’s an idea for fabulous grilled chicken that uses common…
Cataracts: You can have your sight back
Cataracts, a clouding of the eye lens, have been known and diagnosed since at least 29 AD, but the treatments, until the 1940s or so, have probably been…
Morel mania: A favorite mushroom dodges spring foragers
It’s hard to overstate the mania for morel mushrooms. From March to May, in Canada and the United States, morel hunting is a seasonal delirium in which…
Preparing the essential morel
The woody flavored morel mushroom graces dishes ranging from eggs to meat, but the basic preparation is frying. To begin, soak morels in cool water with a…