I admit it, I love to eat out! Unfortunately, eating out is an easy way to spend a lot of money and gain a ton of weight, which adversely affects your health. The FDA says Americans spend half their money on food in restaurants, but get only one-third of their calories from eating out. That [...]
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If you enjoy spicy food then you will really love trying out various dishes that are classified as Indian cuisine. Some of the common spices used to liven up their various dishes include chili pepper, black mustard, cumin, ginger, and garlic. Indian foods are served in grounds rather than individual entrees.
Each meal should consist of [...]
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In Japan, koji has been used to make sake for hundreds of years and what might be the surprising thing is that it is actually a kind of mold. The scientific name for the mold is Aspergillus Oryzae and it creates a few different enzymes as it reproduces and these are what cause the [...]
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A food called red yeast rice in English has been a favorite dish in Asian countries for a long time and is a traditional part of Peking duck. Traditional Chinese medicine has used the dish for over 1,000 years in order to help the body keep up a good circulatory system and heart.
In China, [...]
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No cook or chef, whether professional or just beginning, would be complete without a collection of great cooking tips. I have always loved finding an easy solution to a problem that makes the meals I cook better or saves me money. Over the years, I have collected these gems of knowledge from many people including [...]
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It starts with the cacao tree, which is about as far away from a Hershey bar as you can get. It is a small evergreen tree native to the deep tropical regions of South America, ranging from far southern Mexico to the Amazon. You pick a big, green, almond-shaped melon off of this tree and [...]
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