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The people of Ireland embraced the potato around 1780. The crop rapidly became the primary source of food for most of the population.
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Winter squash are picked when they are fully mature, and they have a thick, inedible skin
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A few years ago, Dr. Mehmet Oz asked me to create a recipe containing foods that help to naturally reduce stress and to do a cooking demo on "…
Thanksgiving is long gone; so, are you folks ready for Christmas? Oh my, the stores have been playing Christmas music even before Thanksgiving…
Growing up in Hong Kong, I didn’t know anything about turkey or Thanksgiving. However, during Thanksgiving, restaurants and hotels would featu…
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Gifts from the kitchen are easy and inexpensive to make and are always welcome during the holidays.
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I was shopping in an ethnic grocery store when I saw a huge pile of fresh Prickly Pear cactus pads in the produce section. Prickly Pear cactus…
In the blink of an eye, summer comes and is gone already, and fall sneaks up on us with no warning. All of a sudden, we hear rumors that it wi…
Pumpkins are one of the highpoints of the fall harvest. The fruit originated in Central America. Pumpkins -- like cantaloupes, cucumbers and s…
A large pile of bright orange pumpkins is my visual celebration of the beginning of fall. References to pumpkins date back many centuries. The…
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A pink ribbon is the symbol worn in October for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts from …
