An avocado should be stored in the open air or with bananas until it is fully ripe. The ripe flesh should be greenish-yellow to a deep yellow. Since the flesh may turn brown quickly, an application of lime or lemon juice may be in order, and it can be treated like a cut apple. Th...
AVOCADO ADVENTURES; Chef Gerard Coughlin of The Chesterfield knows just what to do with a Florida avocado. Do you?roberta sabban
Some avocado cake recipes embrace the unique flavor of the fruit, and complement the taste with ingredients such as citrus. People who are not fond of avocado flavor or who simply wish to remain more truthful to the concept of a sweet dessert, however, will find it possible to mask the av...
If you’re looking to make great bread without using gluten, then flax is your magic ingredient. Flax seeds have extremely high oil content and tons of antioxidants, and grinding them into flax meal can help you make a killer bread. Millet Millet is a gluten-free seeded grass that can be...
In my family, we call this the guacamole avocado because the best guacamole is made with it. I have family members who harvest Hass avocados so it is never missing from our kitchen. There is always something, an avocado dip, spread or salad on the table. My favorite way to have it is...
The chile is grown from original heirloom seeds passed down from generation to generation, so outsiders can't quite hybridize and grow their own version of it. Its intense red color comes from the drying process; the batches that are sold are oven-roasted, which gives the spice its distinctly...
People have been using pine nuts to stimulate the libido since Medieval times. Like oysters, they too are high in zinc. Pine nuts have been used for centuries to make up love potions. The Arabian medical scholar Galen recommended eating one hundred pine nuts before going to bed. ...
Your body uses cholesterol to make hormones and new cells, and to protect nerves. Cholesterol is made by your body. It also comes from certain foods you eat, such as meat and dairy products. Your healthcare provider can help you set goals for your cholesterol levels. Your provider can ...
The wordvegetabletends to make us think of savory (and nonsweet) flavors. Butvegetablesimply means any part of a plant that is grown primarily for food. This can be the leaves (spinach), the root (carrots), the tuber (potatoes), the flower (broccoli), the stalk (celery), or other pa...
feel free to make your own homemade dashi (you’ll need 6 cups). Although the soup is usually presented very simply with a minimum of toppings and garnishes, fish cakes (narutomaki) or a soft-poached egg are sometimes added to the bowl. But you could easily add vegetables or other ing...