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The Harmony between Wine and Food
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Wine is a social drink which should be enjoyed in the company of friends and .. food.
The right combination between food and wine is a source of ultimate bliss for every connoisseur. Both wine and food can benefit from the right pairing. The right wine can accentuate unexpected gastronomical aspects of food and vice versa, wine can shine in a new light when accompanied by the .....
Author: Dan Philipe
Date Posted: Aug 23, 2005
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Herbs: Growing Your Own
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The first thing you need to do when deciding to create your own Herb Garden is to decide on the size of the plot of land you want to use. This will depend on what herbs and how much you want to grow. Unless you are an experienced gardener or a herb fanatic don’t make your plot too big at first. Remember, you can always add to it later. You can create a raised bed to grow your h .....
Author: Andy Wiley
Date Posted: Aug 23, 2005
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The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Experience
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Just about everyone loves freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. Many of us have fond memories from our childhoods of the aroma of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies filling up the house. Our eager little eyes anxiously awaiting their arrival from oven to countertop.
Chocolate chip cookies are the ultimate comfort food. There’s just something about them that makes us feel wa .....
Author: Donna Monday
Date Posted: Aug 23, 2005
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Smooth Refreshing Smoothies
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More people today are discovering the healthy benefits of drinking a delicious, refreshing smoothie for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Instead of soda pop at your next meal or diet cola, consider whipping up a smoothie made with fresh fruit, yogurt, skim milk or juice.
Smoothies will give you a real energy boost and are healthier for you than cola or soda.
Online you will fi .....
Author: Donna Monday
Date Posted: Aug 23, 2005
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Hybrid Sweeteners in Todays Health Market
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What is the advantage of these new half sugar and half synthetic baking sugars that are on the market? These drink products made with ½ the sugar carbs and ½ synthetic sweeteners and foods marketed and eaten by our kids, does it really give the consumer that much more of an advantage?
There was a national news story on NBC Nightly News with Tom Brocaw (11.08.04) on the waters .....
Author: D.S. Epperson
Date Posted: Aug 23, 2005
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Functional Foods Are Becoming More Popular
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Established in 1989 by Stephen DeFelice, "Foundation for Innovation in Medicine" defined "Nutraceutical", as a food, dietary suppplement, or medical food that has a medical or health benefit, including the prevention and treatment of disease. Today, it is hard to separate the definition of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods. In 2002, the Nutraceutical or Functional Food indust .....
Author: D.S. Epperson
Date Posted: Aug 23, 2005
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Functional Foods: What They Are And How They Work
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In the brain, a typical protein can live for approximately ten days. The thoughts, feelings and memories of a human being are made up of what was in the stomach only a few days before. As you can see, in choosing one's diet, you actually can determine who and what you are going to become.
About 2500 years ago, Hippocrates said, "Let food by thy medicine and medicine by th .....
Author: D.S. Epperson
Date Posted: Aug 23, 2005
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How to Make Beer
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Making beer is easy, inexpensive, and most of all, fun. With the rise in popularity of homebrewing, there are a wide variety of top quality ingredients available.
You can literally make hundreds of styles of beer that will taste great and impress your friends. Getting started making beer will only cost you a small amount of money, depending on your level of interest. Most bee .....
Author: Jason Ditto
Date Posted: Aug 23, 2005
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An Introduction to Wine
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What is wine?
Wine has been made for centuries from just a two simple ingredients: yeast and grape juice. Actually, just about any fruit juice can be used, but by far the majority of all wine is made from the juice of the grape.
How is wine made?
Yeast is the magical ingredient that turns grape juice into wine. Interestingly enough, there is actually wild yeast spores in .....
Author: Jason Ditto
Date Posted: Aug 23, 2005
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Creating the Perfect Foam
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Most places that serve cappuccinos in the United States have not trained their baristas in the art of properly frothing milk. The foam that they create is usually a dry, tasteless, large celled collection of bubbles that sit on top of the espresso like a meringue.
With a little care, you can create steamed milk that is velvety smooth like the texture of wet shaving cream. The .....
Author: Jason Ditto
Date Posted: Aug 23, 2005
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