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Peppercorns - The Great Motivator

It has been said that Helen of Troy was so beautiful that she launched a thousand ships but her effect on history pales in comparison to the lowly peppercorn. To fully understand why men (and women) down through the ages have so valued peppercorns is...

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Disposable Food Containers - Safe And Sensible

It may seem a bit counter intuitive that at a time when recycling is the thing to do to be environmentally responsible it can be eco friendly to go in for use and throw products that are not re-cycled. However biodegradable disposable food containers...

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How to Make Great Stuffed Pork Chops for Dinner

Stuffed pork chops are one of those foods that are easy enough to make for the family on a busy day and impressive enough that you can present to company. And stuffed pork chops are one of the most versatile main dish foods that we know. Both sweet a...

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Spoiled Wine? Tips to Know if your Vintage Wine is Still Drinkable

Tasting expensive wine is a wonderful experience. But you can sometimes pay a lot of money and still end up with one that is spoiled. Unless you know how to detect spoiled wines, you will be wasting your money on something that is a step up from cook...

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How to Tame Wild Kittens

How to Tame Wild Kittens by: LeAnn R. Ralph Over the past several years, the wild mother cat who has taken up residence in our barn in rural Wisconsin has given me many opportunities to figure out how to tame wild kittens. The mother cat always ...

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Pineapples: The Healing Fruit of the Tropics (includes a recipe for Pina-Banana Orange Smoothie)

Pineapples: The Healing Fruit of the Tropics (includes a recipe for Pina-Banana Orange Smoothie) by: Monique N. Gilbert, B.Sc. For a natural and tasty way to improve your health and boost your healing capacity, add fresh pineapple and pineapple ...

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The History of Wine Country in the Sierra Foothills and the Delta

The History of Wine Country in the Sierra Foothills and the Delta by: Benjamin Bicais It is impossible to study the history of wine country in the Sierra Foothills and the Delta without knowledge of the broader economic forces that have shaped t...

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The Coffee Culture in the USA

The Coffee Culture in the USA by: Remko de Knikker It wasn't until I moved to the US that I started drinking coffee regularly and became what they call in the Netherlands a 'koffieleut', which translates literally into ‘coffee s...

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Habaneros Peppers Spice it up!

Habaneros Peppers Spice it up! by: Jerry Powell A friend of mine once told me there is more to the culinary life than chile peppers. He might be right, but he keeps telling me this over my diner table, so go figure. The habanero chile (Capsicu...

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Don't Burn It - Roast It!

Don't Burn It - Roast It! by: Michael Sheridan Despite plenty of evidence to the contrary, I still see recipes that insist you should cook meat at high temperature for the first twenty minutes or so to seal it and then lower the level for t...

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