https://www.healthyway.com/content/everyday-cooking-myths-we-need-to-stop-believing/ 12 Everyday Cooking Myths We Need To Stop Believing Step away from the stove and read this before you cook anything else. Alex Zivatar Everything you know about cooking is wrong. Well, okay, not quite everything. If you think you need to preheat the oven before popping in the turkey, and that exact measurements are crucial when it comes … Continue reading Everyday cooking myths we need to leave behind
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Let’s not forget that drought isn’t only in the US and sub-Saharan Africa
I just got back from portions of Europe even further north and many areas faced drought so severe that they harvested crops early and have their winter crops at full height already. This is not normal https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/08/31/642435250/german-farmers-struck-by-drought-fear-further-damage-from-climate-change? German Farmers Struck By Drought Fear Further Damage From Climate Change Esme Nicholson August 31, 20184:29 PM ET … Continue reading Let’s not forget that drought isn’t only in the US and sub-Saharan Africa
Ways to make your muffin pan work for you
Shareably.net had an article that has since disappeared titled "Slice potatoes and put them in a muffin pan. They'll come out of the oven family favorite!" Since the link that no longer works has the word "Parmesan" I'm guessing adding that cheese and perhaps a bit of butter or olive oil should be added the … Continue reading Ways to make your muffin pan work for you
Looking for the “best” apple — this article lists the popular ones in order
https://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/19-kinds-of-apples We Tried 19 Different Kinds of Apples and This Is the Best One MirageC/Getty Images From Fuji to Pink Lady to Elstar, here are the best kind of apples MARGARET EBY September 21, 2018 New York City is great at many things, but one of them is not consistently amazing produce. Our farmers' markets … Continue reading Looking for the “best” apple — this article lists the popular ones in order
Save money, preserve taste and quality, don’t refrigerate these items (ever)
Food is getting increasingly expensive as the lack of labor to pick produce and the increasing temperatures work together to raise the cost and (in some cases) decrease availability. It's never been a great idea to waste food, but now you'll see it on your food bill if you do. [Reminder: items in refrigerators should … Continue reading Save money, preserve taste and quality, don’t refrigerate these items (ever)
How many Mexican dishes do you know well enough to order?
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/best-mexican-food-dishes 13 MEXICAN DISHES YOU SHOULD BE ORDERING BUT AREN'T By SERENA MARIA DANIELS Published On 09/14/2018 EL ATORADERO AT PARK LIFE | COLE SALADINO/THRILLIST Mexican food has a long history in the United States. Fellow journalist Gustavo Arellano, author of Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, traces it back to the days of the Alamo when the "chili … Continue reading How many Mexican dishes do you know well enough to order?
NY Times Sunday magazine article about the Superbowl of beekeeping — after this, you’ll be planting bee-friendly flowers everywhere
The reduction in the bee population continues. If we lose them altogether, there are certain foods that simply will no longer be available. Altho all of the causes of their decline aren't clear, the impact of certain pesticides IS clear and yet the producers refuse to either cease production or move to something less toxic. … Continue reading NY Times Sunday magazine article about the Superbowl of beekeeping — after this, you’ll be planting bee-friendly flowers everywhere
Pithy cooking tips you didn’t know you needed
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/10/25/slate_endorses_theis.html “Put Salt on Everything” and More Home Cooking Tips You Didn’t Know You Needed By Rebecca Onion Everything.Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images The best part of Cooks Illustrated magazine is the letters section, which runs missives from home cooks who’ve evolved interesting kitchen hacks after years of practice. On Tuesday night, Twitter user @spindlypete went on a run, dealing out a … Continue reading Pithy cooking tips you didn’t know you needed
Zoo Weans Animals Off Fruit Because Its Increased Sugar Makes Them Fat and Rots Their Teeth
https://www.newsweek.com/zoo-weans-animals-fruit-because-its-increased-sugar-makes-them-fat-and-rots-1145259 ZOO WEANS ANIMALS OFF FRUIT BECAUSE ITS INCREASED SUGAR MAKES THEM FAT AND ROTS THEIR TEETH BY BRENDAN COLE ON 9/30/18 AT 9:26 AM Zookeepers in Melbourne have had to wean their animals off fruit -- which is now so full of sugar that it has made them fat and rotted their teeth. The cultivation and … Continue reading Zoo Weans Animals Off Fruit Because Its Increased Sugar Makes Them Fat and Rots Their Teeth
Microwave that kitchen sponge to keep you and your family safe and healthy
https://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to/packages/help-around-the-kitchen/how-to-sanitize-a-kitchen-sponge How to Sanitize a Kitchen Sponge Your kitchen sponge has a dirty secret: It may be one of the filthiest spots in your home. Here are two ways to clean it. By: Food Network Kitchen Related To: How To Michael Bodmann, Michael Bodmann Sometimes our cleaning tools need a good cleaning themselves. Kitchen sponges — … Continue reading Microwave that kitchen sponge to keep you and your family safe and healthy
How will we have enough food if humans can no longer gather the crops?
This problem won't be easy to solve. When the combination of air temperature and humidity are high enough, people will die when exposed to outside air for long enough. This is simply the math for human tolerance of heat. In this case, however, altho I definitely feel for these workers, this is the leading edge … Continue reading How will we have enough food if humans can no longer gather the crops?
Thank goodness the Honey Crisp apple is about to replace the Red Delicious
If you grew up long enough ago, you had two choices: glossy, shiny, crispy, tasteless Red Delicious apples and the all the other ones that never looked as good, but tasted so much better. Turns out there's a wonderful story there. One of my favorite podcasts, NPR's Money, has the explanation of how that's changed, … Continue reading Thank goodness the Honey Crisp apple is about to replace the Red Delicious
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