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1.Sweet and Spicy Pickle Relish Link: http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/07/in-a-pickle-sweet-and-spicy-pickle-relish.html Image: sweet-and-sour.jpg Combining the delicious pickle we know and love with the essential no-hot-dog-would-taste-as-good-without-it relish, this sweet and spicy Marisa McClellan pickle relish is a hot favorite. To whip up a batch of your very own, simply combine 3 cups of green peppers, 2 cups of grated cucumbers, 1 cup of minced or grated onion in a stainless steel pot…

Bessara of Fava Bean from Morocco Serving size: 1 Servings per Recipe: 4 Calories: 357 Cooking Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 1. Garlic- 2 cloves, slightly crushed 2. Split Fava Beans- 2 cups 3. Vegetable oil- 2 tbsp. 4. Water-3 cups 5. Cumin Powder- 2 teaspoons 6. Tahini- 2 teaspoons 7. Harissa- 1 teaspoon 8. Lemon- squeezed juice and zest separately 9. Salt- 2 teaspoon 10. Paprika to taste 11. Olive oil- 1 tablespoon Nutritional Information: 1. Total Fat – 24.6g 2. Sodium- 335.6g 3. Total…

Throughout its long life, European imperialism in the Indian Ocean was successful under popular assumption that not only did it gain political and economic dominance, but it also fractured the cultural unity that existed among its indigenous people by the 18th century. However, Sugata Bose, in A Hundred Horizons: The Indian Ocean in the Age of Global Empire, (London: Harvard University Press, 2006), argues that the Indian Ocean kept its edge and rigor in times of globalization through a…

1. Crisp Chicken Wings Chicken Wings are packed with niacin, selenium and protein actually offer up to 40 percent of calories from protein. In a wing The downside is that, because the wings are usually served with rich sauces calories also end higher in sodium and calories from cholesterol. They provide little benefit from vitamins and virtually no carbohydrates. Improved nutritional benefits, the chicken wings and minimizing bake or grill into. Preparation Time: 20 min Cooking Time: 2 hr.45…

their work. This new system generated almost thirty-three percent of the Dutch state income. But, if the farmers did not cooperate or did not meet their quotas, they were punished severely. On top of that, the prices for crops such as peppers and cloves fluctuated often forcing some families to starve. Starvation and new foreign diseases plagued the farmers. Eventually, the exponentially growing Dutch trading company was forced to take part in local politics. Several wars between rival powers…

If there is one thing that consistently describes Mexican food, it is spicy. Aside from the “spiciness” seen throughout Mexican culture, such as the “reporters” seen on some Mexican news telecasts, Mexican food can be described as hot, or spicy, and chiles are a big reason for this. While chiles are indigenous to the Americas, nowhere else is its use more sophisticated than in Mexico. Most places use chiles simply for the heat factor it provides, but chiles in Mexican food is used also for the…

Last spring my organic seed supplier had a special on pie pumpkin seeds. Naturally, I decided to grow pie pumpkins for the first year ever. The five vines I planted produced over 100 pounds of pie pumpkins. This left me with a problem: I can only eat so many pumpkin pies. I can only give my neighbors and friends so many pumpkin pies. I did find the pumpkins work well in pumpkin soup (something I've eaten a lot of lately) but I still needed something different. I recently found it: pumpkin…

You can add 2 dl. of tomato juice. Lunch Cold gazpacho Fry onion in a small amount of olive oil, and add sliced pepper. Briefly fry them and add 500 g of chopped tomatoes. Cook for 10 minutes. Add one sliced cucumber , one fine chopped garlic clove and salt and pepper to desire . Serve with two slices of whole wheat…

What is slow cooking? All right, let’s get right on it then, Slow cooking as the name implies is the process in which you cook your food on a large bowl or a pot immersed in a liquid for a long period of time, usually a minimum of 3 hours or more. Usual methods of slow cooking involve smoking; stewing or baking the food in low-heat and barbequing is included as well. Although in the United States slow cooking usually implies the use of a crock pot which is usually a ceramic bowl with a glass…

How to Cook the Perfect Steak in a Pan Some people classify their diets with “meat and potatoes”, vegetarian, or vegan. I am a meat and potatoes kind of girl, and steak dinners are a favorite meal in my household. My recipe for a perfectly cooked steak was influenced while having dinner at a restaurant in France. I ordered a well done steak and the waiter quickly asked, “Why do Americans insist on cooking all the flavor out of their steak?” Instead of my order, he served me a medium rare…