Category Archives: Food

Fruit Trenches: Cultivating Subtropical Plants in Freezing Temperatures | Low-Tech Magazine

Citrus fruits (oranges, lemons, mandarins, tangerines, grapefruits, limes, pomeloes) are the highest-value fruit crop in terms of international trade. Citrus plants are not frost-hardy and can only be grown in tropical and subtropical climates – unless they are cultivated in … Continue reading →

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Trying Your New Years Eve Dishes | Bulgaria, Slovakia, Philippines, Portugal and Netherlands

On December 31st we will all be celebrating the end of 2020, but what we eat that night varies from country to country. I asked, you all shared, here are a few things people will be eating around the world, … Continue reading →

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Coffee and the Maya | DW Documentary

An old idea has been freshly brewed in Guatemala: the cooperative. With private funding from Europe, indigenous small-scale coffee farmers are defying the most adverse conditions in a country that’s been plagued by a bloody civil war. By forming a … Continue reading →

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Homegrown Swedes Baked Autumn Apples

 

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SYSK Selets: How Sushi Works

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Grow Your Own Three Sisters Garden — Laidback Gardener

Three sisters garden. Photo: http://www.tasteantigua.com On this National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada), why not take a look at the three sisters garden, the Native American method of growing vegetables that was once practiced throughout almost all of North America, from … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Guide to ONIONS

Onions are the world’s favorite vegetable. But what is the difference between yellow onions, red onions, sweet onions, green onions, shallots, chives…? Today we learn when to use which variety of onion, and I’ll also show you how to make … Continue reading →

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Piped in Geometric and Ornate Patterns, Buttercream Blankets Shag Cakes by Alana Jones-Mann

Los Angeles-based designer and stylist Alana Jones-Mann (previously) pipes thick buttercream onto her layered cakes, creating pastries that are closer in resemblance to lush floor coverings than typical birthday fare. From high-pile, ornate sheets to vibrant geometric rounds, the pointillist-style … Continue reading →

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How to enjoy coffee | Psyche Guides

Jessica Eastois a freelance editor and writer. She works as a contributing editor at Agate Publishing Inc and an adjunct lecturer at DePaul University in Chicago. She is the author of Craft Coffee: A Manual (2017). Smooth like chocolate or … Continue reading →

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The Socialist Sausage That Changed the World (…and Schnitzel)

You know Schnitzel and you know Bologna Sausage, also known as Mortadella. But did you know in former Socialist East Germany, they made Schnitzel from Sausage? This is the story of the Lost Sausages of Communism. ► Andong on Instagram … Continue reading →

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