Cooking, Food and Health



Our series on refreshing your cooking during COVID-19 continues with a closer look at one of my favorite flavor boosters: lemon!
 
Cooking, Food and Health

Are you cooking at home A LOT during COVID-19? You're certainly not alone! At this point in the pandemic, it can be hard to come up with new ideas, and I don't know about you, but some things are just feeling stale...
 

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Cooking

Peppers are not just another pretty vegetable. Packed with vitamin C and water, they can be added to at least a dozen different dishes to boost color, taste, and texture. Beyond vitamin C, red bell peppers contain the antioxidant capsanthin, which gives them their bright red color while yellow bell peppers contain violaxanthin. They also ... Dozen Ways to Enjoy Peppers


You probably learned about the five different flavors we sense in foods: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami (a savory, meaty flavor) in school. It’s believed that the ability to sense each of these flavors evolved to improve our survival as a species. The sweet taste of fruit is due to the carbohydrates, often sugars, ... Genetics and Taste
Cooking, Food and Health

Quick question: mushrooms are vegetables, right? We find mushrooms in the produce section of the grocery store and the USDA includes mushrooms in the list of vegetable choices, but technically, mushrooms are fungi. Yet who wants to eat a fungus? Well, it turns out that mushrooms are great for...
Cooking, Kids

Maybe it’s time to stop using the jar or bottle and instead go with fresh ingredients to add pizazz to your meals!