I'm curious how Like to Cook readers search for and find recipes online. Do you type a keyword into Google.com, Answers.com or Yahoo.com? Do you have favorite recipe sites such as Epicurious.com,...
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There are many unique holidays in February. Holidays such as Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, President's Day and most importantly, National Chocolate Soufflé Day (February 28). February is...
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by Stef on May 05, 2007
It's pick-your-own season again! This pic was taken in Carlsbad, California. A closer look revealed heavy clusters of large, ripe, red strawberries just underneath those green leaves. We...
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by karen on October 17, 2006
People nowadays are more adventurous when it comes to food. Media's coverage of out of the way places, distant locales and exotic nibbles has made everyone more curious of unfamiliar cuisines....
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The panel discussion was held in 2003 but the proceedings have been recently made accessible to the public through Google Video. FYI but more as a 'bookmark' for my future reference: The...
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Multi-cultural eating is now very common the world over. Just check out grocery shelves and the local restaurant scene. In fact, in many large cities, it is not uncommon to find restaurants...
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Yes it is, if it is Iraqi kebab, that's what I found out from Nawal Nasrallah, the author of Delights from the Garden of Eden, an Iraqi Cookbook. Admittedly, I am very new to this area's...
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by karen on September 18, 2006
It must be the season! I'm in a baking mood lately. I've made some carrot cake and banana muffins and tomorrow I might try my hand at a new bread recipe. A craving for eclairs, or is it...
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by karen on August 14, 2006
How much cheese do I need if I'm expecting 240 guests? Oh, I'd probably do rough estimates by how much a friend with a good appetite can eat. Unscientific? Well, that's the best way I can...
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One of my friends is quite fond of sending out health tips through SMS. I got this one a few days ago: "Did you know brightly coloured fruits & vegetables such as those that are yellow,...
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Since I got serious about food blogging, I often found myself wondering about the history of food. How did humans realise those wild plants could be eaten and ended up cultivating them? Now we have...
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One of the reasons why I love reading about food online is how I also learn about cultures I might never have encountered elsewhere. Not only do I find out about the different ways of cooking in...
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When you dine, do you ever wonder when we started using all that cutlery? Do you know that modern-day table forks trace their history to the Greeks? or that people in the Middle Ages carried their own...
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