SETTING THE TABLE FOR DINNER

Planning a semi-formal or formal dinner and a little uncertain about the  proper protocol for setting the table?  Perhaps in Grandma’s day setting the table correctly was much more important than today where we have adopted more casual lifestyles.  However there are some basic steps that make for a more attractive table and more pleasant [...]

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Legumes are actually matured, dried-versions of the fresh vegetables.  A legume is a plant that bears seed pods that split along two opposite sides when ripe.  They include beans, peas, lentils and several other plants.  They can be referred to as the seeds from the pods, when they are mature and dried.   The three main [...]

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FOOD IS BEAUTIFUL! FOOD IS INTERESTING!                                                                            FOOD IS NUTRITION! The basic purpose for food is nutrition – providing body maintenance and growth. Food is also much more. Food is delicious with many different flavors – sweet, bitter, sour and salty. Food has many different textures – coarse, crunchy, soft, mushy, smooth, liquid. Food has many colors [...]

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